Case Studies


Example Project #1:

  • 72 new excavators and dump trucks - Chattanooga, TN to Truro, NS
  • Norfolk-Southern – Chattanooga, TN to Detroit, MI
  • Canadian National – Detroit, MI to Truro, NS
  • Trucking on both ends, rail communication via both railroads, rail waybill, tracing/tracking, daily reporting, blocking/bracing, rail car release, loading/unloading of machinery rail clearances,equipment tear down as needed
  • Average transit time per car of 12 days
Estimate cost savings of over $400,000

Example Project #2:

  • Komatsu PC 300/400 Excavators
  • Modesto, CA to Freeport, TX
  • BNSF & multiple short line railroads – Modesto, CA to Houston, TX
  • Trucking on both ends, rail communication via both railroads, rail waybill, tracing/tracking, daily reporting, blocking/bracing, rail car release, loading/unloading of machinery rail clearances, equipment tear down
  • Average transit time per car of 8 days
Estimate cost savings over $6,500 per unit

Example Project #3:

  • Roadtec SB 2500 resurfacing equipment
  • Birmingham, AL to Fairbanks, AK
  • BNSF – Birmingham, AL to Tacoma, WA
  • Alaska Railroad – Tacoma, WA via barge to AK
  • Alaska Railroad – AK to Fairbanks, AK
  • Trucking on front-end, rail communication via both railroads, rail waybill, tracing/tracking, daily reporting, blocking/bracing, rail car release, loading/unloading of machinery rail clearances, equipment tear down
  • Average transit time per car of 28 days
Estimate cost savings over $12,000 per unit