Commercial update: OmniTRAX names Ryan Dreier CCO on Jan. 27

OmniTRAX names Ryan Dreier CCO, the company announced on Jan. 27, according to Railway Age. Dreier joined OmniTRAX in 2025 as Executive Vice President after an extensive career at BNSF Railway.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

In this role, he will oversee OmniTRAX commercial strategy—covering sales operations, transload, and new business development—as outlined in a summary by Progressive Railroading. OmniTRAX said the position spans the main commercial functions tied to supporting customers and expanding market reach.

OmniTRAX names Ryan Dreier CCO: background from BNSF Railway

Before joining OmniTRAX, Dreier served as BNSF Railway’s Vice President of Industrial Products Marketing. He led marketing and sales across a broad mix of carload commodities, including food products, building and construction materials, dimensional components, and chemical and petroleum products.

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OmniTRAX CEO Colby Tanner said the company’s “trusted, tailored service” has driven record-setting growth. As OmniTRAX adds new markets and new operations, he said Dreier’s industry relationships and national network experience will help bring new customers to rail.

OmniTRAX growth and Fortune 500 clients

OmniTRAX said it has grown more than 50% over the past five years, adding customers and serving new markets. The company also pointed to record volumes and said its rail network has added major industrial names and Fortune 500 clients, including The Home Depot, Clorox, CMC Steel, Tata Chemicals and WE Soda, as noted by Trains.com.

Commercial strategy, sales operations, and transload priorities

Dreier said evolving global and domestic supply chains continue to reinforce the value of rail service by providing expanded market access and critical connectivity. He added that OmniTRAX combines rail and real estate resources with industry-leading service to deliver exceptional operational efficiency to customers across industry.

Dreier earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

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