What Is Drayage? The Critical Link Between Ports and Your Fulfillment Pipeline
If you’re importing goods and selling on Amazon or your own DTC site, drayage isn’t just another logistics term — it’s your first mile of fulfillment.
When your containers arrive at U.S. ports, the clock starts ticking. Delays mean detention fees. Confusion means inventory bottlenecks. Drayage is the short-distance movement of cargo — from port to warehouse — and if it’s not fast, clean, and compliant, your entire supply chain suffers.
That’s where MyFBAPrep comes in.
What Is Drayage, Exactly?
Drayage is the short-haul transport of shipping containers from ports and rail yards to their next stop: a prep facility, 3PL warehouse, or final delivery hub.
Common use cases:
- Container pickup at Port of LA, delivered to a New Jersey Amazon FBA prep center.
- Rail container moved from Chicago yard to DTC warehouse for unboxing and fulfillment.
- FCL (full container load) transloaded into pallets and labeled for Amazon.
- LCL (less than container load) broken down, sorted, and consolidated with other SKUs.
Why Drayage Matters More Than You Think
It’s not just about trucking. The drayage leg sets the tone for:
- Inventory timing — Get your goods in faster, avoid OOS penalties.
- Amazon compliance — Prevent issues by prepping at the right location.
- Cost control — Avoid demurrage, detention, and rework.
- Customer experience — For cold chain, DTC, and B2B orders.
Without seamless drayage, your freight sits idle, eats fees, and misses windows.
MyFBAPrep’s Drayage Solution
We combine port scheduling, container pickup, transloading, and fulfillment prep — all under one roof.
Supported Ports:
- U.S.: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Savannah, Newark, Houston, Miami, Charleston, Seattle
- Canada: Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto
We handle:
- Live unloads or drop-and-pick drayage
- Appointment booking and dock scheduling
- Transloading from container to pallet
- Cross-docking, storage, or FBA prep
- Cold chain drayage (refrigerated or frozen)
Drayage + FBA = Faster, Cheaper, Cleaner
We’re not just moving your containers — we’re setting you up for faster Amazon success.
MyFBAPrep can provide:
- FBA-compliant palletization
- Labeling, kitting, shrink-wrapping
- Shipment creation and routing
- Full visibility from port to prep
- Consolidated invoicing, zero surprise fees
Need to cross-dock into multiple warehouses? We can split containers and push SKUs across our 100+ facility network.
Cold Chain? We’ve Got You
Temperature-sensitive cargo like supplements, skincare, or refrigerated food? Our cold chain facilities support:
- Cold chain drayage from port to warehouse
- Ambient, refrigerated, or frozen staging
- Co-packing and DTC/B2B fulfillment
- Same-day FBA turnarounds for perishables
Ready to Tighten Up Your First Mile?
Whether you’re moving 1 container per month or 100, MyFBAPrep provides the drayage, prep, and fulfillment services modern brands need to stay agile and scalable.