OTR and Rail: Intermodal Freight Broker Solutions with TLI
What Is an Intermodal Freight Broker?
An intermodal freight broker is a specialized logistics partner who coordinates multiple modes of transportation to move goods efficiently. This process, known as intermodal shipping, combines different carriers—such as rail, truck, ocean, or air—to transport goods from origin to destination. By handling these complex logistics, an intermodal broker like Translogistics simplifies the process, allowing you to focus on your business.
Mode Optimization: Maximizing Efficiency and Cost Savings
Mode optimization is the strategic process of selecting the most efficient and cost-effective transportation modes for each segment of your shipment's journey. When you partner with Translogistics as your intermodal broker, we take a data-driven approach to optimize your shipments across multiple modes—whether by rail, truck, ocean, or air.
We analyze your shipment requirements, including weight, size, destination, and delivery timelines, to recommend the best route and combination of carriers. By shopping your freight across these modes, we secure the optimal rate for the service level you need, helping you save on costs while meeting your delivery goals. With Translogistics, mode optimization becomes a seamless part of your shipping strategy, ensuring that your cargo moves efficiently from start to finish.
Why Do Shippers Work with TLI’s Intermodal Brokerage Service?
At TLI, we make intermodal shipping easy. Managing the various elements of intermodal logistics—like rail schedules, truck coordination, drayage services, and international ocean shipping—takes expertise. With TLI, you can access reliable intermodal freight brokerage services that handle everything from booking and scheduling to monitoring and tracking your shipments. We work with you to find the best solutions, ensuring that each leg of the journey goes smoothly. Likewise, we equip shippers with a transportation management system to track their activity, archive shipment documents, and gather historical shipment data.
TLI’s Comprehensive Intermodal Freight Solutions
1. Rail and Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping: TLI’s network includes trusted rail and trucking carriers, making us an ideal choice for shipping large quantities over land. By combining rail for long-haul legs and FTL trucking for door-to-door service, we provide efficient, cost-effective solutions. Our intermodal team ensures that your goods stay on schedule with minimal delays.
2. Drayage Services for Efficient Transfers: Drayage is essential for intermodal shipping, as it moves your freight to and from rail terminals, ports, or warehouses. TLI’s intermodal brokerage service handles drayage with ease, giving you the support you need to manage the short-haul steps of your cargo’s journey. Ports require us to tap into our network
3. International Shipping for a Global Reach: If your shipments go beyond U.S. borders, TLI’s intermodal freight broker team can connect your cargo to our network of international freight forwarders. From coordinating ocean freight to air transportation, we make sure your international shipments move with minimal hassle. TLI’s intermodal solutions keep you connected to global trade routes, making it easy to expand your reach.
Tracking and Transparency with TLI’s TMS System
Once your shipments are in motion, our TMS system provides tracking for these various transport modes. You can see where your cargo is, check arrival estimates, and view your shipment invoices through our easy-to-navigate TMS portal. With TLI’s intermodal brokerage system, transparency and accountability are built in, giving you peace of mind at every stage.
Intermodal Shipping with TLI: Your Trusted Partner
Choosing TLI as your intermodal broker means you have access to a trusted team with decades of experience in logistics and multimodal transport. Whether you need rail, truck, drayage, or international options, we manage it all. Over time for increased efficiency gains we would recommend ERP to TMS integration. The benefits beyond quick rate quotes would include tracking reports, along with grabbing BOL/POD image archives.
With a reliable intermodal freight broker like TLI, you don’t need to become an expert in logistics—you just need a trusted partner to get your shipments delivered on time, every time.
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