Transload facility
Odyssey Railcar Illinois
Carterville, IL
Operator Odyssey Railcar
- Documented
- Freight / handling
COMMTREX NETWORK · TRANSLOAD FACILITIES
Find transload facilities that connect the move.
Search transload facilities across North America and explore railroad relationships, handling capabilities, storage, transportation connections, and the freight network surrounding each location.
How transload works
Change transportation modes without changing the freight move.
Transload facilities help move freight between transportation modes, often connecting rail transportation with truck delivery or pickup when the origin or destination is not directly rail-served.
The specific transportation modes, services, and handling capabilities depend on the facility.
Rail to truck
- ORIGIN
- RAIL
- TRANSLOAD FACILITY
- TRUCK
- DESTINATION
Truck to rail
- ORIGIN
- TRUCK
- TRANSLOAD FACILITY
- RAIL
- DESTINATION
Facility directory
Find facilities that fit the freight requirement.
Search transload locations by geography, documented railroad relationships, represented freight capabilities, and surrounding transportation context.
Showing 1–20 of 42,121 represented facilities
- Transload facility
4C Transloaders - Woodward, OK
Woodward, OKOperator Nokl Railroad Co.- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
A&G Warehouse LLC. – Official U.S. CBP Type 3 Bonded Warehouse
Oakland, CAOperator A&G Transport Inc.- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Abitibi Connex (Iroquois Falls, ON)
Thorold, ONOperator Niagara Port Services Inc.- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Adams Industries
Sidney, NEOperator Adams Industries - BNSF Premier- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Afar Logistics - Tacoma
Tacoma, WAOperator Afar Logistics LLC- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC
Gadsden, ALOperator OmniTRAX Leasing, LLC- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Anaheim
Anaheim, CAOperator Plastic Express- Documented
- Transload facility
Anderson, SC 1
Anderson, SCOperator Spartan Logistics, LLC- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Angler Rail Services
Ohatchee, AL- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Anthill Cross Docking
Duluth, GAOperator Anthill Logistic Inc- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Ashcroft Terminal
Ashcroft, BC- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Baker Transfer & Storage
Billings, MTOperator Plastic Express - BNSF Premier- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Barrett Distribution
Memphis, TNOperator Plastic Express - BNSF Premier- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Baytown
Baytown, TXOperator Plastic Express- Documented
- Transload facility
Baytown - AmeriPort
Baytown, TXOperator Plastic Express- Documented
- Transload facility
Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PAOperator Plastic Express- Documented
- Transload facility
Big Lake Transload Terminal
Big Lake, TXOperator GHMR Operations, LLC- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
BNSF Premier Network
Fort Worth, TXOperator Plastic Express - BNSF Premier- Documented
- Freight / handling
- Transload facility
Boston Reload Yard
Framingham, MAOperator Transloadx- Documented
- Freight / handling
Railroads appear only where a facility record documents them. Freight categories describe represented capability, not acceptance of a specific shipment.
Transload map
See the facility in the freight network around it.
Explore transload facilities alongside railroads, highways, ports, terminals, storage locations, and other freight infrastructure.
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Facility fit
The right transload facility depends on what needs to move.
Location matters, but so do the freight, transportation mode, handling requirements, storage needs, equipment, and final origin or destination.
- 01 FREIGHT
What is moving?
- 02 MODE
How is it arriving and leaving?
- 03 HANDLING
What transfer capability is required?
- 04 STORAGE
Does freight need to dwell?
- 05 LOCATION
Where does the transfer need to happen?
- 06 FACILITY
Which locations deserve deeper evaluation?
RAIL CONNECTIONS
Know which railroad actually serves the facility.
A rail line near a transload facility does not establish active rail service. Where documented, Commtrex distinguishes the serving railroad from rail infrastructure or networks that are simply nearby.
The nearest railroad is not necessarily the serving railroad.
DOCUMENTED
RAILROAD
TRANSLOAD FACILITY
Documented rail servicePROXIMITY
RAILROAD
··· NEARBY ···TRANSLOAD FACILITY
Rail nearbyFacility capabilities
Understand what the facility is represented to handle.
Freight characteristics can determine the equipment, infrastructure, storage, and handling processes required at a transload location.
BULK MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
PACKAGED / UNITIZED FREIGHT
LIQUIDS
- Liquid bulk
- Shown only where facility data supports liquid handling
Displayed freight categories describe represented facility capabilities. They do not guarantee that a facility will accept a specific commodity or shipment.
Handling infrastructure
The freight determines the equipment.
Transload operations may use different equipment and infrastructure depending on the commodity, packaging, transportation mode, and transfer process.
