Go Drayage Blog
We cover a wide range of 3PL & drayage topics.
What Is a Container Freight Station (CFS)? A Plain-English Guide for Importers
What a container freight station does, how it differs from a bonded warehouse and yard storage, and why LCL importers use a CFS near PortMiami.
How to Choose a Drayage Carrier: A Practical Checklist for Importers
A practical checklist for choosing a drayage carrier: UIIA rights, TWIC drivers, insurance, chassis strategy, tracking, yard capacity, and credentials.
Drop-and-Hook vs. Live Unload in Container Drayage: Which Is Right for Your Freight?
Drop-and-hook vs live unload for container drayage: how each works, cost and time tradeoffs, and when a secure yard makes drop programs possible.
Overweight Container Drayage in Florida: A Practical Guide
Overweight container drayage in Florida explained: highway weight limits, permits, tri-axle chassis, and when transloading beats hauling a heavy box.
Hazmat Container Drayage in Miami: What Shippers Should Know
Moving hazmat containers through PortMiami or Port Everglades? Placarding, shipper paperwork, carrier credentials, and secure yard staging explained.
Street Turns in Miami Drayage: Container Reuse Explained
How street turns work in Miami drayage: reuse an import container for an export load, cut empty miles, reduce per-diem risk, and get carrier approval.
Logistics News From Go Freight
- Freight Bill Audit: Common Overcharges to Catch in 2026 07/23/2026Freight invoices are wrong more often than almost any other bill a business pays. Industry auditors consistently find errors on a meaningful share of freight bills — duplicate charges, wrong classifications, accessorials that never happened. For a shipper spending five or six figures a month on transportation, an audit habit is one of the highest-ROI […]
- Reefer Temperature Excursions: Response & Claims Guide 07/23/2026A reefer download shows 34°F for six hours on a load set at 55°F — now what? Temperature excursions are where cold chain programs earn or lose their money. Whether the cargo is produce from PortMiami, pharma out of a GDP depot, or frozen seafood heading up I-95, what you do in the first hours […]
- Pallet Types & Exchange Programs: A 2026 Shipper Guide 07/23/2026Pallets are the least glamorous asset in the supply chain and one of the most consequential. The wrong pallet gets a shipment rejected at a grocery DC, adds freight cost, or splinters mid-transit and takes product with it. The right pallet program quietly saves money on every load. Here is a practical guide to pallet […]
- Freight Broker vs Dispatcher: What Is the Difference? 07/23/2026Two roles get mixed up constantly in trucking conversations: the freight broker and the truck dispatcher. Both arrange loads, both live on the phone, and both take a cut — but they work for different sides of the market, carry different legal obligations, and get paid differently. If you are a shipper deciding who to […]
- Building Materials Imports at PortMiami: 2026 Guide 07/23/2026South Florida’s construction boom runs on imported materials. Porcelain tile from Spain and Italy, natural stone from Brazil, cabinetry and millwork from Asia, rebar, lumber, and fixtures — a large share of what goes into Miami condos and commercial projects arrives in containers at PortMiami and Port Everglades. Building materials are heavy, fragile, and unforgiving […]
- Apparel & Fashion Logistics in Miami: A 2026 Guide 07/23/2026Miami has quietly become a fashion logistics hub. Between Latin American manufacturing, the swim and resort wear industry, e-commerce brands selling across the Americas, and the retail density of Aventura, the Design District, and Lincoln Road, apparel moves through South Florida in serious volume. Garment logistics has its own rules — seasonality, returns, and presentation […]
- Construction Equipment Transport in Florida: 2026 Guide 07/23/2026Florida’s construction pipeline — from Miami high-rises to solar farms and roadwork on I-75 — keeps excavators, dozers, cranes, and lifts moving around the state year-round. Hauling that iron is its own discipline: weight rules, permits, securement, and site logistics all have to line up. Here is a practical 2026 guide to construction equipment transport […]
- Generator & Emergency Equipment Freight in Florida 2026 07/23/2026When a storm enters the cone, freight in Florida changes overnight. Generators, transformers, water, roofing supplies, pumps, and utility equipment all need to move at once — either into the state ahead of landfall or into a staging yard ready for restoration crews. With the 2026 hurricane season underway, this guide explains how emergency and […]
- Restaurant & Food Service Distribution in Miami (2026) 07/23/2026Miami’s restaurant scene runs on a supply chain most diners never see. Between the Wynwood openings, Miami Beach hotels, stadium concessions, and thousands of independent kitchens from Homestead to West Palm Beach, food service operators need product delivered on time, at temperature, and in the right quantities — usually before the lunch rush. This guide […]
- Freight Shipping Miami to Jamaica: 2026 Guide 07/23/2026Jamaica is one of South Florida’s busiest trade lanes. Kingston and Montego Bay depend heavily on U.S. exports for food, building supplies, machinery, and consumer goods, and most of that cargo moves through PortMiami, Port Everglades, or the Miami River terminals. If you ship from Miami to Jamaica, the ocean leg is usually the easy […]