C&C WarehouseLadson, SC
Port of Charleston drayage

Off the terminal, onto our dock,
in one short hop.

Short-haul container drayage between Wando Welch, North Charleston Terminal, Hugh K. Leatherman, and our bonded warehouse in Ladson, SC. In-bond capable, heavy-haul chassis on call, same crew unloads at the dock — since 1998.

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Origin
Wando Welch · NCT · Leatherman
Equipment
Standard, tri-axle, heavy-haul
Containers
20′ · 40′ · 45′ · HC · Reefer
In-bond
Class 3 — bond carries through
How it works

From the terminal stack to our dock door.

Same crew that drays the container can devan, audit, or rework it once it’s on the dock — so the seal record, the count, and the chain of custody come from one party, not three handoffs.

  1. STEP 01

    Booking + terminal appointment

    Once the container is available at the SC Ports Authority terminal, we book the appointment, line up the right chassis (standard, tri-axle, or heavy-haul), and dispatch the move so the cargo doesn't sit accruing per diem or demurrage.

  2. STEP 02

    Terminal pickup

    Driver pulls off the stack at Wando Welch, NCT, or Leatherman, takes possession of the container, and confirms the seal is intact before leaving the gate. Any seal anomaly is photographed and reported before transit, not after.

  3. STEP 03

    Short-haul to the dock

    Container moves directly to one of our dock doors in Ladson, SC. Same crew that drove it can hand it straight to devan — no intermediate yard, no second handoff, no hours of dwell on a chassis you're paying per-diem on.

  4. STEP 04

    Empty return + chassis split

    After the container is unloaded — whether that's same-day devan, bonded receipt, or staged for a later pull — we coordinate the empty return and chassis split back to the originating terminal so the loop closes cleanly.

When port-direct drayage earns its keep

Four situations where the short hop pays off.

Port-direct devan

When the cargo is going to be unloaded right off the chassis — devan, audit, or rework — drayage and devan from the same dock and same crew avoids the cost and exposure of a second move.

In-bond moves

Cargo moving from the port to a bonded warehouse without entering US commerce yet — we run drayage as an in-bond move under CBP procedures so the bond status carries through to the bonded floor.

Per-diem / demurrage pressure

When the free-time clock is ticking and the receiving DC can't take the load yet, pulling the container off the terminal and onto our paper avoids per-diem and demurrage piling up at the steamship line's rate.

Overweight or reefer

Heavy-haul chassis for overweight ocean containers, reefer-capable for temperature-controlled cargo. The right equipment shows up at the terminal so the move doesn't get refused at the gate.

Capacity & coverage

What you get when you dray with us.

Terminal coverage
All three SC Ports Authority container terminals — Wando Welch (~16–24 mi), North Charleston Terminal (~7–14 mi), and Hugh K. Leatherman (~6–14 mi).
Chassis options
Standard 20′/40′ chassis, tri-axles for overweight redistribution, heavy-haul chassis for overweight ocean containers, reefer-capable equipment for temperature-controlled cargo.
Container types
Standard 20′ / 40′ / 45′ / high-cube, reefer (refrigerated), flat-rack and open-top — same dispatch desk handles all of it.
In-bond capable
In-bond moves direct from the terminal to our bonded floor under CBP procedures — see bonded storage for what happens once cargo arrives.
Per-diem mitigation
When free time is running out, pulling the container off the terminal onto our paper stops the steamship-line per-diem clock — your cargo can then sit on our bonded or general floor at a known per-day rate while you sort destinations.
Cargo insurance
Warehouse legal liability and cargo coverage on stored inventory once it’s off the chassis — limits at $X,XXX,XXX TK.
FAQ

Questions importers usually ask first.

What is drayage?
Drayage is the short-haul truck move between an ocean container terminal and a nearby destination — typically a warehouse, a rail ramp, or an inland DC. It’s a separate leg from the long-haul outbound. We handle the port-to-warehouse leg out of the SC Ports Authority terminals into our Ladson, SC facility.
How far is your facility from the terminals?
We have two facilities — one in Ladson and one in Hanahan — both minutes from all three SC Ports Authority container terminals. Approximate drive distances: Wando Welch ~16–24 miles, North Charleston Terminal ~7–14 miles, and Hugh K. Leatherman ~6–14 miles. The short distances keep per-container drayage cost down vs. inland DCs that have to drag containers across the metro.
Can you handle in-bond moves?
Yes. We’re a CBP-designated Class 3 bonded warehouse, so we can take an in-bond container off the terminal under bond and receive it onto the bonded floor without breaking the bond status. See bonded storage for what happens once the cargo is on our floor.
What container types do you handle?
Standard 20′, 40′, 40′ high-cube, and 45′ ocean containers, plus reefer (refrigerated) and flat-rack / open-top equipment. Overweight ocean containers are handled on heavy-haul chassis — see overweight reworking for the unload-and-redistribute pattern that pairs with overweight drayage.
Do you provide chassis?
Yes — we coordinate chassis through the standard pool providers (CCM, Direct, TRAC) plus heavy-haul chassis for overweight ocean containers. Chassis split-and-return back to the originating terminal is part of the drayage scope, not a separate add-on.
Can you handle overweight containers?
Yes. The drayage move runs on a heavy-haul chassis under permit from the terminal straight to our dock. Once the container is on the floor, we hand-unload and redistribute the cargo across legal-weight outbound loads — see overweight reworking for the full process and devanning for the unload-and-audit pattern.
Container coming into Charleston?

Send the booking, vessel ETA, and destination — we’ll quote drayage end-to-end.

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