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+1 (818) 600-0008Intermodal to Chicago, FTL & LTL across twelve midwestern states, and container
freight from the Ports of LA and Long Beach. Dispatched from Los Angeles, tracked in real time.
The Midwest is the destination for a huge share of what lands at the San Pedro Bay ports. Chicago is the largest rail hub in North America and the natural inland port for LA import freight, feeding distribution across the industrial Midwest from Minneapolis to Columbus.
AEEM Shipping runs the LA-to-Midwest pipeline both ways. Import containers ride rail from the ports to Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis, or transload in the Inland Empire and go over the road. Outbound, we move manufactured goods and agricultural freight from midwestern origins back west and to all 48 contiguous states, with FTL, LTL, and dry van capacity across every major metro.
AEEM Shipping provides freight brokerage across all twelve midwestern states, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota, with intermodal, trucking, and distribution dispatched port-to-door from Los Angeles. Select a state for local lanes, transit times, and coverage details.
Port to door and everything between, dispatched from Los Angeles.
Full and partial truckload across every midwestern metro and outbound to all 48 contiguous states, with dry van and reefer capacity on the lanes that matter
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Port pickup at LA and Long Beach with rail ramp coordination on both ends, so import boxes move from vessel to midwestern ramp to door without sitting.
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Break port freight down in the Inland Empire and ship domestic, or transload at midwestern ramps for regional distribution when that math works better.
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LA and Long Beach to Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis by rail, quoted alongside truckload. On midwestern lanes, intermodal is usually the cost play for full loads
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AEEM Shipping is an FMCSA-authorized freight broker and forwarder headquartered in Los Angeles County (MC# 1672315, DOT# 4295954, FF# 65907). Midwest freight starts at our home ports: we pull boxes at LA and Long Beach, book rail when the economics favor it, and run the road when speed wins. Our carrier network covers every major midwestern metro with dry van, reefer, and flatbed capacity.
Chicago rides rail from the ports in 5 to 7 days, and hot freight goes over the road in 3 by team. Kansas City, St. Louis, and Minneapolis run 3 to 4 days by truck, Detroit, Columbus, and the industrial east in 4. Winter is real on northern lanes, so cold-season freight gets carriers who run those corridors year-round, and reefer protect-from-freeze service when the cargo needs it. Ramp congestion in Chicago shifts week to week, and we route around it before it costs you a delivery date.
Chicago · Detroit · Columbus · Indianapolis · Milwaukee · Minneapolis · Kansas City · St. Louis · Omaha
Straight answers on drayage, trucking, and warehousing across the region.
llinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota, port to door from Los Angeles. We also move freight from midwestern origins to all 48 contiguous states.
Chicago runs 5 to 7 days by rail or 3 days by team truck. Kansas City, St. Louis, and Minneapolis run 3 to 4 days over the road. Detroit and Columbus run about 4 days. Rail adds transit but cuts cost on full loads.
Rail is usually the cost play for full containers and dense freight, truck wins on speed and reliability for time-sensitive loads. We quote both side by side so you can decide on your actual freight and dates.
Yes. Northern lanes get carriers who run them year-round, and temperature-sensitive freight ships with reefer protect-from-freeze service. We plan winter transit with realistic schedules instead of promising summer timelines in January.
