Merchants Distribution Service

Merchants Distribution Service is literally at the crossroads of America – the intersection of Interstates 80 and 35 in Des Moines, Iowa. Almost any place in the continental U.S. is just three days by truck, a few more by rail. It is no secret that a public warehouse offers storage. However we offer much more. We have established ourselves as specialists in Rail – to – Truck and Truck – to – Rail, serving the paper, lumber, manufacturing, and agriculture industries. Merchants Distribution Service offers our customers cost competitive solutions.

Our reputation for excellence is based on over 100 years of experience in warehousing, transportation and distribution. This has been achieved through Merchants’ commitment to service and an emphasis on flexibility to meet our customers’ various needs.

Whether product comes in to us by truck or by rail, as a public warehouse we handle almost any non-hazardous commodity and have established ourselves as an authority on the proper warehousing, handling, shipping, and delivery for the newsprint, paper, paper products, and plastics industries as well as food and beverage containers, appliances, general commodities, and non-hazardous animal and agricultural supplies.