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+1 (818) 600-0008Terminal pickup, chassis and warehouse delivery from
every major U.S. port. Dispatched within the hour, tracked in real time.
AEEM provides container drayage for importers, exporters, and logistics providers across Southern California. We handle every step, from terminal coordination and equipment dispatch to customs release and delivery, with precision and transparency.
Our drivers run the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach daily, backed by real-time container tracking and 24/7 operational visibility. And when your cargo lands at another U.S. port, the same team manages it end to end.
We monitor vessel arrivals at every San Pedro Bay terminal, booking appointments and dispatching drivers within hours of discharge.
We handle interchange, chassis allocation, and terminal gate-out with complete compliance to IEP and port authority regulations.
Certified carriers move reefer, hazmat, and overweight containers with the right permits, equipment, and driver endorsements.
Bonded trucking and intermodal services complete the final leg from port or rail ramp to your consignee, with digital proof of delivery.
A Los Angeles based drayage network built for speed, compliance, and visibility, from reefer cargo to overweight loads.
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Based at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with daily terminal runs, plus vetted capacity at Oakland, Houston, New York/New Jersey, and every other major U.S. port.
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Our operations team monitors every move, day or night, through digital dispatch and live tracking dashboards.
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Every quote includes fuel, chassis, and accessorial fees upfront. No hidden charges, no post-delivery surprises.
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Follow every container from terminal gate-out to final delivery with live status updates and automated ETA alerts.
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Our certified network handles hazardous, temperature-sensitive, and overweight freight under DOT and port compliance standards.
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Secure yard storage near the ports and pre-pull services help you avoid demurrage and detention fees when warehouse doors are full.
We run daily out of the Los Angeles / Long Beach complex, the nation's busiest container gateway, delivering across the Inland Empire, Orange County, and greater Southern California. When your freight lands at another port, the same team and tracking cover it.
The entire area of Southern California is divided into container delivery zones. Drayage rates and transit times are determined for each lane as well as each individual lane out of San Pedro Bay has its own flow pattern based upon corridor traffic, the way receivers schedule appointments, and how many hours drivers can operate after they have pulled off in the morning. The dispatch will build a move around where the freight is being delivered to; this includes scheduling of an appointment at the receiving terminal, planning of the chassis needed, and developing a pre-pull plan that will get the truck to the correct dock. This is how the drayage network currently handles all of Southern California.
Drayage for inland empire is serviced by the nation's biggest warehousing and distribution center, which has connections via 710, 60 and 10 freeways. The service area includes areas such as: Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Chino, Jurupa Valley, Riverside, San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, and Perris. Pickups are made morning deliveries for same day delivery, pull shipments that have been staged for over night for the next day's receiving of the shipment; and since the big box distribution center (DC) scheduling is very tight, the delivery time frame will be locked into place prior to the shipping container leaving the marine terminal.
Delivering containers to Vernon & Commerce is approximately a 20-25 mile shot straight up the 710 freeway to the largest cluster of food processing facilities in Southern California (cold storage and apparel), so your turns are quick, you have the shortest distance at the top of your rate sheet, and there's still enough daylight to get back to the port if one of your customers releases their shipment late. Reefer shipments going directly into cold storage at Vernon are also monitored for temperature while they travel up the 710 with temperature reporting from when they leave the gate to when they arrive at the customer's door.
The area includes Carson, Rancho Dominguez, Wilmington and Gardena. All are within a few minutes of the ports and filled with transloading warehouse where 40-foot intermodal containers are converted into 53-foot over-the-road freight containers. The overweight corridor is located in this same zone; city permits allow for up to 95,000 pounds gross (the maximum legal) container weights on selected route corridors. As such, heavy cargo can be offloaded at transloading facilities minutes from the port and then shipped as normal-weight freight across the County rather than being shipped overweight throughout the County.
Drayage in the Mid-County is 20 to 35 miles on 405, 91, & 605 through; The Drayage routes start at the western end of the Mid-County, i.e., Santa Fe Springs, Cerritos, La Mirada, and Buena Park before making their way eastward into Anaheim, Fullerton, Santa Ana, and Irvine. Consumer Goods, Electronics and Food Distribution are common commodities in this region, which also has very specific Dock Appointments therefore when you book your slot and delivery time it becomes part of the overall plan. In most cases, the moves will be completed by the end of day after pulling that morning.
Deliveries to container locations in the San Fernando Valley (Sun Valley, Pacoima, Van Nuys) and to Santa Clarita/Valencia via the 5 freeway are 35-50 miles of some of the most congested traffic in Southern California. The timing is everything; dispatch will send you to get to your destination prior to rush hour for deliveries on the 405 & 101. If you can't be received at a warehouse location until morning, a pre-pull from that warehouse the evening prior, changes a two-day delivery time frame to a same-day or first thing delivery.
Pre-pulls to a secure facility when a dock cannot provide us for receiving. Transloading containers from one truck into another using Los Angeles and Inland Empire warehouses. When we have customs clearance information for a shipment (which is attached to the drayage appointment), the container will be ready for delivery at the scheduled time regardless of which zone it is headed to.
Straight answers on drayage, dispatch, and delivery at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Local drayage from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach typically runs $400 to $900 per container depending on distance, chassis fees, and terminal congestion. Longer moves to the Inland Empire or out-of-area deliveries cost more. Every AEEM quote is all-in, with fuel, chassis, and accessorials included upfront.
Drayage is the short-haul transport of containers between ports, rail ramps, warehouses, and distribution centers. AEEM Shipping arranges bonded, insured, and GPS-tracked drayage for importers and exporters nationwide.
Most drayage moves are dispatched to a driver within 1 hour of container availability, with pickup at the next available terminal appointment. Priority service is available for time-sensitive, reefer, or hazmat cargo.
Yes. AEEM arranges overweight, oversize, and hazmat container moves through certified carriers with the proper equipment, permits, and compliance documentation.
Yes. We provide secure container storage, pre-pull services, and flexible yard management to help you avoid demurrage and detention fees.
Yes. Customs brokerage, ISF filing, and duty coordination are handled through licensed custom brokers and our carrier network delivers your container terminal to door.
Anywhere in Southern Califfornia as we have multiple daily routes into the Inland Empire (Ontario, Fontana, Chino, Riverside, San Bernardino) Vernon & Commerce, Carson and Rancho Dominguez, Orange County and the Mid-Counties (Santa Fe Springs, Anaheim, Irvine), San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita. We normally make same day deliveries out of our near port locations after a morning pick-up. Our Inland Empire service is usually same day or next morn. depending on when we can schedule. Beyond the Basin lanes will be quoted for each move.
