Machinery & Industrial Equipment Drayage
Moving imported machinery & industrial equipment from the port to your warehouse, plant or distribution center. Heavy, oversized and crated industrial equipment.
Machinery and industrial equipment rarely fit the standard warehouse model. Pieces are heavy, oversized, individually valuable, and frequently arrive on flat racks or as breakbulk. The storage requirement is usually described in floor positions and crane capacity rather than pallet positions.
What Moves in These Containers
- Production machinery and machine tools
- Heavy and construction equipment
- Oversized and out-of-gauge pieces
- Crated and skidded industrial equipment
- Spare parts and tooling packages
- Project cargo and plant relocations
Drayage Considerations
Heavy industrial commodities like machinery & industrial equipment 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.