Transload Transportation is using more than one form of transportation to move products in an efficient manner from one location to another.  In railroad terminology, transload consists of loading containers on rail cars and shipping them to locations where they are directly taken off the cars and loaded onto waiting trucks to be relocated to their end destination.  Transload requires specialized facilities and equipment to allow this type of movement.  Presently, there is not an Transload Facility located anywhere in Southern Utah.  The closest locations are Las Vegas which is exceeding capacity and Salt Lake City. 

In today’s world, efficient freight transportation is a necessary element for a healthy economy.  Getting a product out the door is no longer the goal of any U.S. Business, the goal is getting the product out the door and in the hands of the consumer.  With the growing economy freeways and roadways are growing more crowded with large trucks.  Today’s transportation system is very dependent on highway-based carriage.  Transload transportation has become a necessity because of the growth of the shipping market and the escalation of fuel prices.