United Road Freight
FreightWe are an asset bases transportation provider, with strong presence in Chicago, and Houston. We have private equipment, as well as warehousing available. Our Houston warehouse is 430k sqft, customs bonded food grade, we have 2 warehouse in the Chicagoland area, one warehouse being 230k sqft, customs bonded, food grade, and our second warehouse being 600k sqft, customs bonded, food grade, temp controlled as well as frozen storage available.
Perfect For
Importers, exporters and regional shippers in the Chicagoland/Midwest who need a single‑point 3PL for on‑time cross‑town drayage, intermodal container handling, short‑term warehousing, cargo reconfiguration and regional trucking to mitigate container per diem and streamline local distribution.
Key Strengths
Provides integrated third-party logistics and on-time cross-town trucking, offers boutique warehousing and large distribution capacity near O’Hare, and handles container load services, resulting in reliable Midwest regional coverage, timely cut-off compliance, flexible short-term storage, and cargo reconfiguration benefits for supply-chain nodes.
Considerations
May face regional coverage and scalability constraints typical of boutique 3PLs: clients may encounter dispatch or scheduling delays during peak periods, limited integrations with enterprise supply‑chain platforms, and variable support response times, so clear SLA definitions and capacity planning are advisable.
About United Road Freight
United Road Freight is a Chicago-area third-party logistics provider specializing in trucking, cross-town drayage, container load services, and short-term warehousing. Strategically located near major intermodal rail yards and O'Hare Airport, they operate 850,000+ sq. ft. of distribution space to support supply chains moving through Chicago gateways.
Core Services
- Regional Trucking: On-time delivery across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio
- Cross-Town Drayage: Container transfers with cut-off time management
- Container Yard Services: Yard stops, short-term warehousing when per diem limits are reached
- Cargo Reconfiguration: Load handling to meet downstream requirements
Ideal For
- Shippers moving containers through Chicago's rail facilities
- Businesses needing last-mile and cross-dock operations
- Time-sensitive container handling in the Midwest
United Road Freight positions itself as a boutique, single-point logistics partner with deep Chicagoland expertise and dispatch-focused operations that prioritize cut-off times.
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