Drayage and Ocean Freight

If you will be receiving freight from overseas, you will need to determine how your freight, presumably traveling in containerized shipping, will find its way from the seaport to you or vice versa. What you will need is a drayage carrier. Drayage is a type of intermodal transportation, primarily encompassing the relationship between ocean transport and transport by truck, more specifically the inland transportation from the original shipper to the port or from the port to the terminal at which the cargo is stripped of its ocean container. The advent of drayage has revolutionized the effectiveness of the ocean transport industry and how goods are transported over the past several decades. Intermodal transport and integrated logistics have coupled to provide reliable freight delivery as was never before possible.

When planning an ocean move, you will need to search for a company that specializes in intermodal transportation. You will need a transportation company with access to both highways, seaports, and sometimes railroad. RM Logistics is able to service all three types of locations. Whether you will be moving your shipping containers to or from port, you will need someone capable of supporting their size, be it 20-foot, 40-foot, 45-foot, 48-foot, or 53-foot ocean shipping containers. These containers will be transported to or from the seaport by truck specifically at a seaport container terminal. Picking the right company for your drayage move is highly critical, as you want to ensure that your drayage cargo moves as efficiently, seamlessly, and securely as possible when utilizing intermodal ocean freight transportation, with your time-sensitive goals in mind.

If you are planning multiple overseas freight shipments, it is critical to select a transportation company that will provide you with efficient containerized freight movement, increase shipping volume, and reduce logistical conflicts. Whether your ocean freight move is an import or an export, you will need to be aware of the taxes and tariffs that will be applied, as well as any additional customs fees that may be levied. Ideally, your chosen trucking company will help you to determine these fees along with the appropriate paperwork and insurance binders that will be needed to get your drayage shipment rolling.

You will want a transportation company that offers not only port-to-terminal drayage service, but also door-to-door delivery so as to significantly decrease time-in-transit and increase cost-efficiency. When it comes to drayage, RM Logistics is able to offer both highly competitive rates and reputable, on-time service.