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Hillwood recently leased 292,500 square feet of space to Alliance Brokers Inc. at the newly created Alliance Heavy-Load Container Area, which is near BNSF Railway Co.’s Alliance, Texas, intermodal facility.

The container area’s first lessee, Alliance Brokers will use the space to provide various logistics services, including heavy-load container transportation and drayage.

New private roads between the heavy load container area and BNSF terminal can accommodate heavier loads than public roads, which are subject to weight restrictions, Hillwood said.

BNSF recently completed major improvements at the terminal, including new entry and exit gates, about nine miles of new track and two new bridges. The facility now can handle 1 million containers annually vs. 500,000 units prior to the upgrades.

Meanwhile, CSX Intermodal recently received the 2008 Carrier of the Year award from Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp.

The award recognizes a carrier’s “excellence” in quality, service and support, Evergreen said.