Long Road Transportation delivers ocean containers into Kent, WA (98030, 98031, 98032, 98035) on its own trucks and chassis, off the Seattle and Tacoma terminals. Request a rate or call dispatch to get a container moving.
Call dispatch at (425) 800-4609 with your terminal, container size, and delivery address.
Get a QuoteGetting a container into Kent
Kent sits between I-5 and SR-167, the Valley Freeway, with West Valley Highway (SR-181) running the length of the warehouse strip. From Terminal 18 a loaded container is roughly 20 minutes down I-5 to the S 212th or S 180th exits; from Husky Terminal in Tacoma it is about 25 minutes north on I-5 and up SR-167. Both runs stay on freeway the whole way, which is why Kent appointments hold their times better than most.
Our drivers know which Kent docks take a chassis and which ones want a live unload, and dispatch books the terminal appointment against the receiver's window rather than the other way around.
Our Kent warehouse
Long Road keeps a warehouse and office at 8467 S 208th St, Kent, WA 98031. That building changes what we can offer on a Kent move: a container can come off the port, get stripped at our dock, and go out on pallets, or sit under roof until the receiver has a slot. If the consignee's dock is full, the freight has somewhere to go that is five minutes away rather than back on the port clock.
It also means our equipment is already in the valley at the start of a shift. A same-day Kent pickup is realistic in a way it is not for a carrier staging out of a yard 40 miles away.
What we haul into Kent
- Standard 20', 40', 40'HC and 45' containers on our own chassis, including 3, 4, and 5-axle superchassis for overweight boxes
- Transload from container to 53' dry van or box truck when the receiver cannot take a container
- Reefer containers and temperature-controlled freight into the valley's cold storage
- Hazmat loads with placarded, certified drivers
Around Kent
The same trucks run Auburn and Federal Way on the same shift, and the valley corridor continues south into Sumner. If your freight moves between two of those cities, it usually rides on one dispatch rather than two.
Kent drayage questions
Can you deliver a container to Kent the same day it is released?
Often yes. Our equipment starts the shift in the valley and Kent is about 20 minutes from Terminal 18, so a container released in the morning with an open gate slot can be on a Kent dock that afternoon. What decides it is the terminal appointment and whether the box is clear of holds - dispatch checks both before promising a time.
My Kent dock is full. Where does the container go?
To our warehouse on S 208th St. We strip it there and hold the freight under roof until your dock opens, or deliver it on pallets. The container goes back empty instead of sitting on your yard or at the terminal running up demurrage.
Do you handle overweight containers into Kent?
Yes. We run 3, 4, and 5-axle superchassis on our own fleet, so an overweight box is a routine move rather than a permit scramble. Tell dispatch the weight when you book and the right chassis is assigned from the start.
Owned and operated by Long Road Transportation. USDOT 3388302, MC 113242, SCAC LRDP. A privately owned, asset-based fleet of trucks and chassis serving the Seattle-Tacoma corridor.