Shipping & Intermodal
Shipping & Intermodal
Intermodal yards, rail terminals and trucking hubs transfer containers, trailers and heavy freight between road and rail where dwell time is money. Kranes supplies gantry, reach and mobile cranes for container handling and the boom trucks that load and unload oversized freight, with service and parts to hold uptime. Tell us the throughput, the loads and the yard, and we quote lifting equipment matched to the pace your terminal runs.
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Key Takeaways
- ✓Key features: Container transfer, Trailer & oversized freight, Rail-to-road handling
Intermodal lifting is about speed at the transfer point: containers, trailers and heavy freight moved between road and rail where dwell time is the cost. Gantry and reach-stacker style cranes transfer containers across a yard; mobile cranes handle the heavier or out-of-gauge loads; and boom trucks load and unload oversized freight where a fixed crane does not reach. The whole point is to keep boxes and trailers moving. Kranes supplies gantry, mobile and boom-truck cranes for container handling and oversized-freight transfer, with the service and parts to hold uptime through a terminal peak.
Shipping & Intermodal — The work
A terminal is judged on throughput, so the lifting is specified for the pace the yard runs and backed by maintenance that keeps a crane from stalling the transfer line during the busiest windows. Specifying terminal lifting comes down to the throughput, the load mix and the yard layout. Tell Kranes the container and freight loads, the pace and the spaces, and we quote the gantry, mobile or boom-truck cranes matched to how fast the terminal has to run. Oversized and out-of-gauge loads are planned with the rigging and the mobile crane that can take them safely off the rail or road.
The right crane
A stalled crane stalls the whole terminal, so inspection, certification and a stocked parts supply are what protect throughput. Kranes documents cranes to CSA and provincial standards, services them on schedule and keeps the parts to hold uptime through peak. Tell us the throughput, the loads and the yard, and we quote lifting equipment matched to the pace your terminal runs, anywhere in Canada.
Why Kranes for Shipping & Intermodal work
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Questions about cranes for Shipping & Intermodal
How much does crane rental cost?
There's no honest flat rate — crane rental (or crane hire) is priced per job. The main drivers are the crane class and capacity, how long you need it (hourly, daily, weekly or by project), whether you need a certified operator, the rigging required, and site access. A small boom-truck pick costs a fraction of a multi-day mobile or tower-crane job. Rather than quote a misleading average, Kranes prices your exact lift: send the load, the radius, the lift height and the timing, and we return a clear, itemised quote within 24 hours so you can budget with confidence.
What is the 3-3-3 rule for cranes?
The 3-3-3 rule is a quick safety habit some operators use: take three seconds to start a movement smoothly, hold steady for three seconds, and take three seconds to stop — keeping loads from swinging through sudden acceleration or braking. It's a rule of thumb, not a regulation, and it never replaces a proper lift plan, load chart and the operator's judgment. On any Kranes lift, certified operators follow the manufacturer's load chart and CSA B167 practice, with the rigging and ground conditions verified before the load leaves the ground.
What does "crane services" mean?
"Crane services" covers everything around getting a load lifted safely beyond just the machine: supplying the crane (sale or rental), providing certified operators, planning and engineering the lift, rigging, and the ongoing maintenance, inspection, certification and parts that keep a crane compliant. As the nationwide supplier, Kranes covers all of it — sales, rental, service and parts — from one request. You describe the job; we provide the crane and the certified support to complete it, then keep it running afterward.
What is the difference between a gantry crane and an overhead crane?
Both run a hoist along a bridge, but the support is different. An overhead (bridge) crane carries its bridge on runway beams fixed to the building structure, so it clears the floor entirely and reaches the highest hook positions. A gantry crane carries the same bridge on freestanding legs that run on floor rails or castors, so it needs no building steel and can work outdoors, in yards or anywhere a runway can't be mounted overhead. Overhead cranes suit permanent in-bay production; gantries suit flexible, portable or outdoor lifting. Kranes supplies, installs and services both.
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