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Three short steps. Tell us the service and the lane, and we send a rate within one business day.
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What affects your truckload, sprinter van and box truck rate
Every load is quoted on its own details. These are the ones that matter most:
- The lane. Pickup and delivery locations, the distance between them, and how much freight leaves the delivery area.
- Equipment. A dry van or flatbed for truckload, or a sprinter van or box truck for smaller and time-sensitive freight.
- Weight and dimensions. Total weight, pallet count, and whether the freight can be stacked.
- The ready date and delivery window. Same-day, expedited or appointment-only deliveries need a truck committed to that time.
- Liftgate and site needs. A liftgate, residential or limited-access locations, and inside delivery.
- Carrier capacity on the day the load moves. When fewer trucks are available in a market, rates rise; when more are available, they ease.
- Fuel. Carriers adjust fuel surcharges weekly, and many follow the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) national average diesel price.
What affects your drayage rate
Every container move is quoted on its own details. These are the ones that matter most:
- Container size and weight. A 20-foot, 40-foot or 40-foot high-cube container, and whether the load is overweight and needs special equipment or permits.
- Port congestion. When the ports are backed up due to abnormal congestion, a port congestion fee is applied.
- Fuel. Carriers adjust fuel surcharges weekly, and many follow the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) national average diesel price.
- Extra services. Pre-pulls, yard storage and waiting time beyond the free time included in the quote.
What affects your transload and warehousing rate
Every transload is quoted on its own details. These are the ones that matter most:
- Services needed. Whether you need transloading, deconsolidation, short-term storage or DC bypass in Carson, or more than one of those.
- How the freight is loaded. Palletized freight is faster to handle than floor-loaded freight that has to be built onto pallets at the warehouse.
- Container size and count. The number and size of containers being unpacked drive the handling work.
- Sorting and labeling. Separating freight by purchase order, product or destination, and any labeling or wrapping before outbound shipping, adds handling time.
- How long freight stays in storage. Short-term storage while freight waits for a delivery appointment, receiving date or customer order is priced for the time it is held.
- Where it goes next. The outbound city or ZIP and whether the freight leaves Carson by truckload, box truck or sprinter van.
- Carton weight, dimensions and handling requirements. Heavy, oversized or fragile cartons and any special handling instructions affect how the freight is unloaded, stored and prepared for outbound shipping.
Questions About Rates
Why don't you publish rates?
Each move is priced on its lane, equipment, timing and the carrier capacity available that day, so a posted figure would be wrong for most shipments. A quote takes the details listed above.
What do you need for an accurate drayage quote?
The terminal or rail ramp where the container is picked up, container size and weight, delivery ZIP code, live unload or drop, and the last free day or cargo cutoff.
What is the last free day (LFD)?
The final day to pick up an import container before the terminal starts charging storage (demurrage).
What is the difference between live unload and drop?
Live: the driver waits while you unload. Drop: the container is left and picked up later.
Why can the same lane cost more one week than the next?
Truck capacity in a market changes with demand, season and weather, and the rate follows it.
When does a sprinter van or box truck make sense instead of a full truckload?
For smaller, time-sensitive freight, or deliveries needing a liftgate or a smaller vehicle at the site.
What We Need to Quote
What do you need for a container drayage quote?
For imports, send the terminal, container size, cargo weight per container, vessel ETA, destination ZIP, commodity, and whether it is a live unload or a drop. For exports, send the booking number, vessel, ERD and cutoff if known, the empty pickup location and the loading ZIP code or city. Add containers per month if it repeats.
What do you need for a transload or storage quote?
Send containers per month and container sizes, the commodity, whether the freight is palletized or floor-loaded, and any special handling. Tell us which services you need, transload, deconsolidation, storage or DC bypass, how long the freight stays in storage, and where it goes next on what equipment.
What do you need for a sprinter van or box truck quote?
Send the pickup and delivery ZIP codes, the pallet count, dimensions and weight, whether each end has a dock or needs a liftgate, the ready date and delivery window, and the commodity. If you are not sure which vehicle fits, the load planner suggests one before you request the quote.
What happens after I request a quote?
Our team reviews the service, volume, equipment and timing, then sends the quote. The more of the form you fill in, the more accurate the first quote. If you would rather talk it through, call 424-842-4065 or email info@whisk-freight.com with the shipment details.