- Forklift
- Crane
- Conveyor
- Loader
- Pumps
- Railcar unloading equipment
- Truck loading equipment
- Cross-dock transfer
- Certified scales
Equipment listed at a facility does not establish current availability for a specific shipment.
Interface categories. A facility shows only the equipment its record documents.
Storage
Sometimes the freight moves through. Sometimes it needs to stay.
Some transload facilities also provide storage or staging between transportation modes. Where represented, storage capabilities should remain separate from current available capacity.
- INDOOR STORAGEWarehouse / covered storage
- OUTDOOR STORAGEYard / laydown
- BULK STORAGEWhere supported
- CLIMATE CONTROLLEDTemperature or humidity, where supported
Storage capability does not mean storage capacity is currently available.
Explore storage locations →Freight gateways
Extend port and terminal networks inland.
Transload facilities can provide additional transfer options around ports, terminals, and inland freight corridors. Geographic proximity can help identify candidates, but it does not establish an operational relationship with the gateway.
A transload facility near a port is not automatically affiliated with that port.
- PORT / TERMINAL
- RAIL / TRUCK
- TRANSLOAD FACILITY
- INLAND MARKET
DOCUMENTED
Example Gulf Transload
Relationship · Example Bulk TerminalPROXIMITY
Example Liquid Transload
Port · 9 miIllustrative examples.
Network context
Understand what surrounds the transfer point.
Evaluate the facility alongside railroads, highways, ports, terminals, warehousing, storage, and other freight infrastructure that may shape the move.
DOCUMENTED
- Serving railroadRail-served · CN
- Supported servicesTransload · Storage
- OperatorOperated by · Example Logistics
TRANSLOAD FACILITY
Example Transload Terminal · Memphis
PROXIMITY
- HighwayInterstate · 3 mi
- Port / terminal8 mi
- Warehouse / storage4 mi
- Intermodal10 mi
- Other freight infrastructureMapped nearby
Document the connection. Map the proximity. Keep the two distinct.
Illustrative example — not a Commtrex record.
Facility context
Know what serves the facility and what is simply nearby.
Freight infrastructure often clusters geographically. That does not mean every nearby railroad, terminal, warehouse, or transportation asset has an operating relationship with the facility.
| DOCUMENTED | PROXIMITY |
|---|---|
| Operated by · Company | Interstate · 3 mi |
| Rail-served · Railroad | Port · 8 mi |
| Transload service | Terminal · 6 mi |
| Storage service | Warehouse · 4 mi |
| Supported handling capability | Intermodal · 10 mi |
FIND CAPACITY
Have a shipment? Move from facility discovery to a real freight requirement.
Tell Commtrex what needs to move, where it is coming from, where it is going, and what handling or storage requirements matter.
For providers
Make your facilities and capabilities easier for freight customers to understand.
Represent your transload locations, railroad relationships, services, freight capabilities, equipment, storage, and network context where companies are researching freight options.
Industrial real estate
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OPERATING TRANSLOAD FACILITY
A location providing freight-transfer services.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
A real-estate location being evaluated for occupancy, acquisition, lease, or development.
Transload FAQ
Exploring transload facilities
What is transloading?
Transloading is the transfer of freight between transportation modes, such as rail and truck, so freight can continue between origins and destinations that may not be served by the same mode.
Can I search transload facilities by railroad?
Where serving-railroad relationships are documented, users can explore transload facilities associated with specific railroads. A nearby railroad should not be treated as the serving railroad unless that relationship is supported.
Does a railroad near a facility mean the facility is rail-served?
No. Geographic proximity and rail infrastructure do not by themselves establish active rail service.
Can I search by commodity or freight type?
Where facility capability data is represented, users may be able to narrow transload discovery using freight or commodity categories. Those categories describe represented capabilities and do not guarantee acceptance of a specific shipment.
Can I find storage at a transload facility?
Some transload facilities also represent indoor, outdoor, bulk, or other storage capabilities. Storage capability does not establish current available storage capacity.
Does listed equipment mean it is available for my shipment?
Not necessarily. Equipment information describes represented facility infrastructure or capabilities. Availability and suitability for a specific shipment should be confirmed during the capacity process.
Can I find transload facilities near ports and terminals?
Yes. Commtrex can provide geographic context around ports, terminals, and other freight gateways. A nearby transload facility should not be assumed to be affiliated with the gateway unless that relationship is documented.
How do I find capacity for a specific transload move?
Use Find Capacity to provide the shipment, origin, destination, transportation, handling, storage, and other requirements relevant to the move.
COMMTREX TRANSLOAD NETWORK
Find the transfer point. Understand everything around it.
Explore transload facilities alongside railroads, highways, ports, terminals, storage locations, and freight services across North America.
- RAIL
- TRANSLOAD
- TRUCK
- DESTINATION