TransLoad Centers

The TransLoad Center (TLC) program partners with selected logistics, trucking and warehouse firms to provide customers with efficient and cost-effective distribution and consolidation services.  KCSR's and KCSM's TLC has the capacity to handle a wide variety of products and strives to become an integral part of our customers' supply chain by improving their economics and response time.

TLC offers a single bill door-to-door package that includes railcar, warehousing and trucking services. Customers have the flexibility of independently arranging from these and other value-added services. Our goal is to meet or exceed your expectations, and furnish an easier alternative to ship your products.

Customer Advantages

• Combines rail economics with the expertise of warehouse and transload operators to provide a total logistics package.
• Simplifies billing by offering a single door-to-door rate.
• Offers complete service from multiple origins or to multiple destinations for facilities not situated on rail.
• Product is located closer to receivers and avoids emergency truck shipments. Just-in-time deliveries are readily available.
• Maintains a steady flow of product in the supply chain while taking advantage of the cost-efficiencies of rail to reduce logistics costs.
• Allows customers to spend capital on manufacturing instead of "brick and mortar" investments.
• Services can be tailored to meet a customer's special needs and provides maximum flexibility as well as enhanced service and quality.