Freight Services, Inc.

E. William “Bill” Anderson, CEO

Freight Services, Inc. is a company of lifelong career railroad experts that has been providing rail shipment management consulting for over two decades. We’ve helped many companies handle their railroad freight logistics and we can help you, too.

Your Rail Shipment Management Headaches Can Become The Happy Cost Savings You’ve Been Seeking

It’s true that many businesses would like to gain the cost savings of shipping their products by rail but are often frustrated in their attempts at rail shipment management. Rail shipment logistics often become a daunting, time consuming, confusing and complex headache.

It’s true that rail shipping is incredibly cost effective compared to any other form of readily available long-distance shipping. Steel wheels rolling on steel tracks are three times as fuel efficient moving large and heavy freight as highway trucking.

As energy costs have sky-rocketed these savings can be the difference between surviving and thriving for many businesses that need to move their products long-distances in a timely manner.

Rail Shipment Management Headaches

However, when most companies try to do their own rail shipment management they run into the following headaches:

• Perishable producers experience prolonged rail car shortages just when they need them
• Shipping charges shoot up when there is a car shortage
• Rail industry mergers have limited competition and rates are rising
• Increased demand for rail shipping has also pushed up rates
• Rail industry inefficiencies result in excessive time to customer
• Rail companies often lack customer service attitude
• Lack of close relationships with the right rail personnel results in poor service
• Bad routing can send your shipment through known bottlenecked shipping yards

These are just some of the most common issues that Freight Services, Inc. deals with on a daily basis. We concentrate on getting your products shipped on-time at the lowest cost so you can spend your time and energy doing the things your company does best.

I remember several years ago how you helped American Gypsum with the rust on their railcars (we received new cars from the manufacturer) and helped me with the Nevada sales tax dispute on the NVCX cars. I have worked with you folks for years and you are very attuned to tax details of acquiring railcars. These are just two incidents of the service you have given Eagle Materials and its predecessor, Centex Construction Products over many years. (Testimonial from Rod Cummickel of Eagle Materials)

We Fight to Get You The Service You Deserve

Give us a call to find out how our rail shipment management consulting services can help you do what you do best and not worry about getting your product to market.

Call us at: 208-287-4466

Rail Freight Management for Cost Savings

Rail freight management is key to realizing the incredible cost savings of rail shipping over other popular methods. As the cost of fuels continues to climb more and more companies need to find efficient ways to move their products to market and rail looks better all the time.

Air freight and trucking can’t come close to the low friction efficiency of steel wheels rolling on smooth steel rails. Rail shipping is typically three times as efficient as trucking.

There’s only one drawback and that has to do with handling rail freight management. Many companies find that dealing with railroad companies is very daunting and time consuming. Railroad companies have long histories of how they do things and are subject to many laws and regulations. It all adds up to rail freight management being a confusing and complex struggle for any company trying to get started with rail shipping. Read the rest of this article »