10500 Intervale St, Detroit, MI 48238 · 313-758-6511
Our Detroit terminal runs asset-based drayage at the metro area's active international rail ramps, serving the automotive corridor and manufacturers across Michigan, northern Ohio, and northern Indiana with company-owned trucks and chassis.
East Coast port cargo, Canadian West Coast cargo, and Gulf cargo all land in Detroit, on three different railroads. Which ramp your box shows up at changes the whole plan, so we pull from all three.
1 Steamship line lists are representative based on railroad network partnerships. Verify current IPI routing with your ocean carrier. 2 CSX Detroit address confirmed by Melrose Terminal Intelligence; gate hours not published, contact terminal directly. CN Moterm address confirmed by Mid-America Freight Coalition; gate hours not published, contact CN directly. CPKC Detroit address confirmed by Mid-America Freight Coalition; gate hours confirmed by Waze. Steamship line and port data provided by Mark-It Express.
From Detroit we cover roughly 300 miles: all of Michigan, northern Ohio including Toledo and Cleveland, and northern Indiana. Our terminal sits about three miles from the Dix Avenue ramp, which keeps dispatch quick to the plants in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw County.
Detroit runs on just-in-time, so equipment certainty matters more here than almost anywhere. We own our trucks and chassis and our contracted drivers run exclusively with us, so there are no last-minute shortages. Gate reservations are required at the CSX and NS ramps, and we handle that scheduling as part of dispatch.
Where your freight is going matters as much as where it lands. These are the distribution corridors we run to most often, and about what the drive looks like from the nearest ramp.
3 Distances are approximate. I-75 and I-94 experience significant congestion during automotive plant shift-change periods, plan time-sensitive moves accordingly. CSX/NS address: Melrose Terminal Intelligence. CN Moterm address: Mid-America Freight Coalition. CPKC Detroit address: Mid-America Freight Coalition; gate hours: Waze.
Detroit is where East Coast, Canadian, and Gulf routings all converge, and CPKC is the only Class I railroad with a single-line connection between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. For Trans-Pacific imports, Prince Rupert is the closest major North American port to Asia, so cargo routed that way can reach Detroit sooner than it would through Southern California. Knowing which of those options actually helps you is most of the value.
The Mark-It Express Detroit terminal is located at 10500 Intervale Street, Detroit, MI 48238. Call 708-910-2840 or use our online rate request form.
There are three active intermodal terminals in the Detroit metro area: (1) the CSX/Norfolk Southern Livernois-Junction Terminal at 6680 Dix Avenue, Detroit, MI 48209, which serves East Coast US ports; (2) the CN Moterm Terminal at 600 Fern Street, Ferndale, MI 48220, which serves Canadian West Coast ports, Canadian Atlantic, and US Gulf ports; and (3) the CPKC Detroit Intermodal Terminal at 12594 Westwood Street, Detroit, MI 48223, which serves Montreal QC, Halifax NS, Prince Rupert BC, and Vancouver BC.
For Trans-Pacific imports prioritizing speed, routing via the Port of Prince Rupert, BC typically offers the shortest overall journey time, Prince Rupert is approximately 550 miles closer to Asia than Los Angeles. Both CN (discharging at CN Moterm, Ferndale) and CPKC (discharging at CPKC Detroit, Westwood Street) serve Prince Rupert. Mark-It Express provides drayage from both facilities.
Yes. We own our trucks and chassis, and our contracted drivers run exclusively with us, so there are no last-minute equipment shortages and no scrambling for a truck. Our Detroit terminal at 10500 Intervale Street is positioned for fast dispatch to automotive facilities in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw County.
We provide drayage within roughly 300 miles of Detroit, covering all of Michigan, northern Ohio including Toledo and Cleveland, and northern Indiana. Destinations we serve regularly include Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Toledo, and Fort Wayne.
No, Mark-It Express only provides intermodal drayage services in the United States.
Yes. Gate reservations are required at both CSX and Norfolk Southern for pickup and return moves at the Livernois-Junction (Dix Avenue) terminal. Mark-It Express manages appointment scheduling on behalf of our customers as part of our standard dispatch workflow.
Tell us what you’re moving and we’ll get you a fair rate, fast.