Transload Facilities in Iowa
59 transload facilities across 33 cities in Iowa. Transload sites move bulk freight between railcar and truck, which is what lets a shipper reach a customer with no rail siding of their own.
Cities in Iowa
Council Bluffs (5) · Davenport (5) · Sioux City (5) · Des Moines (4) · Mason City (3) · Newton (3) · Clinton (2) · Fairfax (2) · Keokuk (2) · Le Mars (2) · Muscatine (2) · Ottumwa (2) · Waterloo (2) · Altoona (1) · Boone (1) · Burlington (1) · Camanche (1) · Cedar Falls (1) · Cedar Rapids (1) · Centerville (1) · Clayton (1) · Dubuque (1) · Dysart (1) · Emery (1) · Hawarden (1) · Holstein (1) · Iowa City (1) · Manly (1) · Moravia (1) · New Hampton (1) · Shell Rock (1) · Souix City (1) · Williams (1)
Facilities
Commodity detail is confirmed for 36 of 59 sites and capability detail for 23. Filtering by either hides sites we have not verified yet rather than sites that lack it — call us and we will confirm any of them.
Merchants Transloading, Warehoue, Distribution Services
Altoona, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Auger, Bulk Conveyor, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale
Phone: (515) 244-2123
PDM Railcar & Cross-Docking Services
Boone, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Liq), Petroleum Products (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Blending Meters
Phone: (641) 752-7876
Burlington Junction Transload
Burlington, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale
Phone: (319) 753-6157
ADM Terminal Service
Camanche, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Auger, Bulk Conveyor, Sampling Services, Scale
Phone: (563) 259-9559
Standard Distribution Co.
Cedar Falls, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (319) 277-9280
CRANDIC Wilson Avenue Team Track
Cedar Rapids, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (319) 786-3692
Carload Connection
Centerville, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co
Clayton, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (985) 867-3500
ADM Terminal Service
Clinton, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Auger, Bulk Conveyor, Sampling Services, Scale
Clausen Warehousing
Clinton, IA
Commodities: Plastics (Dry) (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (563) 242-4995
Bulkmatic Transport Co
Council Bluffs, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale
IceCap Cold Storage
Council Bluffs, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (712) 524-8434
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Council Bluffs, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (319) 298-5400
Omaha Transloading
Council Bluffs, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (402) 238-8631
Watco Terminal & Port Services
Council Bluffs, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale
Alter River Terminal
Davenport, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Minerals, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Catch-Up Logistics Davenport
Davenport, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (412) 441-9512
Davenport Industrial Railroad (DIR) Transload Center
Davenport, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Liq), Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor
Murray Warehousing Inc.
Davenport, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Scale
Phone: (563) 333-4587
Savage Service Corp
Davenport, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating, Tank Trailer Cleaning
Central Iowa Rail Port / Merchants Distribution Service
Des Moines, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (515) 244-2123
Des Moines Industrial
Des Moines, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Minerals, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (515) 452-0271
Luckey Logistics Des Moines Transload
Des Moines, IA
Commodities: Plastics (Dry) (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Merchants Transloading, Warehoue, Distribution Services
Des Moines, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Auger, Bulk Conveyor, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale
Phone: (515) 244-2123
Dubuque River Terminals, Inc.
Dubuque, IA
Commodities: Minerals, Steel (may not be their full range)
Tama-Benton Cooperative
Dysart, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Carload Connection
Emery, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating
Foodliner Inc.
Fairfax, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Logistics Park Cedar Rapids
Fairfax, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (319) 786-5727
Travero
L.G. Everist Inc
Hawarden, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services
Phone: (712) 552-1347
Midwest Transload LLC
Holstein, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Iowa City Transload Facility
Iowa City, IA
Commodities: Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Hendricks River Logistics
Keokuk, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Keokuk Junction Railway (Patriot Rail)
Keokuk, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Patriot Rail short line, transload service
Burlington Junction Transload
Le Mars, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale
Le Mars Public Storage
Le Mars, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Minerals, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Manly Terminal
Manly, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Liq), Petroleum Products (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Liquid Storage Tanks
Phone: (855) 277-8217
Carload Connection
Mason City, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating
Phone: (641) 424-4600
Cartersville Elevator Inc.
Mason City, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (641) 423-8525
Vogelsberg Trucking Mason City Rail Warehouse
Mason City, IA
Commodities: Lumber, Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (507) 333-5085
Carload Connection
Moravia, IA
Commodities: Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating
Cam II Warehouse Inc.
Muscatine, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (563) 264-8871
TanTara Bulk Transload & Storage Co.
Muscatine, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Capabilities: Scale, Steam Heating
Phone: (800) 650-0292
New Hampton Transfer and Storage
New Hampton, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Scale
Phone: (800) 237-9098
Luckey Logistics Newton Yard
Newton, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Luckey Trucking Inc
Newton, IA
Commodities: Plastics (Dry) (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Blower, Sampling Services, Scale
Newton Rail Park Renewable Energy Transload Center
Newton, IA
Commodities: Steel (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (641) 792-9474
Jbs Swift And Company
Ottumwa, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (641) 682-8532
Lineage Logistics
Ottumwa, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (641) 682-6780
Butler Intermodal Terminal
Shell Rock, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Big Soo Terminal
Sioux City, IA
Commodities: Chemicals (Liq), Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Storage Tanks, Scale
Phone: (712) 258-0357
Bwc Terminals
Sioux City, IA
Commodities: Plastics (Dry) (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (712) 239-5543
Cold-Link Logistics Sioux City
Sioux City, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Phone: (712) 317-3901
Floyd Valley Transload
Sioux City, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
L.G. Everist Inc
Sioux City, IA
Commodities: Foods (Dry), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Steel (may not be their full range)
Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services
Phone: (712) 277-3312
Quest Liner
Souix City, IA
Commodities: Plastics (Dry) (listed by a railroad directory — may not be their full range)
Phone: (800) 251-9569
Watco Terminal & Port Services
Waterloo, IA
Commodities: Steel (may not be their full range)
Waterloo Railroad, LLC
Waterloo, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Jaguar Transport Holdings
Williams Bulk Transfer
Williams, IA
No published commodity list — many transloads handle more than they advertise. Worth a call.
Listings are compiled from published and public sources and are provided for reference. Steel Wheel Logistics does not own or operate these facilities, and a listing does not imply a commercial relationship. Confirm capabilities and availability directly with the operator. Commodity lists here are not exhaustive. Some are drawn from railroad network directories that record broad categories, and many operators publish nothing at all — an empty or short list means we have no record, not that the facility cannot handle your freight. If your commodity is not shown, ask them, or ask us and we will find out.
Planning a move through Iowa?
A listing is a starting point, not a vetted option. Tell us the lane and the commodity and we will shortlist the transloads that actually handle it, confirm capability and availability with the operator, and price the move — that is the rail department we run for shippers who do not have one. Talk to us about your lane.
Prefer to keep looking? The full Transload Directory puts every facility we track across all regions on one map, which helps when the right site is not in the state you started in. Or run an indicative estimate with the Rail Rate Quote tool — the estimator is indicative and we will talk through your lane before quoting. Need indoor storage on rail rather than outdoor bulk transfer? See the rail-served warehouse directory.
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