Tires & Rubber Drayage
Moving imported tires & rubber from the port to your warehouse, plant or distribution center. Passenger, truck and OTR tires, rubber bales and industrial rubber goods.
Tires are among the most fire-code-restricted commodities in warehousing. Storage arrangement, pile height, rack style and sprinkler design are all governed specifically for rubber tires, and the difference between a compliant building and a non-compliant one is not negotiable with a landlord. Everything else, cube efficiency, handling, distribution, comes after that question is settled.
What Moves in These Containers
- Passenger and light-truck tires
- Commercial truck and bus tires
- OTR, agricultural and industrial tires
- Natural rubber bales and blocks
- Synthetic rubber and compounds
- Industrial rubber goods, belting and hose
Drayage Considerations
Heavy industrial commodities like tires & rubber 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.