Services
Intermodal Drayage
Driver shortages, rising fuel costs and capacity constraints are making transportation procurement a discipline best suited to companies equipped with the proper technology, commitment and volume to attract and retain top-notch carriers.Locke Transportation Management Services is designed to provide you with the efficiencies required to excel in a sophisticated, on-demand supply chain. In addition to managing your day-to-day transportation, we keep you informed of load status through e-mail & phone communications. While we strive for 100% on time delivery, we will notify of any unexpected delays so you can plan accordingly. Our dedicated staff can access shipment information whenever it’s required.
Being a member of the UIIA allows us to have interchange agreements with over 150 steamship lines including Maersk, OOCL, Hanjin, Hyundai, MSC, Hapag Lloyd, CMA-CGM, APL, Horizon & Sea Star. We can provide drayage services within a 250 mile radius of Chicago, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa and Ohio.
We will pickup the assigned ocean container, dry box or a reefer unit, from the Chicago rail, dray to requested location, pickup/ deliver the product, and return back to the rail.
Drayage services include pickups, deliveries, drop & hooks.
We’re constantly in touch with our drivers ensuring our customer’s product gets picked up or delivered efficiently and on time.Transloading/Xdocking
Located near the I-57 and I-294 Interstates in Chicago, our new facility takes advantage of the relatively congestion-free side of Chicago and is strategically located for efficiently replenishing top foodservice buyers and sellers. Our warehouse facility has been an integral part of our business for the past 15 years. We have the capabilities to cross-dock, trans-load and provide overweight re-loading. Our warehouse is centrally located in the Chicago land area close to all major expressways and railroads. Our staff is fast, accurate and dedicated to providing world class service.
Increase your loading capacity up to 35% percent by loading to the capacity plate. This gives our customers the chance to ship a little more product from their dollar.
Do you have product coming out of two different locations? No problem, We have a couple of solutions that may be just what you are looking for:
- Locke can coordinate picking up your product within a 250 mile radius of Chicago and bring it into our facility for trans-loading, then return the container to the designated rail.
- We can also coordinate incoming deliveries with your supplier’s carriers coming from out of state so the transition goes as smoothly as possible.