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USDOT 4375501 · MC 1714430Portsmouth, VA8 Min From Port of Virginia
Containers staged in the DPN Logistics yard in Portsmouth, Virginia

Pre-Pull & Yard Storage

Container Pre-Pull & Yard Storage in Portsmouth

Free time runs out whether or not your receiver is ready. Pre-pull moves the container off the terminal before the clock expires and onto our Portsmouth yard, where it waits on your schedule instead of accruing terminal charges.

8 min

From the port

Portsmouth

Yard

24/7

Dispatch

Gensets

Reefer power

What pre-pull actually saves

Two separate meters run against an import container: demurrage while the box sits at the terminal past free time, and per-diem while the ocean carrier's container stays out. Pre-pulling stops the terminal meter and puts the box somewhere you control, so a receiver delay stops being a terminal billing event.

  • Container pulled before free time expires
  • Stops terminal dwell accumulating
  • Delivery on the receiver's schedule
  • Empty return handled on our equipment
  • Reefer staging with gensets available
  • Flexible short- and longer-term yard time

The yard

Our yard is at 2309 County St in Portsmouth, roughly 8 minutes from the Port of Virginia, with an on-site fuel tank and our own tractors staged there. Same-site drayage means a stored container can be delivered the moment your consignee opens a window.

Works with the warehouse

If the freight needs to come out of the box rather than wait in it, our 3PL warehouse and cross-dock are on the same operation — devan into storage, or transload straight onto outbound equipment. One coordinator handles the decision either way.

  • Devan into warehouse storage
  • Cross-dock to outbound trailer
  • Hold the loaded container on the yard
  • Coordinated empty returns

Scope

Dry and refrigerated containers and project volumes. We do not handle chemical freight or oversize / over-dimensional loads.

Ready to move freight?

Tell us the lane, the equipment, and the timing. A dedicated logistics coordinator responds with pricing and capacity.