Ever wonder everything that happens between a factory overseas and the product on your dock? Here's the whole journey, step by step, through the Seattle–Tacoma gateway.
1. Freight forwarding
Our partner Platton books the ocean freight, handles docs and customs, and gets the container onto a vessel bound for the Northwest.
2. Ocean & port
The box crosses the Pacific and lands at the Port of Seattle or Tacoma.
3. Drayage
A drayage trucker pulls the container off the terminal and hauls it to a nearby warehouse — before the Last Free Day clock runs out and demurrage starts.
4. Warehousing & delivery
The freight is received, stored, picked and packed at a warehouse, then shipped out — down to local box-truck delivery to the final door.
5. The trucks that carry it
Every leg after the ocean rides on a truck — and Long Road Repair keeps those trucks running and DOT-legal. One connected chain, freight that keeps moving. Call (425) 900-6212.
This is exactly how we bring in our own equipment. Platton runs the customs clearance plus the ocean and air freight for all of our machinery imports, so it arrives at our door ready to go. Freight forwarding you can count on.
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