Container transloading.

What is transloading?

Container transloading is the transfer of freight from one type of equipment to another mid-journey — most often unloading an ocean container and reloading the goods into domestic truck trailers or rail cars (or the reverse). It is what lets a single shipment use the most practical equipment for each leg: ocean for the long haul, rail for distance over land, and trucks for the final delivery.

It is related to cross-docking but distinct: cross-docking moves pre-sorted freight quickly from inbound to outbound with little storage, while transloading moves freight between transport modes and container types — and may include brief interim handling. RS Group runs transloading from our Atlanta base, with the equipment network and intermodal coordination to keep your goods moving cost-effectively.