Packaging Drayage
Moving imported packaging from the port to your warehouse, plant or distribution center. Corrugated, components and palletized industrial packaging.
Packaging materials are light, bulky and consumed continuously by production lines, which makes them a classic candidate for port-adjacent warehousing. The economics turn on pallet-position density and the reliability of scheduled replenishment to the plant, not on handling sophistication.
What Moves in These Containers
- Corrugated cases, sheets and die-cut blanks
- Folding cartons and printed packaging
- Closures, caps, preforms and containers
- Films, stretch wrap and flexible packaging
- Labels and packaging components
- Industrial and protective packaging
Drayage Considerations
Heavy industrial commodities like packaging 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.