Supply chain needs are in constant flux, and each industry has its own set of unique considerations, obstacles, and regulations that make full visibility difficult. BNSF Logistics has teams of experts in industries, modes, specialty services, and technology that all work together to make sure our customers have end-to-end solutions that fit their specific needs and business goals.
Understanding your industry challenges is one of our biggest strengths. Let us help you navigate the path to an efficient and responsive supply chain.
We move everything from the large construction equipment to the materials needed to make the construction project happen. No move is too large or too small for us to handle.
Our recently launched Con/Ag Rail Service is opening an economical, environmentally friendly mode to manufacturers and distributors of construction and agricultural machinery. Whether moving within North America or moving to or from other locations, using rail for long-haul movements makes perfect sense.Key Services
- Rail Solutions
- Over-Dimensional Truck
- Flatbed
- Barge Movement
- Expedited Services
- Project Management
Key Services
- Rail and Rail Fleet Management
- Heavy Machine Moves
- Bulk Materials Transport
- Turnkey Logistics Solutions
Through an extensive service offering of different modal options and ordering services, we want to make life easier for you, so you can make life safer for us.
Our aerospace/government services team features industry insiders with years of real-world experience and utilizes our entire multi-modal tool box to ensure that what you need gets where it needs to go. We don’t rest until we find an optimized solution specific to your unique requirements.
Key Services
- All Truckload Modes
- Intermodal Transportation
- Air Freight
- LTL Services
- Complete Transportation Project Management
- Unit Deployment and Return
- Equipment Transfers
- USDA Commodity Fulfillment
- Emergency Response
Key Services
- Movement of Manufacturing Plants and Components
- Parts Import and Domestic Transport
- Finished Auto Deployment
Our consumer product services include planning efficient, reliable shipping strategies, warehouse management, quality control, cross-docking, mass transportation of consumer products, and reverse logistics that optimize and help you manage the returns process.
For retailers, we know that fast, accurate delivery, minimal inventory handling to reduce the risk of damage, and cost efficiency are all central to your business goals. As e-commerce pervades the retail space and outpaces in-store sales, being able to deliver on small, just-in-time orders are also an area of expertise necessary to meet growing customer demands. If you need further analysis into your retail store-front and distribution processes, our expertise in retail supply chain consulting is poised to optimize your distribution networks to decrease miles and eliminate waste that will drive cost out of the supply chain and ensure proper service levels.
Key Services
- Any-scale rollout kit/consolidation and distribution
- Real-time project management visibility through all milestones
- Retail in-store placement and installation
- White glove pick-up and delivery options
- Just-in-time/expedited transportation options
- Helpdesk/product support options
If you focus on transporting perishable goods, we make it easy to manage your temperature-controlled product movement processes. Shipping food and beverage, medicine, cosmetics, flowers, electronics and other specialized inventory, like fine art, require special handling and must maintain a specific temperature.
We hold our refrigerated freight carriers to high standards and make sure special considerations are taken for reefer shipments.
Special Considerations for Reefer Shipments
- Do the items need to be loaded/unloaded and moved quickly (medicine, food, plants) or is there no fear of expiration (artwork, cosmetics, electronics)?
- Are drivers trained to closely monitor refrigerated freight to maintain temps during transit?
- Do you have quality checks in place to ensure proper packaging that prevents spoiling or crushing?
- Hotshot Service
- Rig Moves
- Drill Cuttings
- Frac Sand and Ceramic Proppants
- Pipe Casing
- Flexitank Capabilities
- Import of Heavyweight Cargo
- Port Transload Coordination
- Rail Transport and Transload
- Over-Dimensional, Over-weight Trucking
- Site Coordination and Component Placement
The patent pending Blade Runner service is a universal fixture designed for rail and ocean transport to optimize movement of wind components between any two points in the world. With the ratio of logistics costs for Wind projects running at nearly 2X other industries, and with strong interest from manufacturers, developers and OEMs seeking options for handling increasingly longer blades, BNSF Logistics teamed up with Energo, an engineering and design company with a long history in the Wind sector. Together, we have developed transport fixtures that will greatly increase efficiency and drive down logistics costs in moving wind components. The fixtures (patent pending) and handling solutions that have been developed will benefit customers for both international and U.S. domestic moves. Using the same technology for ocean, rail, truck and storage will allow blades to move without the need for attached fixtures, which have historically been both expensive and difficult to manage.As a SmartWay-certified company, BNSF Logistics understands the importance of the earth and its natural resources. No matter the energy sector – including solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy and water – turn to BNSF Logistics as the leader in supporting clean energy technologies.
Key Services
- Site Selection
- Load Planning/Design
- Railcar Selection
- Storage
- Loading and Tie-Downs
- Rail Linehaul
- Offloading
- Truck Delivery to Wind Farm