What is transloading?

Combining the Best of Truck & Train Shipping

3T transload service moves products from over-the-road trucks to rail cars, or vice versa. This allows shippers and receivers to combine the economic advantages of rail with the flexibility of over-the-road trucking.

3T Transload Locations

An entrepreneurial solution to issues of location & volume

A single rail car can carry the contents of three to four (or more) truckloads – and trains are four times more fuel efficient than trucks. These efficiencies are passed on to your transportation costs, allowing you to ship higher volumes & heavier loads, while spending less. However most shipper – or receivers – don’t have tracks at their door. With transloading, it doesn’t matter – transloading combines cost effective rail transport with the flexibility & ease of over-the-road trucking.

What is Transloading?

3T Transloading offers the ECONOMIC advantages of SHIPPING BY rail even when your facility is not rail-served.

Genesee Valley Transportation offers transloading services giving you the best of both worlds, combining economical rail transport with the flexibility of over-the-road trucking.

The Transload Journey

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Origin Genesee Valley Transportation

Origin

Shipment taken from its origin by truck to a transload facility.

Loading Transload Shipment Genesee Valley Transportation

Transload Facility #1

Shipment loaded onto a railcar.

Transload Rail Transit

Rail Transit

Shipment taken by rail to a transload facility near its destination.

Transload Shipment Unloaded Genesee Valley Transportation

Transload Facility #2

Shipment unloaded from the railcar.

Transload Destination Genesee Valley Transportation

Destination

Shipment taken to its final destination by truck.

Location, location, location

We have multiple 3T service locations to choose from. Where can we serve YOU?

Western NY

  • Batavia
  • Brockport
  • Buffalo
  • Lockport
  • Medina

Central NY

  • Rome
  • Utica
  • Carthage

NORTHEAST PA/TRISTATE

  • Scranton
  • Archbald
  • Carbondale

What Products Can Be Transloaded?

Just about any product can be transloaded between trains and trucks and back again.
Some typical examples include:

Dry Bulk

Plastics, Minerals, Aggregates, Manufactured Products, Grains

Liquid Bulk

Chemicals, Fertilizer, Fuels, Ethanol, LPG, Oils

Dimensional

Transformers, Wind Blades, Panel Products, Lumber, Steel, Government And Heavy Machinery

Food Grade

Frozen Foods, Perishables

Commodities

Food And Beverage, Printing Paper, Household Products

How can you save with Transloading?

Reliability

RAIL IS A

24/7

Operation

High Capacity

1 railcar

CAN HOLD UP TO

4 Truckloads

Cost Savings

Save up to

50%

On Shipping

Solve Your Long Haul Trucking Issues

UTILIZE THE BENEFITS & SAVINGS OF RAIL

Learn how easy it is to transload with Genesee Valley Transportation. We will show you how we can get you a better rate on a more efficient, effective, and reliable shipping method.

FAQS ABOUT TRANSLOADING?

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