Logistics Services
Chemical Transportation
Since 1987, FCL has been serving the bulk transportation needs of chemical customers across the country. We have terminal operations in Chicago, IL and New Castle, DE.
FCL operates a safe, updated fleet of a broad range of trailers to meet customer needs.
Our trailer fleet includes insulated single and multi compartment non-insulated aluminum and stainless steel, and a range of tractors with unloading equipment including pumps, air compressor, fittings, and reducers.
We offer real-time shipment status through our GPS based tracking system. Our Central Dispatch system allows for efficient, economical logistics coordination to improve capacity of our resources for you, our customer.
Contact Information
(708)-210-3160Chemical Sales:
- Jeff Duda: (708) 271-6608
- Richard Jousma: (708) 271-6604
Chemical Dispatch:
- Patty Blake: (708) 271-6611
- Nate Patten: (708) 271-6611
- Loads
ISO Container Transportation
FCL entered into the ISO container transportation market in late 2006. We utilize new lightweight chassis to maximize payload. We utilize our Chicago depot to enable us to provide a full service center complete with tank wash, heavy and light lifts, as well as maintenance. Our resources also include experience load planners and drivers. We can service all Chicago rail hubs, and our trucks are GPS-enabled to provide accurate load tracking.

Contact Information
Sales:
- Rich Jousma: (708) 271-6604
ISO Container Dispatch:
- Nate Patten: (708) 271-6606
- ISO loads
Environmental Transportation
First Choice Logistics, Inc. has the experience and the equipment you need to transport and dispose of any type of waste, including processed, liquid, hazardous and non-hazardous waste. We work with designated facilities locally and across the country, including solid waste and subtitle-D landfills.
Your Partner in Solutions
First Choice Logistics exists to remove your waste materials safely, efficiently and cost effectively. We are constantly asking ourselves, "What works best for you?" To determine and satisfy your needs, we partner with you. Your problems are our problems, and it's our job to provide solutions.
At your request, we can offer more than simple transportation needs:
- Transport hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- Transport water off-site
- Furnish Backfill
- Arrange for steel tank removals
- Assist in the permitting process
- Provide consulting service and referrals
- Support intermodal removal such as barge and rail
- Support TSD facilities for drum consolidation loads
Providing a variety of services to meet all of your requirements is one of the ways we earn your business.
We offer you more than simple materials removal. We have a rich background in working with industrial-cleaning and remedial-service companies. First Choice Logistics is proud of the long-term relationships we have developed with our customer/partners. We work to earn your repeat business every time we pick up the phone or start up a truck. We don't just haul away your waste materials—we help solve you waste challenges. It has become our way of doing business and it has evolved beyond other waste-removal companies to meet your needs in a way where no one else can.
Contact Information
Environmental Sales: Midwest
- Jeff Duda: (708) 271-6608
- Richard Jousma: (708) 271-6604
- Immediate emergency number: (708) 774-8546
Environmental Dispatch: Midwest
- Nate Patten: (708) 271-6606
- Loads
- Immediate emergency number: (708) 774-8546
Freight Brokerage
First Choice has the capability of handling one single bulk shipment for you on a spot basis situation or becoming your entire logistics solution by managing all your bulk transportation needs.
We will ensure that the logistics functions are provided to allow your production schedules to meet with your shipping schedules required by your customers.
We have many carrier partners that work daily for FCL to increase capacity to get shipments moved to locations all over the United States and portions of Canada. We manage these carriers so you are free from the challenges of dealing with multiple carriers. This always saves you time and will improve your schedule to concentrate on other aspects of your core business.
The Fleet
We are continually upgrading our fleet. At your disposal:
- Vacuum Trailers
- Van Trailers
- 100 Bulk Liquid Tankers
- 25 Multi-Compartment Trailers
- Double Roll-Off Semi Rails
- Single Roll-Off Semi Rails
- Straight Truck Roll-Off Unit
- Roll-Off Boxes
- ISO Container Chassis
Dedicated Services
As experienced transportation drivers become harder to find, First Choice offers our customers a solution which enables them to transfer their resources to other portions of their core business by applying our Dedicated Services solution.
We can provide your company with our drivers and tractors to transport your freight on a dedicated basis. Our drivers report to your location and become your drivers specifically handling your shipments. The advantage is you have the same driver seeing your customers regularly. You can redirect your current transportation costs to other sources within your budget and trust us to do the transportation logistics with the satisfaction of having your own employee drivers without the costs and management time necessary to manage your own private fleet.
We currently have several customers who have basically used this solution and are absolutely delighted!
Tank Trailer Leasing
Several of our customers have utilized our ability to lease them tank trailers for storage on a short term or long term basis. There is a need on some occasions because a customer's storage tanks are full, or there is a special product the customer is producing, or due to expansion within a plant for additional tank capacity, one or several trailers are needed.
We can provide this service on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis. Simply notify our sales department for additional details and information.