Export Container Drayage to the Port of Long Beach
ITZON TRANSPORT provides export container drayage from Southern California facilities to the Port of Long Beach, whether your container is already loaded or you need an empty container picked up first.
Request an Export Drayage QuoteTwo Ways ITZON TRANSPORT Supports Export Container Moves
Export drayage can begin with a loaded container already at the shipper's facility or with an empty container that must first be delivered for loading.
Loaded Export Pickup
For shipments where the export container is already loaded and ready for transportation.
Empty Pickup + Loaded Return
For shipments that require an empty ocean container to be delivered to the shipper before the loaded container is transported to the port.
ITZON Transport provides the trucking and drayage portion of these moves. Vessel loading and all subsequent ocean-carrier operations are outside the scope of drayage.
Export Drayage Starts With the Shipment and Terminal Timing
Coordinating the move around the correct shipment and terminal information helps avoid unnecessary delays or complications. Before dispatch, ITZON TRANSPORT reviews the available details for the specific export workflow required.
Relevant information for an export drayage move may include:
- Which export workflow is required: loaded pickup only OR empty pickup + loaded return
- Port of Long Beach terminal, when identified
- Ocean carrier or steamship line information, when available
- Booking information, when available
- Empty-container release or pickup information, when applicable
- Terminal receiving status and applicable receiving window
- Applicable ERD or start-receive information, when relevant
- Cargo or CY cutoff information, when relevant
- Shipper facility loading and ready timing
- Container details and size
- Equipment requirements for the move
Terminal receiving conditions, carrier requirements, and shipment details can vary and are subject to change. ITZON TRANSPORT does not determine, control, or set ERDs, receiving windows, or cutoff deadlines — those are established by the terminal and ocean carrier. Dispatch planning is based on the information available for the shipment at the time of coordination.
What ITZON TRANSPORT Coordinates for an Export Container Move
ITZON Transport's role is the trucking and drayage portion of the export move. Ocean booking, export documentation, customs and export filings, and other shipment documentation remain with the appropriate exporter, freight forwarder, broker, ocean carrier, or other responsible party.
Empty Container Pickup When Required
Coordinate pickup of the designated empty ocean container based on applicable release information and availability.
Empty Container Delivery to Shipper
Transport the empty container to the customer's Southern California facility for loading.
Loaded Export Container Pickup
Pick up the loaded export container from the shipper when it is ready for transportation.
Port of Long Beach Terminal Delivery
Transport the loaded export container to the applicable Port of Long Beach marine terminal.
Terminal Appointment Coordination
Coordinate terminal appointments when an appointment is applicable to the move and scheduling availability permits.
Dispatch & Equipment Coordination
Coordinate trucking, chassis and equipment requirements when applicable, and communication throughout the drayage move.
What to Provide for an Export Drayage Quote
Customers do not need every detail before contacting ITZON Transport. Providing the information currently available helps our team review the transportation requirements and determine pricing and availability.
- Export workflow needed: Loaded Pickup Only OR Empty Pickup + Loaded Return
- Pickup address or shipper facility
- Port of Long Beach terminal, when known
- Ocean carrier or steamship line, when known
- Booking information, when available
- Container number, when available
- Container size
- Approximate loaded weight
- Empty-container pickup or release information, when applicable
- Customer loading or ready timing
- Terminal receiving or cutoff information, when known
- Facility instructions
- Known equipment requirements
Export Container Timing: Receiving Windows, ERD & Cutoffs
A few timing terms commonly appear in export container planning. Understanding them helps ensure the drayage move is coordinated around the correct shipment and terminal information.
ERD / Start-Receive Date
The ERD or start-receive date generally indicates when a terminal begins accepting an export container for a particular shipment or vessel. The applicable date can depend on terminal and ocean-carrier information.
Cargo / CY Cutoff
A cargo or CY cutoff is generally a deadline associated with delivering the export container to the terminal. Exact requirements can vary by shipment, terminal, and ocean carrier.
Terminal Receiving Conditions
A terminal must be receiving the applicable export container before delivery can be completed. Receiving conditions and schedules can change, so current shipment information should be reviewed before dispatch.
ITZON TRANSPORT uses the shipment and terminal information available when coordinating the drayage move but does not set or control ERDs, cutoffs, receiving windows, or terminal acceptance.
Export Drayage for Southern California Businesses
ITZON Transport provides the trucking and drayage portion of the export move for a range of businesses and logistics professionals.
Exporters
Businesses shipping loaded containers from Southern California facilities to the Port of Long Beach, whether the container arrives loaded or requires empty pickup first.
Manufacturers
Manufacturing operations that need empty containers delivered for loading or loaded containers transported from their facility to the port.
Warehouses
Distribution and fulfillment facilities coordinating outbound containerized cargo to the Port of Long Beach, including moves requiring empty-container delivery for loading.
Freight Forwarders
Coordinate the trucking portion of export container moves between Southern California shipper facilities and Port of Long Beach terminals.
NVOCCs
Support outbound container transportation based on the booking, equipment, pickup, and terminal requirements supplied for the shipment.
Logistics Providers
Provide Southern California export drayage support when a customer or managed shipment requires container transportation to the Port of Long Beach.
Southern California Export Container Pickup
ITZON TRANSPORT can review export-container transportation — including loaded export-container pickup and empty-container delivery for export moves — from commercial locations within its service area to the Port of Long Beach. Service area markets include the San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire, Orange County, South Bay and Greater Long Beach, Santa Clarita Valley, and surrounding communities.
For pickup locations outside the primary service area, contact ITZON Transport to discuss the specific transportation requirements.
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What Is Port Drayage?
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How Much Does Port Drayage Cost?
A practical look at the factors that affect drayage pricing for import and export container moves.
What Is a Container Chassis?
An explanation of container chassis, how they are used in drayage, and what to know about chassis coordination.
Export Container Drayage — Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. ITZON TRANSPORT can pick up loaded export containers from Southern California commercial facilities and transport them to the applicable Port of Long Beach terminal, based on shipment requirements and availability.
Yes. When the export move requires an empty container first, ITZON TRANSPORT can coordinate pickup of the designated empty container, transport it to the shipper's facility for loading, and later transport the loaded container to the Port of Long Beach, based on applicable release information, equipment availability, shipment requirements, and scheduling.
Helpful information includes which export workflow is needed (loaded pickup only or empty pickup + loaded return), the pickup location, Port of Long Beach terminal when known, container size and approximate loaded weight, booking information when available, empty-container release information when applicable, and timing and facility requirements. You do not need every detail before reaching out.
Contact ITZON Transport as early as practical once shipment, equipment, and terminal timing information becomes available. Earlier coordination allows more time to review requirements and confirm scheduling.
An ERD (Earliest Return Date) or start-receive date generally refers to the date a terminal begins accepting export containers for a particular vessel or booking. Terminology and specific requirements may vary by terminal and ocean carrier.
Terminal acceptance depends on applicable receiving conditions and shipment requirements. Dispatch planning should account for the current receiving status and timing information available for the shipment. ITZON TRANSPORT does not guarantee terminal acceptance.
ITZON TRANSPORT can coordinate terminal appointments when an appointment is applicable to the move and scheduling availability permits.
Need an Export Container Moved to the Port of Long Beach?
Whether your loaded export container is ready for pickup or you need an empty container delivered to your facility first, send ITZON Transport the available shipment details. Our team can review the transportation requirements, terminal information, timing, and availability.