Drayage for IMCs.
Chicago and Joliet drayage for intermodal marketing companies: 15 rail ramps on six railroads, tenders the way your system sends them, and a dispatch desk that answers at any hour.
How to tender
- EDIExchange shipment tenders and status information between connected systems.
- APIs and webhooksShare configured events and updates across your workflows; each connection is set up with you before it carries data.
- EmailSend the container, the pickup ramp, the delivery address, the weight and the dates to workorders@cushingtrans.com.
- Phone or textDispatch at 708.656.5050, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What comes back
- Dispatch confirms capacity, pricing and the appointment with you.
- Status comes back by EDI or by the webhooks configured with you.
- Onboard GPS supports visibility into container movements.
Technology and AI describes the connections in full.
The carrier packet
- W9 (PDF)Signed February 2026.
- Hazardous materials registration (PDF)PHMSA registration, valid through June 30, 2027.
- Certificate of insurance, SCAC certificate, IFTA licenceOn request: email workorders@cushingtrans.com and dispatch sends the current copy.
- USDOT 528388, MC 192491
- UIIA motor carrier participantThe Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement.
- Member of the Intermodal Association of Chicago
The ramps
15 ramps on six railroads around Chicago and Joliet, from the dispatch records: Norfolk Southern (47th Street, Calumet, 63rd Street, 79th Street); BNSF Railway (Corwith, Cicero, Willow Springs, Logistics Park Chicago); CSX (Bedford Park, 59th Street); Union Pacific (Global 2, Global 4, Yard Center); Canadian National (Harvey); Canadian Pacific Kansas City (Bensenville).
Locations and the ramp map · Crosstown Services · Intermodal Drayage
IMC Questions, Answered.
Does Cushing work with IMCs?
Yes. Intermodal marketing companies send Cushing containers on the Chicago and Joliet ramps by EDI, API, email or phone, and dispatch confirms each move with them.
What does Cushing need on a tender?
The container, its size and type, the pickup ramp, the delivery address, the weight and the dates.
Does Cushing handle crosstowns for IMCs?
Yes. Crosstown moves between the railroads' Chicago terminals are daily work; the Crosstown Services page describes them.
How do we get the carrier packet?
The W9 and the hazardous materials registration download from the Documents page. For the certificate of insurance, the SCAC certificate and the IFTA licence, email workorders@cushingtrans.com and dispatch sends the current copy.
Send the Next Container.
The container, the pickup ramp, the delivery address, the weight and the dates. Dispatch follows up with you.