From dockto destination.
We are not a warehouse and we do not own trucks. Dock To Drive is the logistics group that connects them — owning the handoff from loading bay to last mile, so your freight never sits waiting for the next link in the chain.
- Dock scheduling
- Carrier sourcing
- Live load tracking
Freight rarely breaks in transit. It breaks at the handoff.
A warehouse is measured on space. A carrier is measured on miles. Between the two there is a seam nobody owns — the appointment that slipped, the trailer that showed up wrong, the pallet that sat three days because two systems never spoke.
That seam is our entire business. We sit between the dock and the road and treat the handoff as the product: one team booking the space, the equipment and the driver, with a single number to call when something moves.
A warehouse gives you
- Square footage
- A dock door
- Freight that stops
A carrier gives you
- A truck
- A rate per mile
- Freight that starts
Dock To Drive gives you
- The handoff
- One accountable partner
- Freight that never waits
Four beats between the dock and the door.
- Dock01
Space is secured
We reserve the bay before the freight moves. Appointment booked, dock hours confirmed, labor scheduled against your volume — not against whoever calls first.
Dock
- Load02
Freight is built to travel
Cross-dock, re-palletize, transload, wrap and label. The load leaves configured for the trailer it is going into, not the one it came out of.
Load
- Drive03
The right truck is already there
Equipment matched to the freight and the lane, from a vetted carrier pool we manage daily. Tender accepted before your dock opens.
Drive
- Deliver04
It arrives on the appointment
Live tracking, proactive exception alerts, delivery appointment held. POD and invoice in the same place, in the same hour.
Deliver
Six services, one accountable line.
Every service below shares the same dispatch team, the same tracking feed and the same invoice. You are not stitching vendors together — that is the point.
Freight brokerage
FTL, LTL and partials on a carrier pool we vet ourselves.
DetailsCross-dock & transload
Freight changes trailers without changing your schedule.
DetailsWarehouse network access
Space in the right market without signing a lease.
DetailsDrayage & intermodal
Port and rail pulls, chassis handled, per diem watched.
DetailsFinal mile & white glove
The last five miles, done the way the receiver expects.
DetailsExpedited & team service
When the line is down and the load cannot wait.
DetailsYou should not have to ask where your freight is.
Every load gets a live status line, GPS where the carrier supports it, and an alert the moment a milestone slips — pushed to you before you notice it is late.
Milestone tracking
Tendered, at pickup, loaded, in transit, at delivery, delivered. Timestamped.
Exception alerts
Detention risk, missed appointment and weather reroutes flagged as they happen.
Documents in one place
BOL, POD, packing lists and photos attached to the load, not buried in email.
Lane reporting
Cost per mile, dwell time and on-time rate by lane, exportable every month.
128
Active loads
34
Loads in transit
41 min
Avg. dock dwell
2
Open exceptions
- D2D-48219Detroit, MIColumbus, OHDry vanToday 4:40 PMIn transit62%
- D2D-48221Savannah, GAAtlanta, GADrayageToday 8:15 PMAt pickup18%
- D2D-48224Ontario, CAPhoenix, AZFlatbedOn timeDelivered100%
- D2D-48230Chicago, ILKansas City, MOReeferTomorrow 6:00 AMLoaded41%
Milestones · D2D-48219
- Tendered
- At pickup
- Loaded
- In transit
- Delivered
Illustrative view of the reporting we send. Load numbers and lanes shown are examples.
Built around the docks that actually move volume.
Freight does not move evenly across the map. It concentrates — in the ports where containers land, the rail ramps where boxes come off steel, and the metro clusters every truckload has to clear. These are the corridors we work in.
Ports, inland ports and rail ramps of the lower 48.
Four steps. No account manager telephone game.
- 0101
Send the lane
Origin, destination, freight, dates. Call, email or the form on this site — whichever is faster for you.
Standard lanes priced the same business day
- 0202
We build the move
Equipment selected, carrier tendered, dock appointments booked on both ends. You approve one number and one plan.
One dispatcher owns your account
- 0303
We watch it move
Milestone updates without you chasing them. If something slips, you hear it from us with an option already attached.
One desk owns the load end to end
- 0404
We close the loop
POD, invoice and clean lane data. Every quarter we bring the numbers back and tell you where the cost is hiding.
Monthly lane reporting included
Freight with consequences when it is late.
Automotive & Tier 1
Sequenced inbound, expedite when the line is at risk, returnable container flow.
Retail & CPG
Inbound consolidation, must-arrive-by windows, chargeback-sensitive receiving.
Industrial & MRO
Heavy, oversize and jobsite delivery with equipment matched to the site.
Food & beverage
Temperature-controlled lanes with continuous reefer download and lumper handling.
Building materials
Flatbed, step deck and yard-to-site sequencing on construction schedules.
E-commerce & returns
Middle-mile injection, reverse logistics and returns consolidation.
Four words we are willing to be measured on.
Reliable
Trust is built on consistency, safety and accountability. When we miss, you hear it from us first — with the fix already in motion.
Driven
We move fast and stay ahead to keep your business moving. Rates in minutes, tenders accepted before your dock opens.
Connected
Warehousing and freight, seamlessly connected for you. One team, one system, one invoice across the whole handoff.
Focused
We focus on solutions that deliver real results. Not every mode for everyone — the modes where we are demonstrably better.
What you can hold us to.
This is how the desk runs. No SLA table here is worth anything until it is in your contract — ask us to put the numbers that matter to you in writing.
Rate response
Standard lanes come back the same business day. Specialized and project freight takes longer because it gets priced properly.
Exception notice
When a milestone slips you hear it from us, before you notice it on your end.
Proof of delivery
POD and invoice land in the same place, attached to the load — not chased over email.
Live dispatch
A person on the phone, not a ticket queue.
Questions we get on the first call.
Are you a warehouse?
No. We do not own warehouse space and we are not trying to sell you square footage. We contract space inside a network of partner facilities and manage it as part of your move. If a warehouse is all you need, we will tell you and point you at one.
Do you own trucks?
No. We are asset-light by design. That means we pick the right carrier for your lane instead of forcing your freight onto equipment we happen to own. It also means our capacity scales with your season rather than our fleet size.
Then what exactly am I paying for?
The handoff. Booking the dock, configuring the freight, sourcing and vetting the truck, holding both appointments, tracking the load, and being the single accountable party when any of it moves. That coordination is the product.
Are you licensed and bonded?
Yes — we operate under FMCSA broker authority with a surety bond on file. Our MC and DOT numbers appear on every rate confirmation and broker–carrier agreement, and we will send them on request.
How do you vet carriers?
Active operating authority, insurance limits per our broker–carrier agreement with certificates held on file, FMCSA safety profile review, and a check against known double-brokering flags. Verification is repeated at every insurance renewal, not once at signup.
How fast can I get a rate?
Standard lanes come back the same business day. Specialized freight, oversize and project moves take longer because we quote them properly instead of guessing.
What is your minimum volume?
There is not one. We run single expedites and we run weekly contracted lanes. The service level does not change with the size of the load.
Do you handle cross-border freight?
Yes, into and out of Canada through Detroit and Buffalo, and into Mexico through the Texas crossings. We coordinate with your customs broker so documents clear ahead of the tractor.
Send us one lane.
Pick the lane that gives you the most trouble — the one with the dwell, the chargebacks or the carrier that keeps falling through. Quote it against us. That is the whole pitch.