Chicago Drayage & Container Trucking
OnTrak Transport arranges container drayage at the Chicago rail ramps, covering BNSF Logistics Park Chicago, UP Global IV and the CSX and Norfolk Southern ramps and delivering across Chicagoland, Joliet, Elwood and the wider Midwest. Chicago is serviced through our vetted carrier network and dispatched by our own team in Miami, so you get one point of contact, one invoice and the same communication standard we run at our home port.
Asset-based in Miami, network coverage in Chicago
Chicago is not a seaport, it is the largest inland intermodal hub in North America. Containers arrive by rail from the coasts, and the drayage leg between the ramp and the warehouse is where delays and per diem usually build up.
We are straight with customers about how this works. OnTrak owns its trucks, chassis and yard in Miami, where we are asset-based and run our own drivers every day. In Chicago we do not. Your container is moved by a vetted carrier in our network, selected and managed by our Miami dispatch team, who track the appointment, the chassis and the empty return exactly as they would on a PortMiami move. You deal with OnTrak throughout.
For importers, brokers and 3PLs already moving freight through South Florida, that means one carrier relationship instead of a new vendor in every market, and one team answering the phone when a container is sitting.
The same services, through our network
Port and ramp pulls
Container collection from BNSF Logistics Park Chicago, UP Global IV and the CSX and Norfolk Southern ramps, booked against the terminal appointment and the last free day.
Delivery and unload
Live unload or drop-and-pick to your facility across Chicagoland, Joliet, Elwood and the wider Midwest, scheduled around your receiving window.
Specialised freight
Hazmat, overweight and refrigerated containers handled by carriers credentialed for that cargo, not whoever is available.
Empty returns
Prompt empty and chassis returns, because per diem accrues the same way in Chicago as it does in Miami.
South Florida is where we run our own equipment
If your freight moves through PortMiami or Port Everglades, you get our own 44-truck Miami fleet, our Doral yard and our TWIC-holding drivers. That is where OnTrak is asset-based, and it is where most of our customers' volume sits. Chicago coverage exists so that the rest of your network does not need a separate carrier.
Chicago, IL Drayage FAQ
Do you handle container drayage in Chicago, IL?
Yes. OnTrak arranges drayage at the Chicago rail ramps through our vetted carrier network, dispatched and managed by our team in Miami. You deal with OnTrak throughout, with one point of contact and one invoice.
Is OnTrak asset-based in Chicago?
No. OnTrak is asset-based in Miami, where we run our own trucks, chassis, yard and TWIC-holding drivers. In Chicago your container is moved by a vetted carrier in our network, selected and managed by our Miami dispatch team.
Why use OnTrak for Chicago instead of a local carrier?
If you already move freight through South Florida, it means one carrier relationship instead of a new vendor in every market, and one dispatch team tracking the appointment, the chassis and the empty return.
Ready to move your freight?
Tell us the container, terminal and lane — OnTrak dispatch responds fast, every time.
