A drayage quote starts with the route and the freight. If you can share a few key details about your container and where it needs to go, a carrier can understand the move you are asking for and follow up on anything still missing.
Start with the container and service
Say whether your request is for an import move from a Port of Vancouver terminal, an export move back to a terminal, or both. Include the container size if you know it. Ferndale Transport moves 20ft and 40ft containers on company-owned equipment.
If the freight needs temperature control or travels in a flat rack or open top container, mention that at the start. Reefer and oversized moves have different handling details than a standard container.
Share pickup, delivery and timing
Provide the pickup terminal or address and the delivery address. If you have a ready date or a specific delivery window, include it too. For an export move, give the collection address and the terminal destination instead.
Ferndale focuses on the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. A precise location helps dispatch understand the local route and ask the right follow-up questions.
Describe the freight
Include the commodity, approximate weight and dimensions where applicable. For an oversized load, add the cargo dimensions and the equipment type you expect to need, such as a flat rack, step deck or double drop. If you are not sure about the equipment, say so; the details you have are still useful.
Include any warehouse hand-off
If your container also needs unloading, transloading, storage or cross-docking, describe that as part of the same request. Ferndale has a warehouse on Annacis Island in Delta and handles local trucking in-house. Explaining the whole move from the start helps connect the trucking and warehouse portions of your quote.
You can send these details through the request-a-quote form, or call dispatch if you would rather talk through the move.
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Send the details you have. We’ll take it from there.