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Port of Wilmington, Delaware

Port of Wilmington drayage

We pull import containers at the Port of Wilmington every day, mostly reefer containers of fresh fruit, and deliver them anywhere in the country. Our yard is 0.9 miles from the gate.

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At a glance

Wilmington is our home port.

Most of our freight starts here. We know the gate, the terminal and the receivers our customers ship to.

A refrigerated container ship docked under the gantry cranes at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, with tugboats alongside
Terminal
Port of Wilmington, 1 Hausel Rd, Wilmington, DE 19801
Our yard
56 J Caldwell Ln, New Castle, DE. 0.9 miles from the gate, about 3 minutes
Containers
20 and 40 foot, reefer and dry
Drivers
TWIC cards registered with port security
Pickups
Daily, same-day when the box is released
Empties
Returned on every load, with a photo
How it works

A Wilmington container, start to finish

Step 1

Send the container

Container number, steamship line, last free day and where it delivers.

Step 2

We pull it

A TWIC driver picks it up. Temperature and seal photos go on your tracking link.

Step 3

Deliver or stage

Straight to your receiver, live or drop. Not ready? It waits at our yard before last free day.

Step 4

Empty back

We return the empty and send the photo with the POD.

Lanes from the port

From the Port of Wilmington to anywhere.

Near the port, the container goes straight to your receiver. Farther out, we transload it near the port into a trailer and deliver it anywhere in the country.

Diagram: containers from the Port of Wilmington go straight to receivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, or are transloaded into a trailer for any city in the US, and the empty returns to the port
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Container straight to your door

We pull the box at the port and deliver it to your receiver, live or drop, then bring the empty back.

Long distance, like Chicago

Transloaded into a trailer

We pull the container to a transload warehouse near the port, move the freight into a reefer or dry van trailer, and deliver it to your receiver. The empty goes back to the port.

Lanes we run every week
Boston area, MANew Haven, CTBronx, NYNewburgh, NYHatfield, MAVineland, NJ
What we haul
BananasPlantainsPineapplesMelonsOther fresh produceDry groceryOverweight containers
Port questions

Port of Wilmington questions

Do your drivers have TWIC cards?

Yes. The Port of Wilmington only lets in drivers whose TWIC card is registered with port security, and ours are.

How close is your yard to the port?

0.9 miles from the gate, about 3 minutes, at 56 J Caldwell Ln in New Castle.

Can you pull my container before last free day?

Yes, once it is released. If your receiver is not ready, it waits at our yard. Short-term storage is available.

Do you haul reefer containers?

Most of our Wilmington freight is reefer. We check the set point at pickup and post a temperature photo to your tracking link.

Do you return the empty?

Yes, on every container load, with a photo.

Do you haul overweight containers?

Yes. Tell us the weight when you ask for a quote.

What do you need to quote a Wilmington container?

Container number, steamship line, last free day and the delivery address. Quotes in 15 minutes, 7 AM to 9 PM ET.

Have a load this week?

Send it over and get a price in 15 minutes, 7 AM to 9 PM ET.

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