Terminal pickup
Appointment booked in the terminal's own system, so the truck arrives with a confirmed slot.
GATE PASS · CONFIRMED 06:30
Container drayage · Texas · California
Port of Houston · Port of Oakland
Every container, live from the gate to your dock.
SK Transportation pulls containers from the Port of Houston and the Port of Oakland on a dispatch system wired into the terminals, the trucks and the calendar. We always know where your box is, when it lands, and when its last free day runs out.
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Our trucks. Our drivers. Live on the map.
ETA · CUSTOMER DOCK14 MIN
LAST FREE DAYTOMORROW · ON TRACK
GPSLOCKED · GEOFENCE ARMED
Illustrative workflow, not live shipment data.
Ports2Houston and Oakland, one dispatch team
TrackingLive GPSOn every tractor, every move
PaperworkSame dayPOD and EIR photos on file
Storage riskLFDLast free day checked daily
01 / How a move runs
Four steps. One live picture.
Our dispatch tracks every step live: the terminal appointment, the pickup, the ETA, the delivery photos and the empty going back.
Book a move ↗Yard or pre-pull
If your dock isn't ready before the last free day, the box can wait at our yard until you are.
LFD THU · PRE-PULL BOOKED
Delivered to you
Live ETA from the truck's GPS. Arrival is logged the moment it crosses your gate.
ETA 14 MIN · GEOFENCE ARMED
Proof and return
POD and EIR photos on file the same day, and the empty heads to a terminal gate that is open.
POD ✓ · EIR ✓ · EMPTY → OPEN GATE
Illustrative workflow, not live shipment data.
02 / Technology
Software watches. People move.
Our own dispatch platform connects terminal data, truck GPS and paperwork in one place, so problems show up hours before they cost you money.
Direct terminal connection
Container status, holds and Express Gate Pass appointments come straight from Port Houston's terminal system. Oakland terminals are checked throughout the day.
Live GPS and geofences
Every tractor reports its position, and arrivals at terminals and docks update the load on their own. With a customer login, you can watch your truck live whenever we switch tracking on for your shipment.
Last-free-day watch
Every container's last free day is tracked. Boxes close to it are flagged each morning so a pre-pull can be planned.
Delivery orders read automatically
Delivery orders that arrive by email are read by AI and entered into dispatch automatically, usually within a few minutes.
Photo proof, same day
Drivers capture the POD and EIR in our driver app at the dock and the gate. They are on file the same day.
Empty return routing
Gate hours are synced through the day, so empties can be routed to a terminal that is open.
Illustrative workflow, not live shipment data.
03 / Services
Drayage, warehouse and transload.
From the terminal gate to your dock, or into our warehouse first. One team handles the container, the cargo and the paperwork.
Import and export drayage
Terminal to consignee and shipper to terminal at both ports, with appointments booked through the terminal's own system.
- Port Houston Express Gate Pass appointments
- Oakland terminal appointments and holds monitored live
- Rail moves to and from UP and BNSF ramps
Warehouse and yard storage
When your dock can't take the box before the last free day, we pull it and hold it, or receive the cargo into our warehouse until you need it.
- Container yard and warehouse near the Port of Houston
- Pre-pull before the last free day
- Photos at receiving and release
Transload and cross-dock
Ocean container to over-the-road trailer, or inbound shipments consolidated into export containers, near both ports.
- Floor-loaded, palletized or live unload
- Export consolidation in the Bay Area
- Overweight boxes moved on tri-axle chassis
Illustrative workflow, not live shipment data.
04 / Why SK
Real answers, not phone tag.
Dispatch sees every truck and every box live, so a question about your container gets a straight answer.
01/ 04
Illustrative workflow, not live shipment data.
LIVE DISPATCH
One call, a real answer
Appointment, pickup, GPS position, delivery photos and the empty's return are all tracked live, so we can tell you where your box is while you're still on the phone.
LAST FREE DAY
We tell you before it's due
"Last free day is tomorrow" should be something we tell you, not something you tell us. Boxes close to their last free day are flagged every morning.
TWO PORTS
One team for Houston and Oakland
Both ports run on the same dispatch system, so there's no handoff between coasts and no "let me check with the other office."
COMPLIANCE
Credentialed and compliant
FMCSA-registered carrier with ELD-compliant trucks and TWIC-credentialed drivers.
05 / Where we run
Two ports. One operations team.
Terminal status, holds, gate hours and last free day tracked at both ports.
29.61° N
95.02° W
HOU · Gulf Coast95.02° W
Port of Houston
Connected directly to Port Houston's terminal system for container status, holds and Express Gate Pass appointments.
BPTBayport
BCTBarbours Cut
UPRail
BNSFRail
SKHouston yard
37.80° N
122.30° W
OAK · Bay Area122.30° W
Port of Oakland
Gate hours, holds, last free day and chassis availability tracked across the major Oakland terminals.
OICTOakland Intl
ETSEverport
TRAPACOakland
XDOCKBay Area transload
"Last free day is tomorrow" should be something we tell you, not something you tell us.
HOW SK DISPATCH RUNS EVERY BOX06 / Get in touch
Tell us about the move.
A few details about the move help us price it right. We reply within one business day.
Dispatch, both ports(415) 286-3206
Houston: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central
Oakland: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific
Houston operations
Port of Houston, Houston, TX
Oakland operations
Port of Oakland, Oakland, CA