The dedicated asset fleet behind your network.
Committed capacity for high-volume shippers — within a 350-mile radius of Cincinnati.
Taylor owns its trucks, trailers, and drivers — so enterprise shippers get reserved capacity, repeatable lanes, milk runs, and plant shuttles from a single accountable partner. 170+ years of experience, dispatched out of our Cincinnati HQ.
The full asset-based toolkit.
Below is what each service actually includes — the equipment, the lanes, and who it fits. Every one runs on Taylor’s own trucks and trailers, dispatched from our Cincinnati yard.
99% on-time
Dedicated Fleet & Dry Van
Capacity carved out for your network. We assign tractors, trailers, and named drivers to your lanes and run them like an extension of your own fleet — without the cost of buying, maintaining, and staffing one.
- Tractors, 53′ dry vans & named drivers reserved for you
- Drop-trailer pools for live-load-free docks
- Repeatable scheduled lanes with peak-season coverage
- Weekly KPI & on-time reporting
Never pay rail storage
Drayage & Intermodal
High-volume container drayage from every major Cincinnati ramp, backed by our own chassis and a secure gated yard for staging. We pull ahead of demurrage and per-diem so your containers keep moving.
- CSX Queensgate, NS Gest St. & Sharonville pulls
- Company-owned chassis — no third-party scramble
- Storage-clock tracking on every container
- Gated-yard staging & street-turn coordination
Gated yard
Transloading & Cross-Dock
A state-of-the-art Cincinnati facility with a secure gated yard. We convert modes at volume so you can right-size freight before the long haul and cut per-unit cost.
- Rail-to-truck & container-to-floor transfer
- Cross-dock & freight consolidation
- Short-term staging in a gated, secured yard
- Palletization & reload for outbound efficiency
Dispatched to takt time
Plant Shuttles & Milk Runs
Raw materials in, finished goods out — dispatched to your line’s takt time, not the calendar. We keep manufacturing fed and shutdown risk off the table.
- Multi-stop milk runs across supplier networks
- Plant-to-plant & line-side shuttle runs
- JIT production feeding to takt time
- Dedicated equipment staged at your dock or ours
Built around you
Custom & Surge Solutions
Flatbed, expedited, surge support, and engineered programs. When your network doesn’t fit a standard tier, we design the flow around your docks, appointments, and KPIs — then run it on our own assets.
- Flatbed & specialized equipment
- Expedited & time-critical moves
- Peak-season & project surge capacity
- Engineered, KPI-driven programs
Expertise that saves you time and money.
Our team of experts is here to simplify the process. Partner with Taylor and we handle the whole chain — tracking, scheduling, fees, moving freight, storage, and delivery.
Use our expertise
Our team relies on best supply-chain practices and 170+ years of experience to help our customers save time and money on every shipment.
170+ years · Best practicesCut cost — partner with Taylor
Need to move freight during off-peak hours? No problem. Our 24/7 solutions let you increase flexibility and reduce costs around the clock.
24/7 · Off-peak flexibilityWhy Taylor? No hidden fees
We simplify the process and handle tracking, scheduling, fees, freight, storage, and delivery — transparently. Say goodbye to hidden fees.
Transparent · End-to-endWhat sets Taylor apart.
Anyone can move a box. Big shippers stay with Taylor for the part that’s hard to find: people who pick up the phone, tell you the truth, and make the whole thing easy.
Service that shows up
A 99% on-time record isn’t luck — it’s drivers who care, dispatch that plans ahead, and a “service first to the customer” creed we’ve kept since 1850.
Communication, not silence
A real person who knows your account, proactive updates before you have to ask, and accurate ETAs. You’re never left wondering where your freight is.
Transparency, no surprises
Clear, fair pricing and clean invoices. We handle tracking, scheduling, fees, storage, and delivery up front — so there are no hidden fees at the end.
Easy to work with
Fast onboarding, flexible when your plans change, and a problem-solving mindset. We make logistics one less thing on your plate.
A Midwest carrier with our own equipment.
Brokers resell your freight. Taylor owns and operates its own tractors, trailers, and drivers — so large shippers get reserved capacity, accountability, and consistency instead of a different carrier every load. From our Cincinnati HQ we run a 350-mile radius, backed by a secure gated yard for drop trailers, container storage, and staged loads.
Gated yard · Cincinnati HQ
We know every ramp in Cincinnati.
Greater Cincinnati is one of the Midwest’s busiest intermodal gateways — Class I yards, the Ohio River, and the I-71/74/75 crossroads all converge here. From our gated yard at 9287 Meridian Way, West Chester, OH 45069, every major ramp is a short, single-day round trip.
Queensgate Yard
One of CSX’s largest classification yards in the country, right in Cincinnati. We pull containers here daily and stage them in our gated yard.
~23 mi · ~25 min from our yardGest Street & Sharonville
Norfolk Southern’s Cincinnati intermodal and classification terminals — core ramps for our import and domestic drayage lanes.
Sharonville ~7 mi · Gest St ~22 miCVG Airport & air cargo
The CVG cargo hub (a top U.S. freight airport) sits inside our radius for time-critical air-to-truck transfers.
~30 mi · ~35 min from our yardOhio River terminals
Barge and river port facilities along the Ohio round out the gateway — the same waterway John Taylor’s wagons served in 1850.
~24 mi · ~28 min from our yardBuilt for the freight that moves the Midwest.
We work with shippers across many industries — but these are where our certifications, equipment, and lanes line up best. Not on the list? Still give us a shout.
Food & Beverage
SQF-aligned, food-grade trailer fleet and an extensive inspection program. We’ve always had a food-focused mindset.
Food-grade · InspectionsAutomotive
Flatbed, drayage, and transload for Tier-1 and OEM customers. Cross-docking when timing has to be precise.
Flatbed · Drayage · TransloadCPG
From toys to cosmetics to electronics — we handle high-velocity consumer goods for large and mid-sized brands.
Mid-market · EnterpriseFlavoring & Ingredients
Sensitive, spec-driven ingredient and flavoring freight handled with food-grade equipment and careful chain-of-custody.
Food-grade · Spec-drivenAlcohol & Spirits
Permitted to haul alcohol in OH, KY, and IN. Specialized handling, the right paperwork, no headaches at the destination.
OH · KY · IN permitsRetail & eCommerce
DC-to-store replenishment and last-mile coordination for omnichannel retailers. Drop-trailer programs and clean BOLs every time.
DC · Store · D2CService questions, answered.
The questions shippers ask most about working with Taylor. Want to talk it through? Call us.
Let’s move your freight.
Tell us what you’re shipping and where it needs to go. Our team will price it fast, fair, and with no hidden fees — usually the same business day.
West Chester, OH 45069
One partner, every move.
From dedicated fleet and drayage to transloading and custom solutions, Taylor brings 170+ years of know-how to your supply chain — with no hidden fees.