Heavy containers.
Handled.
GSM Transport runs overweight intermodal drayage out of Chicagoland: tri-axle chassis, weight-distribution planning, state overweight permits, and routes built around bridge and axle limits. Legal-weight moves too, across all six Class I railroads.
Overweight isn't a bigger truck.
It's tri-axle chassis matched to the container. Weight pushed across the right axles. State overweight permits pulled before the container leaves the ramp. Routes planned around bridge postings and axle limits so the load gets there legal — and shippers don't eat overweight penalties.
See What We HandleAll the mandatory permits
We hold all the mandatory permits for overweight drayage. That's what keeps heavy containers legal on the road and saves customers thousands in additional costs.
Up-to-date tracking, clear communication
Fast customer service, clear communication, and up-to-date tracking on your containers. You know where the box is and what's next.
Delay prevention
On-time delivery is how we run. We work to prevent delays before they turn into a problem on your dock.
Meet GSM Transport.
GSM Transport Co. company presentation, 2018.
Acuity Insurance Safety Award.
GSM Transport Co. received the 2025 Acuity Insurance Safety Award for outstanding safety performance.
"GSM Transport Co. has always prided itself on maintaining an excellent record for workplace safety."
What we haul.
Overweight Intermodal
Tri-axle chassis, weight-distribution planning, state overweight permits, routing around bridge and axle limits. Heavy import containers off the ramp, delivered legal.
Overweight Penalty Work
We restructure how heavy containers move so shippers stop paying overweight penalties — chassis choice, axle spread, and route are the levers.
Legal-Weight Drayage
Standard 20-, 40-, and 45-foot container moves in and out of every Chicago-area rail ramp. UIIA interchange in place.
Import / Export Boxes
Steamship boxes on and off BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific.
Proud member of
Intermodal Associationof North America
Intermodal Associationof Chicago
National Frozen &Refrigerated Foods Assn.
Twenty years, one job.
Roughly 40 power units. Around 15,000 containers a year. Every Chicago-area rail ramp, all six Class I railroads, UIIA interchange in place across the board. That's the whole company.
Get a QuoteFour tracks. One team.
Company drivers and owner-operators pulling local Chicago intermodal — home most nights. Dispatch, customer service, and sales seats in Lemont.
CareersSend us the container.
Origin ramp, destination, weight, pickup date. We'll come back with a rate and a plan.