Container pickup and return
Collection from the terminal and empty return, on our own chassis.
- Terminal access at Newark and Elizabeth
- Free-day clock tracked per container
- Empty return confirmed in writing
Container to trailer and back, in our own facility four minutes from the terminal — fewer storage days, no third-party handoff.
Transloading is a timing service. A container has a limited number of free days at the terminal; once they run out, demurrage runs daily and does not negotiate. Moving the cargo into trailers immediately — and returning the empty — converts an expensive terminal problem into a routine warehouse movement.
The reason we can do it quickly is that the assets are ours: a warehouse four minutes from Port Newark and trucks with terminal access, so a container can be collected, devanned and reloaded the same day. Verify our stated capacity before publishing it — but the point stands: no waiting on a third party's schedule.
Collection from the terminal and empty return, on our own chassis.
Cargo moved from inbound container to outbound trailer without going into storage.
Floor-loaded cargo built onto pallets, or repacked to a receiver's standard.
Short holding where the outbound leg is not ready yet.
The domestic leg arranged in the same file as the transfer.
Cartons, sacks and palletised freight — the routine transload.
Fast transfers with cold handling on request; confirm capacity with us before booking.
Permitted classes only, segregated and documented; we decline classes we cannot handle.
Heavy or awkward pieces with the right equipment and a lifting plan.
Sealed handling, restricted access and counts reconciled at every movement.
Hand-unloaded and built onto pallets — the most common reason to transload.
We confirm the last free day and schedule the collection against it.
Container pulled from the terminal on our own chassis.
Cargo unloaded, counted, palletised if needed, loaded to the outbound trailer.
Container returned to the terminal and the return confirmed to you.
Domestic leg dispatched with appointments and proof of delivery.
Anyone whose containers arrive faster than their dock can absorb them.
| Lane | Transit | Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Port Newark → Chicago | 2–3 days after transfer | Newark, NJ |
| Port Newark → Atlanta | 2 days after transfer | Newark, NJ |
| Port Newark → Dallas | 3–4 days after transfer | Newark, NJ |
| Elizabeth, NJ → Boston | 1 day after transfer | Elizabeth, NJ |
| Port Newark → Toronto (CA) | 2–3 days after transfer | Newark, NJ |
| Port Newark → Miami | 2–3 days after transfer | Newark, NJ |
It is moving cargo out of an ocean container into domestic trailers, or the reverse. You need it when the container cannot go straight to a dock that can unload it: free days are ending, the receiver has no forklift, or the cargo has to split between several destinations.
That is usually the point. Demurrage accrues while the container sits in the terminal, so pulling it inside the free-day window and returning the empty stops the clock. We track the last free day per container as part of the booking.
For permitted classes, with segregation and the correct documentation. We decline classes we cannot handle rather than stretching coverage — confirm the class list with us before you rely on it.
A palletised 40' container can be devanned and reloaded within hours; a hand-stacked floor-loaded container takes most of a day. Same-day collection and transfer is normal when the outbound truck is booked before the container is pulled.
Yes, on our own chassis, and we confirm the return in writing. Unreturned empties generate per-diem charges that are entirely avoidable, so it is part of the service rather than an extra.
Send the container number and the last free day — we schedule the pull, the transfer and the onward leg.