Destination
Miami to Pompano Beach
Industrial north Broward, well served off I-95 and the Turnpike, and an easy pair with a Port Everglades pull.
Get a quote
Tell us the port, the box and the delivery address and we will price Pompano Beach 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 Pompano Beach when you are ready, rather than letting the box sit at the terminal earning charges while the receiver sorts out a door.
Straight through
The box goes to Pompano Beach
Short enough that the container runs through on a chassis and comes back the same day. No handling, no second touch, and the empty is back before per diem becomes a conversation.
The run from the port to Pompano Beach
A Pompano Beach container usually comes off Port Everglades, about 15 road miles south, and the move is a same day one up I-95 or the Florida Turnpike. The box goes through on a chassis: at this distance a transload would mean paying to handle the freight twice for no gain at all.
Through means the container is delivered whole, unloaded live while the driver waits or dropped in your yard if there is room, and the empty goes back to the terminal the same day. If the box landed at PortMiami rather than Port Everglades it is roughly 45 miles instead of 15, still same day, but the appointment is at a different port.
Delivering in Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach is in Broward County north of Fort Lauderdale, with I-95, the Florida Turnpike and Pompano Beach Airpark all inside the city and the Dixie Highway rail corridor running through the industrial blocks. Receivers here are mostly warehouse and light industrial, so real docks are common. A 40 ft container on a chassis still needs a straight approach and room to turn once it is in.
Send the container number, the steamship line, the last free day, the delivery address and whether the site is appointment only or first come, plus live or drop. That is what the day gets built on. If the box has to come off PortMiami instead, say that too, because the extra thirty miles change the shape of the morning.
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 a short lane like Pompano Beach it is usually the answer when the receiver has no dock, rather than a cost question.
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
Is Port Everglades or PortMiami the better starting point for a Pompano Beach delivery?
Port Everglades, when you get the choice. It is about 15 road miles from Pompano Beach against roughly 45 from PortMiami, and the shorter pull means a shorter day and an empty back sooner. Which port a box lands at is set by the steamship line and the booking rather than by the trucking, so that is a question for booking time, not for after the vessel arrives.
Can a container be dropped in Pompano Beach and picked up later?
Yes if your yard has the room and you can live with the chassis standing there. A drop frees the driver and lets you unload at your own pace, but the container is still on per diem every day it is away from the terminal, so those days are not free. A live unload costs waiting time instead. Tell us which you want when you book and it gets priced that way.
How long does it take to get freight from Miami to Pompano Beach?
Same day, over roughly 15 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 Pompano Beach, or be transloaded?
Through, on this lane. It is short enough that the box goes and comes back the same day, so there is nothing to gain by handling the freight twice.
Anything particular about the Pompano Beach lane?
Industrial north Broward, well served off I-95 and the Turnpike, and an easy pair with a Port Everglades pull.
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.