Complete SCMChallenges & Possibilities of Rail
Rail transportation can offer significant cost savings over other modes of transportation and Vectora has the expertise needed to effectively leverage this mode for dimensional cargo. We provide turnkey solutions so your contact at Vectora can manage and answer any questions you have about your shipment.
Vectora personnel have decades of rail experience so we understand the requirements for class I rail lines as well as short lines across North America and can effectively build transport plans that cross multiple carriers as well as multiple modes.
This expertise includes deep competency in the following:
- Contract negotiations
- Detailed service plan development
- Understanding of operational requirements
- General dimensional limitations
- Special dimensional limitations imposed on specific track segments
- Impacts of turn-radius limitations
- General handling requirements
- Specific handling requirements imposed per rail carrier
- Fleet utilization
- Access to specialized railcars specific to dimensional cargo needs
- Development of specialized railcars or load securement hardware specific to the needs of your cargo
- Switching between rail carriers
- Transload operations (moving between rail and truck mode)
- Terminal operations including cargo storage if needed
Not only do we build the plan but we also provide employees on the ground to insure that critical steps along the way are completed successfully. Our personnel will be present as your cargo is being loaded, at any transload points (moving from one mode of transport to another) and at the destination as well as any other critical junctures as needed along the way. This insures the safe and timely transport of your cargo.
By leveraging our experience you can avoid costly trial and error exercises in an effort to climb the very steep rail learning curve. Contact us for a no obligation consultation on how we can solve your transportation problems.
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