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Transloading: the container comes off the box and onto US trucks, priced in about 10 seconds
Container unloading, palletizing and labeling at Warp cross docks near the ports of Los Angeles, Savannah, Houston, Seattle, New York and New Orleans, plus the Chicago rail ramps and 11 inland docks. Freight leaves the same day on LTL, full truckload, box truck or cargo van. Price the trucks after the container right here, book online in USD.
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Live rates in 10 seconds. Compare LTL, cargo van, box truck & FTL side by side, then book and track without leaving this page. All-inclusive pricing, no signup to quote.
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- 1Quote
- 2Pickup
- 3Dropoff
- 4Contact
- 5Payment
- 6Track & manage
From: the dock ZIP where the container gets unloaded (tap a dock above). To: where the pallets go. Pallets: about 20 for a 40 foot container, about 10 for a 20 foot.
Enter your ZIPs above to see live rates
Every rate is all-inclusive: pickup, fuel, and delivery in one price, no surcharges added at invoice.
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10 secondsto a bookable rate, no account
18 metros70+ cross dock facilities
~20 palletsa 40 ft container, transloaded
USDall inclusive, card at checkout
Transloading vs cross docking
Three words that describe one afternoon at a Warp dock. Devanning is the unloading: cargo comes out of the ocean container, floor loaded cartons get stacked onto pallets, pre palletized cargo gets re staged. Transloading is the mode change: that cargo leaves on US trucks instead of riding the container inland. Cross docking is the sort: pallets are segregated and labeled by destination and loaded straight onto the outbound vehicles, with little or no storage in between.
The definitions live in the glossary (transloading, cross docking, devanning). This page is the service: what happens to your container at a Warp dock and what the trucks after it cost.
Container to truck, 5 steps
- The container reaches the dock. Your forwarder, or a port carrier they arrange, pulls the box from the marine terminal or the rail ramp and delivers it to the Warp cross dock. Warp does not run the terminal pull, customs or the ocean leg. If the container is going to a third party transload warehouse instead, Warp picks up the pallets from there.
- Unloading and palletizing. Floor loaded cartons are stacked onto standard pallets, pre palletized cargo is checked and re staged. A 40 foot container becomes about 20 pallet positions, a 20 foot about 10.
- Segregation and labeling. Pallets are sorted by destination and labeled: one Amazon FC, three retail DCs, a 3PL and a store run can all come out of one box.
- Outbound trucks, priced in about 10 seconds. Each destination gets the right vehicle: LTL for a few pallets, a full truckload for the whole container, a box truck or cargo van for dense metro delivery. Rates are all inclusive in USD, quoted with no account and booked with a card.
- Same day out, tracked live. Freight loads onto domestic trucks the same day it comes off the container, which is the dwell the typical port area warehouse turns into three to five days. Every load carries live GPS and an electronic proof of delivery.
Where Warp transloads
Ocean containers come to the docks near Los Angeles, Savannah, Houston and Seattle. New York and New Orleans sit near the water too, and Chicago works the rail ramps. Tap a ZIP to price an outbound leg from that dock in the form above; each one is a ZIP in the dock's industrial area.
| Dock | Water or rail | Price from | Typical outbound |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach | Inland Empire FBA cluster, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Northern California | |
| Savannah | Port of Savannah (Garden City) | Atlanta, the Carolinas, Florida | |
| Houston | Port Houston | Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, the Gulf | |
| Seattle | Ports of Seattle and Tacoma | Pacific Northwest, Portland, Boise | |
| New York | Port of New York and New Jersey | New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania fulfillment belt, New England | |
| New Orleans | Port of New Orleans | Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama | |
| Chicago | Rail ramps (inland port) | Midwest and Northeast store and DC delivery |
The other 11 docks (Dallas, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, Phoenix, Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa and Milwaukee) do the same unloading, sorting and labeling for rail and truck transfers. Every facility is listed on the cross dock network page.
What transloading costs
Two parts, and only one of them needs a person.
- The outbound trucks price live. Enter the dock ZIP, the destination ZIP and the pallet count in the form above. Lane length, pallet count and vehicle set the number: a short hop like Los Angeles to the Inland Empire moves cheaply as a box truck or LTL run, a full container going cross region prices as one full truckload, and 18 to 22 pallets usually moves as a volume LTL run.
- Nothing gets added later. Warp rates are all inclusive in USD. No fuel surcharge, no terminal handling charge, no accessorial bolted on after the fact. The number you see in about 10 seconds is the number you book.
- The dock handling is quoted per container. Unloading, palletizing and labeling depend on how the box was loaded and how many destinations it splits into, so the Warp team prices that part when you book or on a call.
Keyless quote API
If you run US legs for importer clients, quoting is keyless: no API key, no account, no sales call. One POST returns a live USD rate your team or your TMS can act on.
