Road transport that completes the journey.

Port drayage depends on precise timing. Chassis availability, terminal appointment systems, per-diem clocks on the container and the receiving facility's own dock hours all have to line up on the same day.

We book the delivery appointment and the drayage against the free-time allowance on the container. That sequencing keeps demurrage and detention off the final invoice.

On a live unload the driver waits while the trailer is emptied, and detention charges start once the free waiting period expires. On a drop-and-hook the trailer is left at the facility and collected later, which removes the waiting cost but requires the receiver to have yard space and a second trailer slot.

For any receiver whose unload takes more than an hour or two, drop-and-hook is usually cheaper even after the extra equipment cost. We ask about dock capacity before quoting, because the answer changes the price.

Freight crossing a border by road runs on its own documentation. In Europe that is the CMR consignment note, with T1 transit for goods that have not yet been cleared. In North America, goods moving under customs control travel in-bond on an immediate transportation, transportation and exportation, or immediate exportation entry.

We confirm the movement type and the bonded carrier before the load is tendered, so the cargo moves through to its inland destination without a hold.