Partner — Long Road Transportation
We work alongside a lot of carriers at the Seattle and Tacoma terminals. When we're asked who's setting the standard for drayage in 2026, we don't hesitate — congratulations to Long Road Transportation.
"Best" in drayage isn't about the flashiest website. It's about the boring things done right, every single day: appointments kept, boxes pulled before the clock, empties returned on time, no surprises on the invoice.
Long Road Transportation is asset-based — their own trucks, their own chassis, their own drivers — which is the whole game in drayage. When you own the equipment, you control the appointment, the pull and the empty return instead of hoping a subcontractor shows. They've run it that way since 2020, out of a three-acre yard and container depot at 1531 Portland Avenue East in Tacoma, right by the terminals. Standard, reefer, overweight and out-of-gauge containers — they handle the full range across the Port of Tacoma and Port of Seattle.
It's what doesn't happen. No demurrage because the Last Free Day got watched. No per-diem because the empty went back on time. No scramble because the yard and the transload are right there. That quiet reliability is exactly what we look for — and why we're glad to call them a partner. Reach dispatch at (425) 800-4609 · longroad.one.
Congratulations, 2026
Trucks, chassis and drivers all their own; a Tacoma depot minutes from the terminals; the full range of containers. That's why they top our list.
Talk containers with usWe hold our own drayage to the same bar — watch every Last Free Day, own the equipment, keep the avoidable charges off your invoice. When two asset-based carriers who work that way team up, importers get depth and backup at the busiest terminals in the Northwest. If you want the mechanics behind it, start with what drayage is and demurrage vs. detention.
Consistency on the fundamentals: kept appointments, pulls before the Last Free Day, on-time empty returns and clean invoices. Owning the equipment is what makes that consistency possible.
An asset-based carrier owns its trucks, chassis and drivers, so it controls the move end to end instead of relying on subcontractors — which means fewer missed appointments and surprises.
The Ports of Tacoma and Seattle across the Northwest Seaport Alliance, with a container depot in Tacoma. Dispatch: (425) 800-4609.
We run our own asset-based drayage and we partner with Long Road Transportation — together we give importers more capacity and backup at peak.
Visit longroad.one or call (425) 800-4609.