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Drayage

Container Drayage from the Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminals

The short version

Drayage is the short-haul move that gets a container from the marine or rail terminal to where the work happens. Mercer runs drayage directly from the Northwest Seaport Alliance terminals in Seattle and Tacoma to our facilities and yours, managing chassis, appointment windows and live or drop moves.

Aerial of an intermodal rail yard with containers
How it works

Inside the service.

Drayage is the short-haul move that gets your container from the marine or rail terminal to where the real work happens. Mercer runs drayage directly from the Northwest Seaport Alliance terminals in Seattle and Tacoma to our facilities and yours, managing chassis, terminal appointment windows and live or drop moves.

Because our drayage feeds straight into Mercer’s own CES, CFS, warehouse and fulfillment operations, there’s no hand-off to a separate trucker — and real-time status follows the container the whole way, so you always know where your freight is.

What you get

  • Bonded port, rail & air cargo service
  • Region’s largest privately owned super chassis fleet
  • Renewable diesel, GPS-tracked asset-based truck fleet
  • Real-time online container tracking
  • TMS integrations for automated trucking events
Questions, answered

Frequently asked.

Where does Mercer provide drayage?

From the Northwest Seaport Alliance marine and rail terminals in Seattle and Tacoma to Mercer’s facilities or your destination.

Does Mercer manage chassis and terminal appointments?

Yes — chassis sourcing, terminal appointment windows, and live or drop moves are all coordinated as part of the drayage service.

Let's talk

Put container drayage to work.

Tell us what you’re moving and our Fife dispatch team will route your request — usually within one business day.