Standard freight · Drayage
Drayage
Drayage is the short-haul move of a container between the port or rail ramp and its next stop — usually a warehouse. It is a small distance with outsized importance: the leg that connects ocean and rail freight to the road network.
What it is
What drayage is
Drayage moves a loaded or empty container over a short distance — from a port terminal or rail ramp to a warehouse, from a warehouse back to the ramp, or between facilities. It is the hand-off between long-distance ocean or rail transport and domestic trucking.
Our position on the Atlanta industrial corridor puts us close to the Southeast port lanes and intermodal ramps, so import containers can be drayed and transloaded without a long, costly detour.
When you need drayage
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Import containers landing at port
Ocean freight arrives and the container has to reach a warehouse to be unloaded or transloaded.
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Intermodal rail moves
A container coming off the rail ramp needs the final road leg to its destination.
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Empty returns
After unloading, the empty container has to go back to the ramp on schedule to avoid fees.
The benefits
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Atlanta port proximity
Sitting near the Southeast lanes shortens the drayage leg and the cost that rides on it.
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Drayage + transload together
We can dray the container and transload it to domestic freight in one coordinated move.
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Schedule discipline
Coordinated pickups and empty returns help you stay ahead of detention and per-diem charges.
Capabilities
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Port and rail drayage
Container pickup and delivery from port terminals and intermodal ramps.
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Warehouse delivery
Direct dray to our 80,000 sq ft Atlanta facility or to yours.
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Empty management
Timely empty returns to keep container fees in check.
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