Drayage
Drayage is the short-distance transport of containerized freight between a port or rail terminal and a nearby warehouse, distribution center, or transload facility, serving as the critical first or last mile connection for intermodal and ocean shipments.
Why It Matters
Drayage is where ocean and rail supply chains meet the road network. It is also where containers are most vulnerable to delay: port congestion, chassis shortages, appointment misalignment, and customs holds all create bottlenecks. A container that traveled 6,000 miles by ocean in 21 days can sit at the port for 5 days waiting for drayage pickup.
The FourKites Perspective
The FourKites Shipment Twin connects ocean container tracking to drayage movement as one continuous journey. The Graph provides port-specific dwell intelligence and drayage carrier reliability data. Alan coordinates dock appointments at the destination based on actual drayage ETAs, not planned arrival times that assume smooth port operations.