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Rail Shipment Tracking 

See your shipments clearly without chasing updates. Get near-real-time track-and-trace across 600+ railroads in North America and 400,000 ocean carrier vessels. All backed by Railinc’s RailSight, the industry's trusted data source.

Track and Trace Rail Shipments

Industry-leading rail data, automation and practical insights built into one platform designed for rail. Our rail movement tracking software puts a real-time view of your rail operations at your fingertips.

  • Spot Problems Fast
    Easy identification of problem cars and shipment exceptions
  • Optimize Your Fleet
    Improve operations planning and fleet utilization.
  • End-to-End View
    Track inbound and outbound shipments for proactive planning.
  • Eliminate Surprises
    Reduce blind spots and unexpected delays.
  • Automated Shipment Tracking
    Easy railcar, shipment, and container tracking to limit manual work.
  • Customizable Alerts
    Set configurable alerts for bad orders, delays, and more.
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The TransmetriQ Advantage

Get the comprehensive coverage you need with fewer visibility gaps.

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Typical Event Visibility

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Enhanced Rail Visibility

Eliminate Surprises with a Real-Time View of Your Rail Operations

Easily keep track of inbound empties, outbound shipments, dwell time, and more. Customize dashboards to the KPIs important to your business. Run quick traces on priority shipments. Set alerts for action-needed scenarios like demurrage or dive into historical data to understand cycle and dwell performance — all part of a complete rail TMS.

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Stop Reacting. Start Anticipating.

Stay ahead of disruptions without scrambling. Let us show you how TransmetriQ helps teams act sooner and ship by rail with confidence.

Backed by the Leader in Rail Shipment Tracking Data

TransmetriQ runs on Railinc’s RailSight — the CLM engine the rail industry knows and trusts. Request a demo to see it in action.

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TransmetriQ Rail Visibility FAQs

Why TransmetriQ for rail shipment tracking?

TransmetriQ is powered by Railinc, the industry's trusted event repository across the entire North American rail network. We deliver shipment movement updates directly from the industry's system of record to your platform faster and without any intermediary data transfers. Our enhanced visibility delivers 2X the number of event updates on average.

Is my rail data secure with TransmetriQ?

TransmetriQ follows the rail industry's secure data access policy, including party-to-waybill authorization and supplemental checks for hazardous material shipments. Read our blog covering who can track rail shipments to learn more.

What data elements are included in TransmetriQ's rail visibility?

Our event feeds include not only location updates, but also include loaded/empty releases, pull from sidings, in transit departures/arrivals, interchanges, bad orders, arrivals, constructive and actual placements, and more. We offer more than 300 data elements and a more accurate enhanced ETA trained on your specific lanes. Our implementation team will work with you during onboarding to set up dashboards, reports, and alerts that make sense for your business, 

Does TransmetriQ offer intermodal shipment tracking?

Yes, TransmetriQ provides intermodal rail and ocean shipment tracking, closing critical gaps at the ocean to rail intersection. Learn more about ocean shipment tracking here.

Transforming rail information into insight so you can see farther down the line and trust the track ahead.