What information is needed for a quote?
Gather the facility, container, release or booking, timing, weight, receiver, chassis, and return information.
Quote informationDISPATCH-READY RESOURCES
Seattle/Tacoma drayage guides & shipment checklists
Not sure what information to send? Start with the resource that matches your question. Once you have the terminal or rail ramp, container, timing, receiver, equipment, and return details, request a quote.
Eight common container questions
Which terminal or rail ramp controls the move?
Identify the exact Seattle or Tacoma marine terminal, BNSF facility, or UP ramp before pickup planning begins.
Terminal and ramp informationHow do LFD, pre-pulls, and receiver timing affect the plan?
Compare terminal free time with receiver readiness, chassis needs, Tacoma yard capacity, and final delivery.
Check pre-pull timingShould the receiver use live unload, Drop/Hook, or another delivery method?
The receiver's appointment, space, unloading capability, chassis plan, and later pickup determine the workable option.
Compare delivery optionsWhat chassis or equipment information is required?
Container size, gross weight, provider rules, chassis source, equipment fit, and return location can change the move.
Chassis informationCan Tacoma yard or Sumner palletized support help?
Tacoma staging and confirmed-scope Sumner palletized work solve different operating needs and are quoted separately.
Storage supportWhat is needed for reefer, high-value, or specialty cargo?
Send commodity, temperature or equipment needs, weight, receiver access, insurance requirements, and timing.
Sensitive cargo detailsDoes SP Logistics serve this lane?
Washington lanes can be bid; Oregon and Idaho are reviewed by fit. Facility timing, receiver access, and returns still matter.
Service areasTools for a move still being organized
The Quote Readiness Checker identifies missing shipment information. The Pre-Pull Risk Checker helps organize LFD, receiver timing, chassis, and Tacoma yard questions.
Quote Readiness Checker
Container quote checklist
Pre-Pull Risk Checker
When the shipment is urgent
Call (206) 802-5203 when last free day, export cutoff, terminal appointment, empty return, or receiver timing is already close. Dispatch hours are Monday-Friday, 5 AM-8 PM.
Full resource index
Customer prep guides
Find detailed information about terminals, rail ramps, timing, delivery, chassis, specialty cargo, regional lanes, and accessorial work.
- Quote information
- Chassis information
- Port of Seattle T5/T18/T46 guide
- Port of Tacoma terminal guide
- BNSF SIG pickup guide
- UP Tacoma rail guide
- What is a container pre-pull?
- What is LFD?
- Demurrage vs detention
- Live unload vs drop
- Import container delivery
- Empty return planning
- Export container drayage planning
- Receiver details for warehouses and DCs
- Tacoma yard storage planning article
- Palletized storage review article
- Reefer container drayage guide
- What is a genset?
- Overweight container planning
- When do you need a tri-axle?
- Open-top in-gauge planning
- Flat-rack route and securement planning
- Long-distance / overseas container trucking support
- Seattle to Portland planning article
- Tacoma to Portland planning article
- Seattle to Spokane planning article
- Tacoma to Spokane planning article
- Accessorial planning article
- Freight broker quote details
- Freight forwarder checklist
Have the shipment details?
Send the facility, container, timing, weight, receiver, equipment, and return information for a quote.