Vancouver · Transloading
Transloading in Vancouver
Transloading between marine containers and domestic trailers, 4 minutes from the Trans-Canada and about 14 from GCT Vanterm.
Transloading in Vancouver, the short version
Transloading between marine containers and domestic trailers, 4 minutes from the Trans-Canada and about 14 from GCT Vanterm. Short legs rather than long shuttles. The container comes off the port or the ramp on our chassis, the product moves to a domestic trailer here, and the box goes back before demurrage starts. The clock is the whole argument. Demurrage runs while the box sits at the terminal and detention runs while you hold the chassis, so the value is in how quickly the container is stripped and returned, not in the transfer itself. Because the drayage, the dock and the onward truck are all ours, there is no second company to wait on between those steps.
Vancouver facility
- Facility size
- 200,000+ sq ft
- Clear height
- 12 to 20 feet
- Loading
- 20 dock doors + 4 grade doors
- Sprinklers
- ESFR
- Racking
- Engineered racking installed
- Power
- 2,000 amp, 600 volt service
- Available footprints
- 1,000 to 25,000+ sq ft
- Security
- 24/7 CCTV and overnight security
- On-site climate
- Ambient and heated
- Chilled and frozen
- Rolls Right Cold Storage, Vancouver
- Highway access
- 4 minutes to the Trans-Canada
- Port access
- 14 minutes to GCT Vanterm
- Operating since
- 1976 (Coquitlam), Vancouver expansion following
Capabilities
Our transloading capabilities
- Marine container to domestic trailer transloading
- Rail ramp transload off the CN and CP ramps, daily
- Repalletising and load consolidation during the transfer
- Cross-dock straight back out when the load does not need to stop
- Onward line haul on our own equipment, including the daily Calgary lane
- Container return handled by us
- Bonded and duty-deferred storage on the same site when goods are still clearing
- Storage on the same site when the load needs to wait
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Get a quote
Get a transloading quote in Vancouver.
Tell us the volumes and the timeline. A real number back within 48 hours.
How onboarding works
From first call to first pallet.
Same process whichever service you start with.
Tell us what you move
Pallet count, how often it turns, what's in it, and where it ships. Five minutes on the form or ten on the phone.
Day 0
We quote it
Storage, handling in and out, container work and freight, every line visible. If the building doesn't fit your product we say so here, not later.
Within 48 hours
Walk the floor
Come and see it. A site tour is the fastest way to know whether a building works for you, and we'd rather you looked before you signed.
Your schedule
Credit and agreement
A standard credit check and a signed agreement. No procurement marathon, no five-year lease.
2–3 days
First receipt
Your first inbound is walked by a supervisor, not handed to whoever's on shift. After that it's routine.
Days, not months
FAQ
Transloading in Vancouver, questions
Why transload instead of shipping the container inland?
It is usually cheaper and faster, and it gets the container back before demurrage starts. We will tell you honestly when it is not worth it for your lane.
Can you transload out of a marine container?
Yes. Transloading between container and domestic trailer is routine here, and the yard and dock capacity are set up for it.
Do you need a rail siding for the rail work?
No siding needed. Your rail freight still lands here: we run drayage and transload off the CN and CP ramps daily on our own chassis.
What happens if the container lands before the onward truck is ready?
It waits here rather than at the terminal, which is the cheaper place for it to wait. The product comes off, the box goes back, and the freight sits on our floor until the domestic leg is ready to move.
Can you transload freight that has not cleared customs yet?
Yes. Bonded, duty-deferred storage runs at this operation, so goods can sit under customs control here while clearance is worked out, then move on our own trucks once they are released. One agreement with Rolls Right covers both halves.
How much product fits from one container?
It depends on how the box was loaded and what the domestic trailer can legally carry, which is why we look at the packing list rather than quote a rule of thumb. Floor-loaded freight usually repalletises into fewer positions than people expect.
Worth reading first
Tell us what you move.
Pallet count, how often it turns, where it ships. A real number back inside 48 hours, and a straight answer about whether we're the right building.