Seventeen miles, ten to twelve turns a day.
Short-radius drayage and dedicated plant shuttles around Inland Port Greer, seventeen miles from our yard, on the ramp that handled 197,805 rail moves in 2025.
Illustrative photography — not Prime Trans equipment.How often does Prime Trans run Spartanburg yard to Inland Port Greer and the Upstate plant corridor?
Inland Port Greer handled 197,805 rail moves in calendar 2025 and runs to the Port of Charleston on Norfolk Southern six nights a week. Prime Trans is seventeen miles away, which makes short-radius drayage and plant shuttles a scheduled daily operation rather than a spot move.
These load without a detour.
| Stop | From Spartanburg | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Inland Port Greer | 17 mi | 197,805 rail moves in 2025; a $55m expansion is lifting capacity toward 300,000 lifts a year |
| BMW Group Plant Spartanburg | about 20 mi | 412,799 X models built in 2025; the largest US automotive exporter by value |
| The BMW supplier park | 20–30 mi | Tier-1 plants running milk runs into the assembly plant |
| Duncan and Greenville distribution | 25–40 mi | Warehouse and DC turns on the same corridor |
| Port of Charleston | 199 mi | Where the ramp connects, six nights a week on Norfolk Southern |
What rides in this direction.
- Import containers from the ramp to Upstate warehouses and plants
- Ramp-to-door drayage against a free-time clock
- Transload from container to trailer at a cross-dock
- Empty container returns scheduled before per-diem starts
The cheapest capacity we sell.
- Loaded export boxes back to the ramp against a cut-off
- Supplier park to assembly plant shuttle turns
- Plant to distribution centre and plant to ramp runs
- Drop-trailer positions held on the customer's dock
Local detail for each end
What moves on this lane
Drayage & intermodal
Container drayage between Inland Port Greer, the Port of Charleston and Upstate shippers, plus honest advice about when the rail beats the truck.
Read onDry van
Dry van capacity on our scheduled lanes to Texas and the Upper Midwest, and on dedicated shuttles around BMW Spartanburg, Michelin and Inland Port Greer.
Read onPower only
Power only capacity out of Spartanburg: our tractor and driver on your trailer, for drop-and-hook programmes, yard moves and trailer repositioning in the Upstate.
Read onDedicated lanes
Put Prime Trans on a lane: committed trucks, backup capacity, a 12-month rate with a fuel-surcharge table, and quarterly reviews.
Read onStraight answers
How close are you to Inland Port Greer?
Seventeen miles, about twenty-two minutes on I-85. On short-radius drayage the empty miles are most of the cost, so proximity is the entire argument.
Should I use the ramp or truck to Charleston?
If the box is not time-critical and your free time allows it, the ramp is usually cheaper and moves overnight six days a week. If it is time-critical, the road wins. We will tell you which, even though the road move pays us more.
Can you run a fixed daily shuttle?
Yes, and that is what this lane is for — ten to twelve turns a day at twenty to forty miles, on a committed schedule with a rate held for the term.
Do you supply chassis?
It depends on the move and the ramp. Say whether you have your own, a pool arrangement or need us to source one, because it changes both the price and the availability.
Freight or vehicles on this lane?
Tell us the two ends, the volume and the first pickup date. Ask about the return leg — it is cheaper.