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Chicago rail ramp drayage rates and quotes

Chicago drayage means containers picked up at the rail ramps, not a seaport: BNSF's Logistics Park Chicago and Cicero, Union Pacific's Global II and Global IV, and Norfolk Southern's 47th Street and Landers, among others. Miles are measured from the Cicero and Bedford Park area, so Aurora and Joliet fall in the 26–50 mile band, Milwaukee in 101–150 and Indianapolis in 151–200.

Ranges by distance

Typical market ranges from the Chicago rail ramps: per container, one way, fuel included, accessorials extra.

Typical drayage ranges from Chicago rail ramps, IL by one-way miles, with example towns
MilesTypical rangeExample towns
0–25$547 – $676
  • Chicago, IL
  • Cicero, IL
  • Hammond, IN
26–50$620 – $756
  • Aurora, IL
  • Joliet, IL
  • Elgin, IL
51–100$866 – $1,105
  • Rockford, IL
  • South Bend, IN
  • Kenosha, WI
101–150$1,192 – $1,442
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Peoria, IL
  • Champaign, IL
151–200$1,365 – $1,571
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Grand Rapids, MI
201–250$1,481 – $1,678
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Lansing, MI
  • Springfield, IL
251–300$1,723 – $2,016
  • Detroit, MI
  • Toledo, OH
  • Warren, MI
301–400$2,081 – $2,481
  • Columbus, OH
  • Louisville, KY
  • Cleveland, OH
401–500$2,535 – $2,835
  • Nashville, TN
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Minneapolis, MN
Over 500Quoted individually

Distances are approximate truck-route miles from the Chicago rail ramps, the same as the checker below. The firm quote uses the provider’s own mileage.

Longer lanes vary more. Your firm quote confirms the exact price.

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Local facts

Terminals

Free time

Free time is set by each terminal and ocean carrier; check the tariff.

Accessorials usually charged at the Chicago rail ramps

Typical provider charges, confirmed in your firm quote.

  • Chassis rental$45 per day
  • Chassis split$150 per occurrence
  • Pre-pull$150 per container
  • Yard storage$50 per day
  • Overweight$200 per container
  • Hazmat$250 per container
  • Reefer / genset$250 per day
  • Detention (waiting at pickup or delivery)$90 per hourAfter 2 free hours
  • Drop and pick (drop fee)Twice the lane rate
  • Extra stop$200 per stop
  • Dry runSame as the lane rate
  • After-hours or weekend$200 per container
  • TollsAt actuals
  • Layover$250 per day

Charged only when they apply to your move.

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Questions about the Chicago rail ramps

Milwaukee, WI is in the 101–150 mile band from the Chicago rail ramps, on approximate truck-route miles. The typical market range for that band is $1,192 – $1,442 per container, one way, fuel included, accessorials extra. It is a range, not a quote: your firm quote confirms the exact price.

BNSF's Chicago complex: Logistics Park Chicago in Elwood, Cicero, Corwith and Willow Springs in Hodgkins. Union Pacific's Chicago-area intermodal terminals: Global II in Northlake, Global IV in Joliet and Yard Center in Dolton. Norfolk Southern's Chicago intermodal terminals: 47th Street, 63rd Street, Calumet and Landers. DrayageUS ranges are set per port or rail ramp, not per terminal.

Up to 500 miles, in nine bands. Nashville, TN is in the last band, 401–500 miles. Lanes over 500 miles are quoted individually through the firm quote form.

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