Kotter Dock, in Metropolis, IL, provides dock, storage, transportation, and cargo handling on the Ohio River with convenient access to Interstate 24 and the Mississippi River.

Our Primary Facilities Include:

• Direct truck to barge, barge to truck cargo handling
• Marineways capable of pulling standard hopper barges
  
• 400 ton per hour conveyor system
  
• 2 100-ton crawler cranes
  
• 7 hydraulic excavators
  
• 2 cable cranes
  
• 6 rubber-tired loaders
  
• 3 skid-steer loaders
  
• Over 50,000 square feet of indoor storage as well as paved outdoor storage
  
• 2 certified scales
  
• A fleet of delivery trucks to get your shipment to its destination
• Fully fenced and secure storage facilities
• GPS live tracking devices in all our delivery trucks so we can pinpoint where your shipment is at all times

We will handle all your cargo needs. Please contact us regarding any questions. Call (618) 524-8221, email, or complete our contact form. We will respond to your requests as soon as possible.

Location

Positioned on the banks of the Ohio River at mile marker 942.6 near Paducah, Kentucky and Interstate 24, Kotter Dock is conveniently located at the largest concentration of navigable rivers in the United States. Our facilities are at the center of waterways linking Pittsburgh, Mobile, the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago. In addition, easy access to rail lines, interstates, and highways seamlessly coordinate every point of your shipment's journey. In fact, our strategic central location puts your shipments within one day's ground transportation of over 65% of the United States.

Expertise

Kotter Dock has been a secure and socially responsible provider of bulk handling services for over 30 years. We are proud to be a strong equity-based company with no debt, so you can feel confident utilizing us for all your docking and cargo handling needs. Our full-service facility handles a wide variety of bulk, general, and aggregate cargo every year among a diverse range of industries. Additionally, two certified truck scales facilitate simple loading and accurate weighing on-site without service delays. Click here to learn more about our capabilities and equipment.

Efficiency

Through a commitment to utilize technological advances as well as an ongoing initiative to keep overhead low, Kotter Dock is able to provide cost-effective direct truck-to-barge or barge-to-truck distribution for our customers. Save money by using our fleet of trucks to deliver your shipments as well. All of our delivery trucks are fully equipped with GPS live tracking devices, so we know where your delivery is at all times. We offer exceptionally competitive rates to our customers by combining barge unloading and trucking services, so give us a call today, and we will be happy to assist you. If you would like to read facts about the river industry and how we assist businesses in saving money, click here.