Port of Montana

What Port of Montana does

Port of Montana is a full-service logistics facility located in Silver Bow, Montana, at the intersection of Interstates 90 and 15, served by both BNSF and Union Pacific Class I railroads. The company provides rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transloading services with heavy-lift equipment capable of up to 86,000 pounds per lift, complemented by 124,000 square feet of indoor warehouse storage, an estimated 250-rail car storage capacity, five docking areas, two certified truck scales, and bulk-liquid handling infrastructure. It operates a Foreign Trade Zone General Purpose Warehouse — the only such facility within a five-state radius in the Rocky Mountain Region — enabling clients to defer or eliminate U.S. customs duties on imports and exports.

The company's customer base spans agricultural, automotive, building materials, energy/chemical, mining, and import/export industries, served through a direct sales motion with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed rate cards. Beyond core logistics, Port of Montana serves as the anchor tenant of Montana Connections Business Development Park, an 800-acre mega industrial park offering developable parcels from 10 to 250 acres with shovel-ready sites, tax increment financing eligibility, and utility infrastructure including three-phase power, gas, water, and high-speed fiber. The company holds Burlington Northern Santa Fe Premier Transloader and Union Pacific Partner Transload Facility designations and reports over 30 years of transloading operational history.

The revenue model is built on transaction fees for transload and distribution services, recurring storage fees for warehouse and rail car storage, and managed-services fees for FTZ storage and processing, supplemented by site-lease economics from Montana Connections. No revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership data are publicly disclosed; the company is privately held with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investor ownership indicated. The facility operates Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm, under the management of General Manager Kathy Fasso.

Name

Port of Montana

Legal name

Port of Montana

Website

https://portofmontana.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Port of Montana operates a full-service transload, warehouse, storage, and distribution facility in Silver Bow, Montana, at the I-90/I-15 interchange with dual Class I rail access. It serves agricultural, automotive, building materials, energy, mining, and import/export clients, and anchors the 800-acre Montana Connections Business Development Park.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Transloading & Intermodal Bulk Transfer Facilities (Rail/Truck/Conveyor/Barge) (TLAHABAN)

Keywords

• Freight transloading services
• Inland warehouse storage
• Rail-to-truck distribution
• Foreign trade zone logistics
• Intermodal transfer facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Butte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Transload Services: Fees for transferring goods between rail and truck transportation, including handling of various commodities such as lumber, fertilizer, pipe, automobiles, metal, ore, and liquid bulk
2. Distribution Services: Fees for distribution network services including customized distribution strategies, direct transfer between rail and truck, scheduling, shipment coordination, and inventory control
3. Warehouse and Storage Services: Fees for 124,000 square feet of indoor storage, outdoor paved storage, and rail car storage. Services include crating, repackaging/re-banding, and cross-docking
4. Foreign Trade Zone Services: Fees for FTZ storage and processing, allowing companies to defer or eliminate customs duties on imports and exports

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Port of Montana is a 39-acre full-service transload, distribution, warehouse and storage facility located in Butte, Montana, providing rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transloading, warehousing, distribution, and Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #282B) services to industrial shippers. The site offers dual Class I rail access (BNSF and Union Pacific), heavy-lift capability up to 30 tons, certified truck scales, modern warehouse space, and 24/7 secure site access.

Product overview

Port of Montana is a full-service logistics hub offering a unified platform of integrated services at a single strategic location. The core offerings include Transload Services (rail-to-truck freight transfer), Distribution Services (inland distribution center), Warehouse & Storage (124,000 sq ft indoor storage), Foreign Trade Zone (customs duty optimization), and Site & Business Development through the Montana Connections Business Development Park. These services are designed to work together, enabling customers to handle transloading, storage, distribution, international trade compliance, and business site development from one provider at the intersection of Interstates 90 and 15.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Montana Connections Business Development Park: Mega industrial park anchored by Port of Montana, with 800 developable acres at the intersection of Interstates 90 and 15, offering shovel-ready industrial sites with access to Union Pacific and BNSF railroads.

