trains and barges play a vital role in for cargo distribution to the hinterland
its barge and rail expertise. Today, Middle River serves primarily the Illinois and Northwest Indiana markets. Terminal operations were originally established as a Great Lakes and Illinois river and rail terminal in 1998. Since that time, terminal operations in Calumet Park, Lemont, Rock Creek, and Henry have been added. Asset-based marine operations began in 2009 and have expanded to a sixtug and 88-barge fleet with 96 total employees as of 2021.
LOCATIONS Middle River has ten river terminals and hundreds of sourcing locations. The company combines its vast transportation network in its service areas with highly skilled and experienced transportation professionals with the latest in transportation planning and scheduling technology, to ensure that its customers’ jobs keep running on time and on budget. Its locations are at: v Henry, Illinois River;
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Middle River is a fully integrated North American bulk material logistics service provider, serving three primary bulk materials market segments: construction materials, agricultural products, and industrial commodities. Middle River operates across the lake, river barge, rail, dump truck, and terminal logistics operations modes. The company is highly experienced in barge and rail transport, as well as road haulage; this article will focus primarily on
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