Every week, loads from more than 200 trucks are consolidated and commodities are matched to temperature level requirements, Pena said. To guarantee quality upon arrival in New York, each railcar contains up to $5,000 in air bags, slip sheets and foam padding to protect the load, he said.
“We pack four truckloads into each of these railcars,” Pena said.
The Railex service is not limited to pre-packed cartons of produce. Bins of produce, wood and plastic are loaded onto the railcars for packing upon arrival in New York.
“We have a 60,000-square-foot re-grading and repacking facility in Rotterdam,” said Andy Pollak, Railex chief executive officer. “We repack potatoes, apples, citrus — just about everything.”
The bins are returned on the next west-bound trip to Delano, Pena said, where the grower-shippers can retrieve them.
The flexibility of the Railex service makes the company unique, Esposito said.
“We’re a totally different type of platform,” he said. “We’re offering the California produce industry consolidation and de-consolidation 3,000 miles apart on an expedited rail transit.”
“We pack four truckloads into each of these railcars,” Pena said.
The Railex service is not limited to pre-packed cartons of produce. Bins of produce, wood and plastic are loaded onto the railcars for packing upon arrival in New York.
“We have a 60,000-square-foot re-grading and repacking facility in Rotterdam,” said Andy Pollak, Railex chief executive officer. “We repack potatoes, apples, citrus — just about everything.”
The bins are returned on the next west-bound trip to Delano, Pena said, where the grower-shippers can retrieve them.
The flexibility of the Railex service makes the company unique, Esposito said.
“We’re a totally different type of platform,” he said. “We’re offering the California produce industry consolidation and de-consolidation 3,000 miles apart on an expedited rail transit.”
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