Products and services

• Transload Services Rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transloading using heavy-lift equipment with up to 30-ton capacity on a 39-acre dual-served (BNSF, Union Pacific) yard, available with 24/7 site access for industrial shippers moving freight between modes.
• Warehouse & Storage Services Indoor and yard storage including modern heavy-lift warehouse space of approximately 60,000 square feet, supporting customers that require temporary or extended staging of goods at the Butte, Montana site.
• Distribution Services Inland distribution handling, sorting, and dispatch from the Port of Montana facility to downstream truck or rail destinations, leveraging the site's transload yard, warehouse, and certified truck scale.
• Foreign Trade Zone Services (FTZ #282B) Activation and use of Foreign Trade Zone #282B at the Butte site, allowing qualifying customers to store, manipulate, or re-export goods with deferred, reduced, or eliminated customs duties.
• Site & Business Development Services Site development and business development services at the Port of Montana facility for tenants, industrial users, and prospective partners seeking to establish operations on the 39-acre property.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) RailwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBNSF serves the Port of Montana as one of two Class I railroad partners. The Port is designated as a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Premier Transloader, indicating a high-level operational partnership for transloading services.
• Union Pacific RailroadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion Pacific serves the Port of Montana as one of two Class I railroad partners. The Port is designated as a Union Pacific partner Transload Facility, indicating a high-level operational partnership for transloading services.
• Montana Connections Business Development ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPort of Montana is the anchor tenant of Montana Connections, a mega industrial park with 800 developable acres. The partnership provides access to shovel-ready sites, utility infrastructure, tax increment financing, and coordination with local government for licensing and permitting.
• Butte-Silver Bow Local GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government entity that assists Montana Connections businesses with licensing and permitting expediting for new or relocating businesses.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Public truckload, intermodal, and logistics provider with intermodal container operations. Comparable to Port of Montana via its rail-to-truck intermodal and transload capabilities, though it operates at a national scale with dedicated container fleet and digital customer platform.
• ArcBest: Public asset-based freight and logistics provider offering intermodal, truckload, and supply chain solutions. Comparable to Port of Montana through its intermodal and transload-related services, though it operates an integrated, technology-enabled national network rather than a single terminal.
• Watco Companies: Privately held diversified transportation services company that operates rail terminals, transload facilities, and intermodal logistics across the U.S. Directly comparable to Port of Montana as a multi-site transload operator serving bulk and industrial commodities, though at far larger scale.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large public freight and logistics company with significant intermodal container business. Comparable to Port of Montana as a transload/intermodal counterpart leveraging Class I rail partnerships, though J.B. Hunt's national scale and dedicated container fleet far exceed Port of Montana's single-site footprint.
• Hub Group: Public intermodal and logistics provider offering rail-to-truck drayage, container management, and supply chain solutions. Comparable to Port of Montana's transload and distribution services, though Hub Group operates at national scale with owned container fleet and IT systems.

Emerging players

• Echo Global Logistics: Public freight brokerage and managed transportation provider with technology-enabled platform across truckload, LTL, and intermodal. Comparable to Port of Montana as a freight coordination provider, though as a non-asset broker rather than a fixed terminal operator.
• Radiant Logistics: Public non-asset logistics company providing freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and trade-related services. Comparable to Port of Montana's Foreign Trade Zone and trade coordination offerings, though Radiant is asset-light and customer-base diversified across geographies.

Regional players

• CenterPoint Properties: Private industrial real estate developer focused on master-planned logistics and intermodal business parks. Comparable to Port of Montana's Montana Connections park orientation, though CenterPoint's primary geographic focus is in the Midwest and Gulf regions rather than the Rocky Mountain area.

Others

• Prologis (Industrial / Duke Realty legacy): Largest public industrial REIT owning logistics facilities and business parks. Comparable to Port of Montana's Montana Connections Business Development Park, though Prologis is a national landlord/investor rather than an operational transload provider.

Direct peers

• Savage Companies: Privately held provider of transload, terminal, and logistics services for fuel, chemicals, fertilizers, and bulk commodities. Highly comparable to Port of Montana's bulk commodity transload and storage model, though with a national footprint and broader industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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