Destination
Miami to Orlando
Close enough to run a container through on a chassis and still get the box back inside its free days, which is why we quote it both ways rather than defaulting to transload.
Get a quote
Tell us the port, the box and the delivery address and we will price Orlando both ways where it is worth it.
Or email quotes@dariaslogistics.com.
Last free day today or tomorrow?
The clock runs at the port, not on the road
Demurrage starts at the terminal the day after your last free day, whether the freight is going five miles or five hundred. We pre-pull the container onto the yard first and run to Orlando when you are ready, rather than letting the box sit at the terminal earning charges while the receiver sorts out a door.
Through, or transloaded
Two ways to run Orlando
Through on a chassis. The container itself goes to Orlando. Simplest when the receiver can turn it around quickly, because the box, the chassis and the per diem clock all travel with it.
Transloaded to a trailer. The freight comes out of the container at the warehouse and onto a trailer. The empty goes back to the line in Miami the same week, and the 235-mile run is not paying container and chassis rates. Past about 250 miles this is usually the cheaper answer, which is why we quote both.
The run from the port to Orlando
An Orlando container usually starts at PortMiami, about 235 road miles south, running up the Florida Turnpike or I-95 and then across. Transit is next day, and often same day when the box is released early and the receiving end can take a delivery late in the afternoon.
This is the distance where the through or transload question is genuinely open, which is why it gets quoted both ways instead of defaulted. Orlando is close enough that a container can go up on a chassis and come back inside its free days, so through stays on the table. Transloading at the Hialeah Gardens warehouse, about 20 road miles from PortMiami, puts the freight on a trailer and sends the empty straight back to the line instead of driving it up the state and home again.
Delivering in Orlando
Orlando is the seat of Orange County, where the Florida Turnpike meets I-4, with Orlando International Airport in the city and Port Canaveral about an hour east on the coast. A receiver needs a dock or a ground level plan with a forklift and room for a 40 ft container on a chassis, and needs to say whether the site is appointment only or first come, because that is what decides same day against next morning.
Send the container number, the steamship line, the last free day, the delivery address and whether you want a live unload or a drop, and it gets priced through and transloaded so you can see both numbers.
What runs it
Everything we run
20ft standard
20' GP / 22G1
20ft high cube
20' HC / 25G1
40ft standard
40' GP / 42G1
40ft high cube
40' HC / 45G1
45ft high cube
45' HC / L5G1
45ft high cube, 102in wide
45' HC wide body, 102in
20ft reefer
20' RF / 22R1
40ft reefer
40' RF / 42R1
40ft high cube reefer
40' RH / 45R1
Open top
20' 22U1 / 40' 42U1
Flat rack
20' / 40' FR
ISO tank
20' tank
Overweight containers
any, over legal gross
Bonded and in-bond
any, under customs bond
Flatbed
The default open deck, in 48ft and 53ft. Loads from the side, the top or the back, and anything over 8ft 6in of cargo height starts needing a permit.
Step deck
A dropped main deck buys about 18 inches of legal cargo height over a flatbed. Also called a drop deck.
Double drop
A fixed well between two raised decks, for tall freight that does not need to be driven on.
Lowboy
The lowest deck there is, for tall and heavy machines. Short well, so length is usually the constraint rather than weight.
Piggyback forklift
A rough-terrain forklift that rides on a mounting kit at the rear of the flatbed and unloads where there is no dock and no site equipment. The freight pays for it twice: in the surcharge and in the payload its weight displaces, which is why it is quoted only where it saves more than it costs.
RGN, removable gooseneck
The gooseneck detaches so the deck becomes a ramp and the machine drives on. Extendable and multi-axle versions carry the heaviest and longest loads we handle.
Stretch flatbed and step deck
Extendable decks for freight that is legal on weight but far too long, like beams, blades and pipe. The deck stretches to support the load rather than letting it overhang.
Multi-axle heavy haul
More axles under the same deck, so the weight spreads far enough to permit. This is where transformers, presses and plant equipment ride.
Conestoga
A rolling tarp on a frame, so freight loads from the side like a flatbed but travels covered like a van. No tarping crew, no weather risk.
Dry van
Enclosed, palletized freight, in 48ft and 53ft. The default for anything transloaded out of a container for an inland run.
Reefer trailer
Temperature-controlled van, in 48ft and 53ft. What a reefer container becomes when the freight transloads for an inland run.
Before it leaves Hialeah Gardens
One warehouse in Hialeah Gardens, over 50 dock doors
Everything that happens off the chassis happens here, in Hialeah Gardens, a short run from the ports, before the freight goes anywhere. Transload, cross-dock, storage, or shipping and receiving in your name. On Orlando it is often what makes the lane cheaper, because the empty goes straight back to the line in Hialeah Gardens instead of travelling.
What lands on the invoice
- Chassis
- The trailer the container rides on. If it is not where the container is, that is a chassis split and an extra trip.
- Pre-pull
- Collecting the box before you are ready, to stop terminal storage running. Almost always cheaper than the demurrage it avoids.
- Demurrage
- The terminal charging you for cargo sitting inside the gate past the last free day.
The rest of it
Questions
Straight answers
How late can a container leaving PortMiami be delivered in Orlando the same day?
It happens, but only when everything lines up: an early terminal appointment, a box already released, and a receiver in Orlando who can take freight late in the afternoon. About 235 road miles is roughly four hours of driving before anything goes wrong. Plan on next day and treat same day as the good outcome, and say up front how late your dock will still accept a delivery.
What decides whether transloading is worth it on the Orlando lane?
Free days and how fast you can unload. If the container can go up, be emptied and come back before the free time runs out, running it through is simpler and the freight gets touched once. If the box would sit in Orlando for days, stripping it near the port sends the empty home early while the trailer takes its time. That is exactly why it is quoted both ways.
Does Port Canaveral change anything for Orlando freight?
It can, depending on the trade. Port Canaveral is about an hour east of Orlando on the coast, so a container that discharges there is a short local run rather than a 235-mile lane from Miami. Which port a box lands at is decided by the steamship line and the service, so that is a booking question. If the box is already in Miami, this lane is the answer.
How long does it take to get freight from Miami to Orlando?
Next day, often same day, over roughly 235 road miles. That is the drive; the bigger variable is usually the terminal appointment at the Miami end, not the road.
Should my container go through to Orlando, or be transloaded?
We price it both ways. Roughly: under 250 miles the container usually runs through, past that transloading tends to win because the empty goes back to the line instead of travelling.
Anything particular about the Orlando lane?
Close enough to run a container through on a chassis and still get the box back inside its free days, which is why we quote it both ways rather than defaulting to transload.
Do you go beyond Florida?
Yes, all 48 states, generally transloaded to a trailer first.
What is the last free day?
The last day your container can sit inside the terminal before storage charges start. Miss it and demurrage begins accruing daily, which is why a pre-pull is almost always cheaper than waiting.
What is a pre-pull?
We collect the container from the terminal before you are ready for it and hold it on a yard. It stops demurrage running at terminal rates and it takes the pressure off your receiving schedule.
How do I get a rate?
Send the lane, the equipment, the container size and the port, and we come back with a number. Quotes and dispatch run 24 hours a day at quotes@dariaslogistics.com.
What does a drayage quote actually include?
The move itself, plus the accessorials people get surprised by later: chassis, pre-pull, per diem, demurrage, detention and storage. We would rather name them up front than add them to an invoice.