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We Move Your Freight Like It’s Our Own.

An independent, family-run drayage company, and the Midwest’s largest independent asset-based hauler. We own our trucks, we know our drivers by name, and you’ll always get a fair rate and a straight answer.

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Intermodal, Made Simple

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Here’s What We Actually Do

We pull your containers from the rail and the port and get them where they need to go, all across the Midwest. That’s the whole job. Here’s what you can count on when you hand us a load.

A Fair Rate, Plainly

An honest price, explained. No surprise fees hiding in the fine print, ever.

Drivers Who Care

Our drivers aren’t numbers to us, and your freight isn’t either. They take pride in getting it there.

Straight Answers

Call us and you’ll reach real people who know your account and tell you how it really is.

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Meet the People Behind the Wheel

Every month we introduce one of the drivers who make this place what it is.

Driver of the month

Lizandro Martinez

Detroit, Michigan · 5 years 2 months

The great team in the office, and also the other drivers. I also like how organized the company is.

Advice for new drivers

“Drive safely.”

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From the People We Haul For

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Thank you for getting our containers through during the worst week of the season. You picked up the phone every single time.

Maria import team

Fair price, no games, and your driver was kind to our warehouse crew. We won’t forget it.

Dave 3PL partner

Twelve years, and you’ve never once left us hanging. That’s rare these days.

Jim long-time customer

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We’re More Than a Freight Company

We're a tight crew that treats your freight like our own. The same people answer the phone, watch your loads, and stick around long enough to know your name.

However you ship

Who We Deliver For

Whatever side of the container you’re on, we’ve probably been doing it a while. And we lead with teaching, not a sales pitch.

Cargo Owners

You’re great at making and selling your product. Leave the intermodal maze to us, and we’ll help you understand it so there are no costly surprises.

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Forwarders & NVOCCs

Your reputation rides on the carrier you pick. We make you look good, because when you win, we win.

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Ocean Carriers

Your import and export teams often serve the same customers without knowing it. We spot the street-turn and matchback moves that save everyone time and money.

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Brokerages & 3PLs

Intermodal drayage is its own animal. We become the partner that keeps your intermodal quotes profitable and your promises kept.

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Find Us Across the Midwest

Three terminals, one phone call away.

Chicago · Headquarters

13555 Main St, Lemont, IL 60439

708-910-2840 View location →

Detroit

10500 Intervale St, Detroit, MI 48238

313-758-6511 View location →

Kansas City

6759 Inland Dr, Kansas City, KS 66106

816-398-2106 View location →

A word from us

I started this company in 2009 with one simple idea: own our trucks, treat people fair, and always answer the phone. Still independent. Still run like a family.

Tony · Owner, Mark-It Express

Affiliations & recognition

In Good Company

The associations we belong to and the recognition we’ve earned along the way.

Next up September 15–17, 2026 · Long Beach, CA

IANA Intermodal EXPO

Our team will be on the floor at the Intermodal Association of North America’s annual EXPO. If you’re going to be there, reach out and let’s connect in person.

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News & press

The Latest from Mark-It

What’s new around the yard and in the press.

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September 14, 2026

Why Drayage Rates Are Rising

If your drayage rates have been creeping up, you’re not imagining it. Rates are moving — and for reasons that are worth understanding, because…

August 27, 2026

Kelsey Muruato Wins 2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum Award

Lemont, ILL, Aug. 24, 2026 – Addison resident Kelsey Muruato, Manager of Business Development, Mark-It Express, was named a recipient of this year’s Women in Supply…

August 25, 2026

The Truck Capacity Reshuffle

Truck capacity isn’t vanishing — it’s moving toward whichever mode and lane pays best this month. Drayage, flatbed, reefer, over-the-road: they all draw from…

August 12, 2026

Musical Chairs: What’s Really Happening to Truck Capacity

Everyone’s talking about a driver shortage. The reality is a little more complicated — and understanding the difference matters if you’re trying to keep…

Ready When You Are.

Tell us what you’re moving and we’ll get you a fair rate, fast.

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