Appointment and check-in
Send the date, time, confirmation, receiving hours, entrance, gate or dock assignment, site contact, and rules for early or late arrival.
Appointment delivery by review
Live-Unload Container Delivery for Seattle and Tacoma
During a live unload, the driver and chassis remain at the receiver while the site unloads the container. SP Logistics can review the delivery when the appointment, site access, unloading resources, expected service time, and empty return are clear.
Receiver readiness
A workable live unload begins with a confirmed appointment and a realistic estimate from check-in through empty release.
Unloading staff and equipment
Confirm the receiver has the staff and equipment needed for the cargo, whether that is a dock, forklift, crane, ramp, or another site-supplied method.
Expected service time
Include check-in, inspections, paperwork, unloading, counting, dock delays, and any other process that may keep the driver and chassis on site.
Waiting time and access
Waiting can begin before physical unloading when check-in, dock access, staffing, security, or paperwork is delayed. The confirmed quote terms and actual service time determine detention exposure.
Provide the truck entrance, turn space, overhead clearance, ground conditions, parking or idling limits, and a phone number for an on-site contact.
Container, chassis, and equipment
Send the container size, gross weight, loaded status, chassis source, provider rules, and any overweight, tri-axle, reefer, genset, or other equipment requirement.
For reefer cargo, include the customer-supplied temperature setting, genset source, fuel responsibility, receiver power plan, and return instructions.
Empty return and driver-hour fit
Include the expected empty-ready time, return facility, appointment or dual-transaction instructions, chassis return location, and any same-day cutoff. A late release or changed return location can require Tacoma yard review or a separate return move.
SP Logistics provides the trucking leg. The receiver remains responsible for unloading, cargo handling, inside movement, and site readiness.
Information for the quote
- Pickup facility, release, container, size, weight, and chassis.
- Receiver appointment, check-in, access, contact, and unloading resources.
- Expected service time and any inspection or paperwork delay.
- Empty return, chassis return, cutoff, and closeout instructions.
Related delivery services
Container Delivery Options
Compare live unload with drop/hook, private-pool chassis, pre-pull, and Tacoma yard timing.
Compare delivery optionsDrop/Hook Container Delivery
A drop may fit when the receiver has permission and space to keep the container and chassis until later pickup.
Check drop site requirementsDemurrage and Detention
Waiting, unload duration, equipment use, or return access can change the move.
Check time and return exposureRequest a live-unload quote
Include the appointment, receiver, unload resources, expected time, access, chassis, weight, and empty-return instructions.