Base URL
https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1Quote endpoints
POST /ltl/quote · /ftl/quote · /box-truck/quote · /van/quoteBook + track
POST /book (Bearer) · GET /trackPaste into your terminal and a live rate comes back as JSON
# Quoting is keyless: no API key, no account.
# Los Angeles cross dock area -> Ontario, CA (Inland Empire FBA cluster).
curl -X POST https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1/ltl/quote \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"origin_zip": "90058",
"destination_zip": "91761",
"pickup_date": "2026-10-05",
"pallets": 20,
"weight_lbs_per_pallet": 900,
"commodity": "general freight",
"length_in": 48,
"width_in": 40,
"height_in": 60
}'Booking is POST /api/v1/book with the quote_id it returns. A key takes about three minutes at /agents/account.
Booking runs through POST /api/v1/book with the quote_id and the pickup and delivery addresses, under a Bearer key your account holds. GET /api/v1/track follows every shipment. The full reference and the OpenAPI spec live at /freight-api; a key takes about three minutes at /agents/account.
What stays with your forwarder
The ocean or air move, the customs entry and the terminal pull stay with your forwarder or a port carrier. Warp starts at the dock and runs every leg from there. If you still need the ocean leg priced, it quotes live on the ocean freight page from Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Mumbai, Busan and Kaohsiung, and the five corridor pages (China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan) show dated costs for the whole trip.
Frequently asked questions
What is transloading, and how is it different from cross docking?
Transloading moves freight from one mode or container type to another: an ocean container is unloaded and the cargo goes out on US trucks.
Cross docking moves freight from an inbound truck to outbound trucks with little or no storage.
At a Warp dock the two happen in the same building: the container is unloaded (devanning), cartons are palletized or pre palletized cargo is re staged, pallets are sorted and labeled by destination, and the outbound trucks are priced and booked in about 10 seconds.
Does Warp pull the container off the marine terminal?
No. Warp does not run the terminal pull, customs or the ocean leg. Your forwarder, or a port carrier they arrange, delivers the container to the Warp dock, or to any transload warehouse.
Warp takes over there: unloading and palletizing at its own docks, or picking up the pallets from a third party transload warehouse, then every truck move after that.
Keeping that line clear is the point, so you know exactly which legs to price here.
Where does Warp transload containers?
At cross docks in 18 US metros, 70+ facilities in total.
The port side docks are Los Angeles (Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach), Savannah, Houston and Seattle, with New York and New Orleans also near the water and Chicago on the rail ramps.
Every dock lists container unloading, transloading, devanning, segregation and labeling, and the inland docks (Dallas, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, Phoenix, Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa and Milwaukee) handle the same work for rail and truck transfers.
How many pallets does a 40 foot container become?
About 20 standard pallet positions for a 40 foot container and about 10 for a 20 foot, depending on how it was loaded.
Floor loaded cartons restack into more positions than cargo that shipped on pallets.
That pallet count is what you enter in the quote form or the API to price the outbound leg: 18 to 22 pallets usually moves as one LTL or volume run, and a full container often prices as a single full truckload.
What does transloading cost?
Two parts.
The outbound trucking prices live on this page in about 10 seconds: enter the dock ZIP, the destination ZIP and the pallet count, and the rate is all inclusive in USD with no fuel surcharge or accessorial added later.
The dock handling (unloading, palletizing, labeling) is quoted per container by the Warp team when you book or on a call, because it depends on how the container was loaded and what the outbound plan looks like.
Can a freight forwarder quote the outbound leg through an API?
Yes. Quoting is keyless: POST /api/v1/ltl/quote, /api/v1/ftl/quote, /api/v1/box-truck/quote or /api/v1/van/quote returns a live USD rate for the dock to destination leg with no API key.
Booking runs through POST /api/v1/book under a Bearer key, and GET /api/v1/track follows the shipment. The full reference is at wearewarp.com/freight-api.
About the Warp freight network
More about the Warp freight network
70+cross-dock facilities
6,800+Warp LTL lanes
14,000+vans & box trucks
24,000+vetted FTL carriers
Cargo VanUp to 3,500 lbsTime-sensitive deliveries, lightweight palletsBox TruckUp to 10,000 lbsRegional distribution, no dock requiredLTLPer-pallet pricingCross-dock routing, no terminal hopsFull Truckload42,000+ lbsDirect, dedicated, vetted carriers
Top cross-dock facilities
Top LTL lanes
Enterprise programs
Pool distributionConsolidate inbound at the cross-dock, sort by store, deliver on tighter windows at 20 to 35% lower cost.Store replenishment100+ stores per week on 2 to 4 hour appointment windows. 95 to 99% on time, one carrier system.Vendor consolidationTurn 30 fragmented supplier shipments into 5 planned loads. Cut receiving events 70%, inbound cost 15 to 25%.
