Intermodal Drayage
Our core work: pulling loaded containers out of Chicago's rail ramps and delivering them where they need to be.
- Import deliveries to warehouses & DCs
- Export pickups loaded and returned to ramp
- 20′, 40′, 45′ and high-cube equipment
Chicago intermodal drayage, done right.
The Best Choice Freight Inc moves containers between Chicago's rail ramps and warehouses across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and the Midwest — on time, communicated clearly, and handled by drivers who know every ramp in the city.
Every Chicago ramp
BNSF · CSX · NS · UP · CN · CPKC — we pull from all of them
20′ – 53′
Import, export and domestic intermodal containers
IL · IN · WI + Midwest
Regional reach from our Tinley Park base
Live dispatch
Real updates on pickup, delivery and empty returns
What we haul
One call covers the full move — ramp pickup, delivery, and the empty return — so your container never sits and per diem never piles up.
Live Loads & Drop Moves
Live load and live unload, drop-and-hook, or a straight delivery — matched to how your facility actually runs.
- Appointment scheduling handled for you
- Overweight and reefer loads — ask us
- Hazmat Class 3 / 9 capability — ask us
Empty Returns & Street Turns
Empties go back to the right place the first time — depot, ramp or street turn — before last free day becomes storage.
- Return rules checked per steamship line
- Chassis managed end to end
- Detention & per diem kept in check
How a move runs
Simple, and you're never guessing where your container is.
Step 1
Send the order
Container number, ramp, and delivery address — by email or phone. We confirm the rate in writing, all-in.
Step 2
We pull it
Driver assigned, appointment set. You hear from dispatch when the box is out of the ramp and rolling.
Step 3
Delivered
Live unload or drop, paperwork signed, and confirmation back to you the same day.
Step 4
Empty returned
The empty goes back per the line's rules and we close the move out — no loose ends, no surprise bills.
Chicago ramps & coverage
Chicago is the busiest intermodal hub in North America — and it's our home turf. Based in Tinley Park, we're minutes from the south and southwest ramps and run every major railroad in the metro.
BNSF
Logistics Park — Joliet / ElwoodCiceroCorwith
CSX
59th Street — ChicagoBedford Park
Norfolk Southern
Landers — Chicago47th Street — ChicagoCalumet
Union Pacific
Global 2 — NorthlakeGlobal 4 — Joliet
CN & CPKC
CN — HarveyCPKC — BensenvilleCPKC — Schiller Park
Deliveries run throughout Chicagoland and the southwest suburbs — Joliet, Elwood, Mokena, Bolingbrook, Rochelle and beyond — plus regional lanes into Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. Don't see your ramp or lane? Call us — if a container moves through Chicago, we can move it.
Drive with us
Steady Chicago intermodal work, dispatch that answers, and pay that shows up. We're hiring CDL-A company drivers and owner-operators now.
Company Drivers
$1,500 – $2,500
per week
- Chicago-area intermodal work — home regularly
- Steady freight, year-round
- Paid per load
Owner-Operators
$5,000 – $7,000
gross per week
- Consistent container volume out of every Chicago ramp
- Paid per load, settled weekly
- Bring your own plates — no plate program
What you need: a valid CDL-A and at least 1 year of verifiable driving experience. Intermodal experience is a plus — we'll teach the ramps if you can drive. Ready? Call (708) 879-0170 and ask about driving for The Best Choice.
Get a rate
Tell us the lane and we'll price it all-in — no surprises after the move. Prefer to talk? Dispatch answers the phone.
Talk to dispatch
(708) 879-0170Email — quotes go herehusam@thebestchoice.cc
BaseTinley Park, Illinois
AuthorityMC-1539636 · USDOT 4058814
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