Container Staging
Equipment staged and ready
Staging is what keeps a drayage schedule honest. We pull containers early, hold them on our own chassis inside the Tacoma yard, and hand them off the moment your dock, appointment or vessel window opens.
Yard
2102 Marshal Ave
Chassis
25+ chassis
Dispatch
24 / 7
Ahead Of The Window
Instead of waiting for a receiver to be ready, we pull the container against last free day and stage it in our yard, then run it out on the day and time the consignee actually wants it.
Our Own Equipment
Staged loads sit on our chassis, not on borrowed pool equipment, so there is no scramble for a chassis when the delivery appointment lands.
Flips & Repositioning
Need a box moved between chassis, repositioned inside the yard, or staged closer to the terminal for an early gate? Dispatch handles it with in-house equipment.
What's Included
- —Containers pulled ahead of last free day
- —Loads staged on D&G-owned chassis
- —Export boxes staged against ERD and cutoff
- —Container flips and equipment repositioning
Why D&G
Why choose D&G for container staging
Pull early, deliver on time
Containers can be pulled ahead of last free day and staged, so the delivery date is set by your receiver rather than by the terminal clock.
Loads stay on our chassis
Staged containers sit on D&G-owned chassis, not borrowed pool equipment, so nothing has to be hunted down on delivery day.
Exports ready before the window
Export boxes are staged against earliest receiving date so the ingate is comfortable instead of last-minute.
Process
How it works
- 01
Staging plan agreed
Dispatch confirms which containers to pull early and when each one is likely to be needed.
- 02
Early pull
The container comes off the terminal ahead of last free day and into the Tacoma yard.
- 03
Held on chassis
The load waits mounted and tracked, ready to roll without extra handling.
- 04
Delivered to the window
On the appointment day the container goes straight out to the consignee or the terminal.
Pacific Northwest operations
Staging built around Seattle and Tacoma timing
Terminal availability and receiver availability rarely match. Staging in Tacoma bridges that gap for containers moving to the Kent, Auburn and Tacoma warehouse belt and beyond.
Our trucks. Our chassis. Our yard.
Chassis capacity is the whole point
25+ chassis and a 15-truck fleet support container staging around pickup and delivery appointments.
- Trucks
- 15
- Chassis
- 25+
- Dispatch
- 24/7
FAQ
Container Staging questions
- Pulling a container ahead of its deadline and holding it on our chassis in the Tacoma yard until your delivery window opens.
- Yes. Flips and repositioning inside the yard are handled with our own equipment.
- Yes. Containers are staged as-is in our secure Tacoma yard; the freight stays in the original container.
Related Services
Yard Storage
Secure, gated Tacoma yard with 24/7 surveillance for container storage, staging and equipment support.
01Port Drayage
Container pickup from Seattle and Tacoma terminals, with delivery or Tacoma yard staging coordinated by dispatch.
02Rail Drayage
Seamless container moves between major rail hubs and local destinations across WA and OR.
Need container staging in the Northwest?
Send the container details and dispatch will come back with a rate. For freight already on the clock, call dispatch directly — someone answers around the clock.