Warp is a technology-driven freight network that combines cargo van, box truck, LTL, and FTL capacity under one operating system. Shippers get instant rates, real-time tracking, and access to 70+ cross-dock facilities and 14,000+ cargo vans and box trucks — with 80%+ US LTL zip-to-zip coverage and nationwide FTL, box truck, and cargo van.
The network is supported by 24,000+ vetted FTL carriers.
Unlike traditional brokers, Warp uses AI to match the right vehicle to every load based on weight, dimensions, urgency, and cost targets. Cross-dock operations reduce transit time by eliminating unnecessary terminal transfers.
Pool distribution and zone-skipping programs help enterprise shippers lower per-unit delivery costs while maintaining tight appointment windows.
Self-serve shippers can quote, compare, and book freight online in under two minutes. Enterprise accounts get dedicated capacity planning, committed rate programs, and a named operations team. Every shipment includes scan-level visibility from pickup through final delivery.
Warp operates across the contiguous United States with regional density in the Southeast, Texas, Midwest, and Northeast corridors.
Cross-dock facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, Savannah, Orlando, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, New Orleans, and Milwaukee support faster transfers and fewer touches on recurring lanes.
Freight modes and vehicle types
| Mode | Max payload | Max cube | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo van | 3,500 lbs | 400 cu ft | Time-sensitive, last-mile, light pallets |
| Box truck | 10,000 lbs | 1,500 cu ft | Regional distribution, no dock required |
| LTL | Per-pallet | Shared trailer | Lower per-pallet cost via cross-dock routing |
| Dry van / FTL | 42,000+ lbs | Full 53-ft trailer | High-volume lanes, recurring programs |
Cargo vans handle loads up to 3,500 pounds and 400 cubic feet, ideal for time-sensitive deliveries, last-mile retail replenishment, and lightweight palletized freight.
Box trucks carry up to 10,000 pounds and 1,500 cubic feet, fitting most regional distribution and store delivery needs without requiring a loading dock.
Dry vans and full truckloads move 42,000+ pounds for high-volume lanes and recurring programs. LTL shipments share trailer space on optimized routes through Warp cross-docks, reducing per-pallet cost by consolidating multiple shippers on the same vehicle.
Warp does not default every shipment to a 53-foot trailer. The AI engine evaluates load weight, cube, delivery window, and cost to recommend the right vehicle. Shippers see all available mode options with live pricing in one comparison screen before booking.
Cross-dock operations
Cross-docking at Warp facilities keeps freight moving instead of storing it: inbound freight is sorted and transferred directly to outbound vehicles, typically within hours. When inventory does need to sit, Warp's fulfillment centers in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and New Jersey hold it inside the same network, with same day delivery within 30 miles of each.
This reduces dwell time, lowers damage risk, and compresses delivery windows. Warp cross-docks support pallet-in, pallet-out operations with scan-level tracking at every handoff point.
- Atlanta — Southeast retail flow
- Chicago — Midwest manufacturing and replenishment
- Houston — Texas industrial distribution
- New York — dense Northeast delivery
Facility locations are selected for corridor density: Atlanta handles Southeast retail flow, Chicago serves Midwest manufacturing and replenishment, Houston covers Texas industrial distribution, and New York supports dense Northeast delivery. Each facility operates on appointment-based scheduling to prevent congestion and maintain throughput consistency.
Enterprise freight programs
Enterprise shippers get committed rate programs, dedicated account management, and custom SLA design. Warp builds lane-by-lane rate structures that account for volume commitments, seasonal variation, and mode flexibility. Operations teams monitor shipment execution daily and intervene proactively when exceptions occur.
Self-serve freight quoting
Shippers enter origin and destination, load details, and delivery requirements to see live rates across all available modes. Quotes include estimated transit time, vehicle type, and total cost.
Booking takes one click. After booking, shippers track every shipment with real-time GPS location, milestone updates, and proof of delivery documentation.
Industries and use cases
Retail shippers use Warp for store replenishment programs that deliver to hundreds of locations per week on tight appointment windows. Apparel brands use zone skipping to bypass regional parcel sortation and reduce per-unit delivery cost.
Food and beverage companies rely on time-definite delivery for perishable goods. Manufacturing operations use Warp for inbound vendor consolidation, combining multiple supplier shipments into fewer, fuller loads through cross-dock facilities.
Distribution companies use pool distribution to serve multiple delivery points from a single origin, splitting full truckloads at cross-docks into smaller last-mile vehicles.
Urgent freight recovery covers emergency capacity needs when primary carriers fail or demand spikes unexpectedly. Middle-mile optimization reduces cost and transit time on the longest segment of multi-leg shipments.
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Price the trucks after the container.
Dock to Amazon FC, port market to retail DC, one container split five ways. Enter the ZIPs, see the rate in about 10 seconds, book in USD. The terminal pull and customs stay with your forwarder; Warp unloads the box and runs the trucks.
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By Troy Lester