Solving first\\last miles
Our approach
Rail-first, without new concrete. The case for rail is settled.
Rail moves a ton of freight with far less fuel and lower external costs than trucking. Yet shippers often forgo rail because local service is unreliable and transloading is cumbersome. The Staggers Rail Act stabilized the industry and created space for shortlines, but it also fostered an environment in which consolidation and margin discipline sometimes eclipsed growth and service.
Shortlines now hold the keys to organic expansion; they are close to customers, skilled at local service, and capable of pre-blocking traffic for mainlines. What they lack is a set of tools that make first-mile rail as simple as calling a truck.
Glīd’s approach is to unlock the network already in the ground:
shortline mileage, dormant sidings and spurs, port-adjacent yards, and industrial aprons.
Rather than insisting on new fixed transload terminals as a prerequisite to growth, Glīd vehicles and software create capability where the freight already is, transforming the first mile from a sequence of specialized machines into a single, instrumented move.
For Logistics\\
Shippers
through consolidated operations and elimination of multiple handling equipment
with EZRA-1SIX's right-sized tariffs based on actual physics and network capacity—no more demurrage surprises
with 8-12 container moves per hour vs. traditional 3-5 moves
without expensive transload terminals—use existing warehouse aprons as micro-terminals
and auditable performance metrics through EZRA-1SIX's orchestration layer
by reducing railcar dwell times from 48-72 hours to under 24 hours
For Rail Operators
activate underutilized sidings, spurs, and industrial aprons without new capital projects
for shortlines without waiting on new concrete infrastructure
handed to Class I carriers through EZRA-1SIX's pre-blocking optimization
for rail growth while Class I focuses on wholesale backbone
by making first-mile rail as simple as calling a truck
with quantified volume potential and dwell savings metrics
For Government\\
Defense
through Rāden autonomous SOLO/PAK formations on existing rail corridors
with quiet electric mode, armored Rāden platforms, and grid-independent LPG range extension
modular payloads for ISR, medevac, drone ops, and kinetic carriage reconfigurable in minutes
with self-routing Rāden convoys delivering 100,000 lb without human drivers
leveraging commercial road/rail networks for national security without new fixed installations
with EZRA-1SIX's blockchain-validated audit logs and zero-trust cybersecurity architecture
For Ports\\
Infrastructure
at terminals by eliminating intermediate handling equipment
through road-siding deployments that bypass traditional infrastructure
and shorten gate queues with GlīderM's direct container-to-rail spotting
per year from a 10-unit GlīderM fleet replacing diesel hostlers
into a functional micro-terminal with EZRA-1SIX's software-scheduled operations
scale incrementally using existing infrastructure and Glīd's mobile platforms
