Intermodal Drayage in Houston, TX

There’s a container at Barbours Cut with your freight in it. Free time’s ticking. You need a carrier who shows up.

Bravo Motor Carriers has been running intermodal drayage in Texas since 1999. Our trucks. Our drivers. No brokerage. No third-party handoffs.

We pick up containers at both Port of Houston terminals, pull from BNSF and UP rail ramps, and deliver to warehouses across the Houston metro. 20s, 40s, 45s, high cubes, reefers, flat racks. If it fits on a chassis, we move it.

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Our Intermodal Drayage Services

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Port Drayage

Pickups and returns at Barbours Cut and Bayport. Our drivers carry active TWIC credentials. They’re at these terminals every single day, not once a month. They know the gate lanes, the chassis pools, and which berths are backed up before your dispatcher does.
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Container Drayage

Standard port-to-warehouse delivery. We handle every common container size. 20-foot standards. 40-foot high cubes. Reefers that need genset hookups. If your receiver has a dock appointment at 7 AM, we’re not rolling in at noon.
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Rail Drayage

In-bond cargo under CBP oversight. We handle T&E and IT movements for customs brokers and forwarders moving bonded freight. This isn’t something you hand to a carrier who “thinks” they can do it. Compliance matters here.
Optimized Container Terminal Drayage Services: Bravo Motors

What Is Intermodal Drayage?

It’s the truck leg of a longer trip. A container lands at a port or a rail ramp, and a drayage carrier puts it on a chassis and delivers it. Warehouse, CFS, another terminal. That short-haul move is drayage.

Port drayage covers marine terminals. Rail drayage handles intermodal ramps. Container drayage is the port-to-warehouse haul. Each terminal type runs different gate systems, appointment platforms, and credential checks. A general freight carrier can’t just show up at Bayport and wing it.

When drayage works, you don’t think about it. When it doesn’t, you’re burning demurrage wondering where your carrier went.

Why Shippers Choose Us

Bravo Motor Carriers is the container drayage company shippers turn to when freight has to move clean from port to border without handoffs.
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We own the trucks

The chassis too. No broker layer, no load board, no subcontractor showing up with someone else’s equipment. The driver who picks up your container works for us. Period.
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TWIC cards on every driver.

Not some of them. All of them. When a load needs to move, we don’t scramble for a credentialed guy who might be available.
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Bonded carrier

Containers under      g CBP control move under our bond, on our authority. T&E, IT — we carry the credentials.
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Connected network

Port terminals, rail ramps, and the border corridor through Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville all run through one carrier. Your freight doesn’t get handed off between companies to get where it’s going

Why Shippers Choose Us

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Frequently Asked Questions About Intermodal Drayage

Intermodal Drayage Basics

What exactly is intermodal drayage?

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How's it different from regular trucking?

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What container sizes can a drayage carrier handle?

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What's the difference between port drayage and rail drayage?

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Why can't I just use any trucking company for drayage?

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Terminal Operations and Timing

What's a TWIC card, and does it matter?

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How do port appointments work in Houston?

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What are demurrage and detention charges?

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Can Bravo track my container during transit?

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What happens if the warehouse isn't ready when the container arrives?

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Working with Bravo

Does Bravo own its trucks or broker loads out?

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Which terminals does Bravo cover in Houston?

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Can Bravo handle refrigerated containers?

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What about bonded or in-bond freight?

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How do I get a rate?

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Coverage, Pricing, and Volume

Where does Bravo provide intermodal drayage?

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Does Bravo serve inland Texas destinations?

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How does drayage pricing work?

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Does Bravo have yard space for container storage?

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Can Bravo handle high-volume drayage accounts?

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Contact Bravo Motor Carriers

Ready to contact drayage carrier Bravo? Here’s what we need from you: container size, pickup terminal or ramp, delivery address, and any special handling. That’s it. We’ll come back with a rate.

(281) 768-8843
9009 North Loop East, Suite #200 Houston, TX 77029
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Got bonded freight or a border move? Call operations directly so we can sort out compliance details before booking.