Rail line-haul with road drayage · Long-distance freight
- Class 1 railroads
- Lower cost on long lanes
- One coordinated move
Rail where rail wins
Cheaper and cleaner over distance, with the trade-off stated up front
Operated by Rite Way Freight LTD
Rail plus drayage
One coordinated move from origin pickup through final delivery.
Lower cost on long lanes
Rail line-haul is priced below over-the-road on long-distance routes.
Lower emissions
Rail cuts fuel and carbon per load versus trucking the full distance.
About intermodal
We combine rail line-haul with road drayage to move freight long distances, coordinating the whole trip — pickup, rail, and final delivery — as one move. Rail costs less and burns less fuel than over-the-road on long lanes; the trade-off is a day or two of added transit, planned around your delivery date.
That trade-off is the whole decision, and it is stated before you commit rather than after. On a lane where the delivery date has no slack, we will say that road is the better answer.
Where rail does win, the coordination is what makes it work: the drayage legs at either end have to line up with the ramp schedule, or the saving disappears into storage charges at a terminal.
What intermodal covers
- Rail line-haul over Class 1 railroads
- Road drayage at both ends
- One coordinated move end to end
- Ramp booking and scheduling
- Chassis sourced for the road legs
- Rail versus road compared before booking
Where intermodal works
Rail only pays over distance, so the map matters more here than elsewhere.
Québec and Ontario
Origin and destination ramps for most of our intermodal work.
Western Canada
The lanes where rail saves the most against road.
Atlantic Canada
Port-linked rail moves inland.
United States
Cross-border rail into the Midwest and beyond.
Rail where rail wins
Rail cuts fuel and carbon per load against trucking the full distance — the same reasoning behind the SmartWay programme.
Our certifications and complianceOverall rating
Communication
5.0
On-time delivery
4.9
Load handling
5.0
Documentation
4.9
Compliance
5.0
Value
4.8
All reviews to date are five stars, consistent with the 5.0 overall rating.
There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe how incredible this company is. I have been using them for well over a year, almost every day.
As a carrier, I’ve been doing business with Rite Way for over 7 years. Definitely one of the best brokers.
Rite Way Freight is very professional and organized. We’ve been working with them for 5 years.
Great services, unbeatable prices, hassle-free experience. They get it right every time.
Where rail beats road
The long corridors on this map are where rail line-haul pays; the short dense ones are usually quicker and no dearer by road.
- Regions served
- Primary corridors
- Hub cities
- Other served cities
Pickup and delivery points are confirmed per load.
Who coordinates it
Meet our leadership team.
Zachary Khazzam
President
- 1987
- In business since
- EN / FR
- Languages
- 24/7
- Dispatch
Zachary leads Rite Way Freight from its Montreal headquarters, overseeing a company built over nearly four decades on a simple idea: move the loads other carriers turn down, and stay with every one of them until it is delivered.
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri · 7:30 – 19:30
- Dispatch
- 24/7 for loads in transit
Operations and administration
- Stacey PereiraCustomer Service Manager
- James CorbeilBusiness Development Manager
Ryan SmithOperations Manager- Sean KennedyLogistics Coordinator
- Coire RussellDispatch Coordinator
- Hanan HamdiAccounting & Administration
Things to know
Deciding
- Rail and road compared on cost and time
- Added transit stated up front
- Road recommended where the date is tight
- Quote at no charge either way
The road legs
- Drayage aligned to the ramp schedule
- Chassis sourced at both ends
- Storage at terminals avoided
- Appointments booked in advance
In transit
- Status across rail and road
- Ramp delays raised as they happen
- One contact for the whole move
- Proof of delivery on completion