Practical tools for shippers, built on STB and BTS data and free to use. They work together: find your commodity, pick the car, size the fleet, locate a facility — and hand it all into a rate estimate without re-typing a thing.
Get an indicative tariff estimate for any U.S. rail lane in seconds. Pick origin, destination, commodity, and car type — we route the lane and quote a realistic carload rate.
Work out cost, timing, and exposure for a lane — then save it to the dashboard and we watch it for you.
Compare rail and truck side-by-side on any U.S. lane. Per-load cost, annual spend, and CO2e emissions delta — using URCS 2024 rail costs, ATRI 2025 trucking averages, and EPA SmartWay 2024 emission factors.
Estimate carload transit between any two points from nine years of STB Class I service filings — speed by train type, terminal dwell, and whether your carriers are running at their seasonal norm right now.
Current mileage-based fuel surcharge factors for BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, CN and CPKC — with the formula and carrier source behind every number. Refreshed monthly.
Estimate rail demurrage exposure on a held car using current Class I rate structures. Pick equipment, days held, and surcharges — get an itemized per-car and grand-total breakdown.
Save your lanes once and we watch them — indicative rate, transit estimate, and whether your railroads are running at their seasonal norm, refreshed every Tuesday with week-over-week movement flagged. Free account.
Pick the right car, size the fleet for your tonnage, and see what cars actually cost — each tool hands into the next.
Not sure which railcar fits your freight? Enter your commodity, weight, and shipment details — we match you with the best car type for your move.
How many railcars does your shipment take? Enter commodity and total tons — get the car count, the right car type and size, and whether your load weighs out or cubes out at 286k vs 263k gross rail load.
Calculate your optimal fleet size, composition, and car mix. Input annual tonnage, trip duration, and utilization targets — get recommendations for baseline and peak season fleet requirements.
What shippers are paying to lease railcars in 2026 — published rate ranges by car type, the lease price index trend, why renewals are spiking 25-33%, and what you can actually negotiate. Sourced, dated ranges — not quotes.
Model total cost of ownership and find your break-even lease rate. Compare a full-service lease against owning — depreciation, financing, maintenance, and taxes on one ledger, with every assumption editable to match your quotes.
List excess railcars or find cars you need — connect directly with shippers. Search by car type, geography, and timeline. No broker fees.
Transloads, storage, rail-served businesses, and the hubs freight moves through — filterable and linked straight into a rate estimate.
Searchable directory of 2,400+ transload facilities across North America. Filter by state, commodity, and on-site capabilities — get the operator name, contact, and website in one place.
Need rail-served space for your freight? 1,200+ third-party warehouses you can actually use — public and contract storage, distribution, and 3PL buildings on active spurs, state by state.
Who already ships by rail? 7,800+ verified shippers, producers, and industrial plants grouped by the railroad that serves them — filter by state, Class I carrier, and commodity, with a rate estimate one click away.
Origins, ports, rail hubs, and border crossings across North America. 29 hand-curated rail freight hubs you can click to see what moves through them — pull an indicative rate from any origin.
Classification and documentation — search a commodity code or generate a compliant bill of lading.
What's the STCC for your commodity? Search plain-English terms — get candidate codes with the full hierarchy behind them, guided walkthroughs for waste and hazmat, and railroad-published 7-digit examples with sources.
Generate compliant rail BoLs in PDF and Word format. Supports domestic, US to Mexico, and US to Canada lanes. Hazmat-aware — auto-inserts §172.204 shipper certification and validates §172.604 emergency-response provider contract.
