Kansas City Southern Engages Commtrex to Boost Supply Chain Efficiencies with Platform Connecting Shippers to U.S.-Mexico Transload Network
October 11 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it
has engaged Commtrex to enhance the visibility and connectivity of
the KCS network’s over 100 transload facilities in the U.S. and
Mexico using the Commtrex platform. The new relationship comes at a
time of increasingly complex and volatile global supply chains,
capacity constraints, labor shortages, rising transportation costs,
as well as growing trade throughout North America due to the United
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Located in 19 U.S. and Mexican states, the KCS transload network
handles food and agricultural commodities, bulk materials,
chemicals, paper and forest products, steel and other metals. The
Commtrex platform allows shippers to search for transload centers
by location, commodities handled, services provided and other
parameters to develop their freight rail options. Close to
one-third of Commtrex’s 2,300 members are rail-served shippers.
“Working with Commtrex to support transload volume growth in the
U.S. and Mexico supports our vision to be the fastest-growing,
best-performing, most customer-focused transportation provider in
North America,” said KCS executive vice president and chief
marketing officer Mike Naatz. “This will help customers identify
transload locations in competitive markets and secure shipping
locations in Mexico - one of the fastest emerging logistics markets
today.”
“The ability to easily connect shippers with transload
facilities at origin and destination to help them develop a rail
shipping plan, will facilitate greater conversion of truckload
freight to rail,” said Commtrex chief executive officer Martin Lew.
“We thank KCS for entrusting us to support the continued growth of
their transload footprint. Our team is excited to realize new
efficiencies for KCS’ transload operations and shippers as we drive
more commercial opportunities through our digital rail logistics
platform.”
About Kansas City Southern
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south-central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North
American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway
system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada. More information about KCS can be found at
www.kcsouthern.com.
About Commtrex
Commtrex is the largest rail logistics platform empowering
shippers to find and connect with transload services, storage
locations, warehouses, lessors, and a wide range of service
providers. Commtrex is a highly trusted, effective, and data driven
platform that is modernizing how the rail industry connects. Within
three years, Commtrex has grown to over 2,300 active members, many
of whom are commodity shippers moving freight by rail across North
America. More information about Commtrex can be found at
www.commtrex.com.
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KCS: C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372,
dcarlson@kcsouthern.com Commtrex: Kim Turner, 504-701-1919,
kturner@commtrex.com
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