# 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

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Cut first-mile costs by 30-40%+

through consolidated operations and elimination of multiple handling equipment

Predictable, transparent pricing+

with EZRA-1SIX's right-sized tariffs based on actual physics and network capacity—no more demurrage surprises

Double or triple throughput+

with 8-12 container moves per hour vs. traditional 3-5 moves

Seamless road-to-rail conversion+

without expensive transload terminals—use existing warehouse aprons as micro-terminals

Real-time shipment visibility+

and auditable performance metrics through EZRA-1SIX's orchestration layer

Recover billions in working capital+

by reducing railcar dwell times from 48-72 hours to under 24 hours

## For Rail Operators

Unlock dormant infrastructure+

activate underutilized sidings, spurs, and industrial aprons without new capital projects

Multiply origination points+

for shortlines without waiting on new concrete infrastructure

Better blocked, timely trains+

handed to Class I carriers through EZRA-1SIX's pre-blocking optimization

Transform shortlines into the "retail engine"+

for rail growth while Class I focuses on wholesale backbone

Increase rail modal share+

by making first-mile rail as simple as calling a truck

Data-driven interchange agreements+

with quantified volume potential and dwell savings metrics

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## For Government Defense

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70-80% reduction in troop exposure+

through Rāden autonomous SOLO/PAK formations on existing rail corridors

Contested logistics capability+

with quiet electric mode, armored Rāden platforms, and grid-independent LPG range extension

Rapid deployment flexibility+

modular payloads for ISR, medevac, drone ops, and kinetic carriage reconfigurable in minutes

0-70% faster FOB setup times+

with self-routing Rāden convoys delivering 100,000 lb without human drivers

Dual-use infrastructure+

leveraging commercial road/rail networks for national security without new fixed installations

## For Ports Infrastructure

60% throughput increase+

at terminals by eliminating intermediate handling equipment

20-30% more container movements per acre+

through road-siding deployments that bypass traditional infrastructure

Compress crane-to-rail dwell+

and shorten gate queues with GlīderM's direct container-to-rail spotting

15,000-20,000 metric tons CO₂ reduction+

per year from a 10-unit GlīderM fleet replacing diesel hostlers

Convert any hardened apron+

into a functional micro-terminal with EZRA-1SIX's software-scheduled operations

Deploy without megaprojects+

scale incrementally using existing infrastructure and Glīd's mobile platforms

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