Lumber Drayage
Moving imported lumber from the port to your warehouse, plant or distribution center. Dimensional, engineered wood and palletized building materials.
Imported lumber is bulky, heavy, moisture-sensitive to varying degrees and often arrives in volumes that exceed anything the receiving yard can absorb at once. The storage decision is usually a three-way trade-off between indoor space, covered outdoor space and open yard, and getting it wrong shows up as warping, staining or claims months later.
What Moves in These Containers
- Dimensional lumber and framing
- Engineered wood (LVL, I-joists, glulam)
- Plywood, OSB and panel products
- Palletized and banded building materials
- Millwork and moulding
- Treated and untreated softwood
Drayage Considerations
Heavy industrial commodities like lumber change the drayage equation. Container weight determines whether a standard chassis is legal or a tri-axle is required, and overweight moves price differently at every port. Terminal appointments, chassis pool availability and your receiving window all shape the final rate far more than the line haul itself.
If the container is staying intact to your facility, drayage is the whole move. If it needs to be reworked, transloading near the port often beats draying a heavy box inland. Our consultants price both and tell you which is cheaper for your freight.