Going forward, we're looking for niche locations in other parts of the Midwest and market-specific products.” More of these products are being imported and must be moved from ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast to the Midwest for distribution to farmers. “We're benefiting from a major shift in distribution patterns for agricultural products, such as fertilizer and other chemicals. Our primary focus is on farming areas in the Midwest that are inland from the Ohio River and beyond the Great Lakes. We are very cost-effective within a 50-mile radius of our facilities. “We had existing facilities that were relatively easy to modify for transloading operations, and they are in very good locations. “The transportation industry today is all about efficiency and utilization, and intermodal activities like transloading are an ideal fit. “We see all kinds of opportunities for the transloading sector, and it helps us get more use out of existing assets” says Charles “Shorty” Whittington, president of Grammer Industries Inc. A tank truck carrier hauling agricultural chemicals and other products, the company recently began offering transload services from two subsidiary locations in the Midwest. One such company is Grammer Industries Inc, which is based in Grammer, Indiana. Companies with the right locations and services are reaping a solid success. CHANGING distribution patterns for products such as agricultural chemicals are bringing new transloading opportunities.

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