For those who don't know (like me), 3PL stands for Third Party Logistics. I'm surprised that Savage is getting into this. The few operations of theirs' that I'm aware of are more industrial. They haul petcoke from the refineries around Torrance/San Pedro, CA and use 11-axle gravel trains to haul rocksalt from the Detroit Salt Mine.
Murphy Siding OK. That's neat. I never would have imagined that you could send containers of hay from Idaho to asia and turn a profit. Does the article make it sound like this operation is only loading the containers onto railcars? Someone else- the producer?- fills those conatiners with hay, etc.?
OK. That's neat. I never would have imagined that you could send containers of hay from Idaho to asia and turn a profit. Does the article make it sound like this operation is only loading the containers onto railcars? Someone else- the producer?- fills those conatiners with hay, etc.?
Yes the hay is loaded at the producer. Sounds like Savage is just building a ramp within UP's current yard. At 150 containers a week. Probably a few side stackers on a gravel pad?. With these low volumes no need to buy a Mi-Jack crane.
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Combing through this mornings transportation news I came across this article. Savage a 3PL is building a new IM ramp in Pocatello, ID. Though the target is international markets via the ports at SeaTac. This terminal sits adjacent to prime ag producing country. Greyhounds has mentioned this plenty times in the past of putting a ramp in these vicinities. Well UP has a chance to now go after the domestic traffic. Savage will build and OPERATE this terminal inside UP's current yard. The plan currently is to ship 150 containers per week to the Northwest Alliance ports of Seattle and Tacoma. While this is geared for export. The domestic potential is even greater.
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