Vendors

Thank you for your interest in becoming a qualified vendor for Thoroughbred Direct Intermodal Services, Inc (TDIS).  TDIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk Southern, offering many unique product lines to IMCs, freight brokers, 3PLs and trucking companies.  Reliable, economical, quality drayage is a key component in the service we provide our customers.

Interested carriers must:

• Participate in the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement (UIIA), as well as completing and filing the Norfolk Southern addendum, authorizing your use of REZ-1 equipment
• Maintain an active account with either EBS or Interstar breakdown services
• Provide pickup and delivery status updates within 15 minutes of driver arrival or departure via use of TDIS' vendor web interface
• Monitor email and provide timely responses to TDIS inquiries
• Maintain consistently high on-time service percentages (TDIS requirement is 96% or higher)
• Submit paperwork to TDIS within 24 hours of all pickups and 48 hours of all deliveries

To be considered for use by TDIS you must submit the following:

• Completed Vendor Application
• Trucking Service Agreement (signed & dated)
• ACH Request Form
• Certificate of Insurance, meeting all limits specified in the TDIS Trucking Service Agreement
• W-9

Completed documents can be sent by email to carrier.relations@ns-direct.com.

For more information please review our Intermodal Drayage Handbook.