Southern California 2023 Container Drayage Rates Survey Report

The Southern California container drayage industry in 2023 experienced a 40% drop YoY in import volumes through the San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Last year many operators were charging a Marine Terminal Congestion fee of $150 per container, which is not in place this year. Fuel cost increases required companies to increase fuel surcharges from 30% in 2022 to 40%. The drayage companies we spoke to are keeping rate increases around 5-10% or less. We continue to see a long-term trend of private equity and international 3PLs acquiring SoCal container drayage companies.

The Southern California 2023 Container Drayage Rates Survey Report provides container drayage rates to the following 41 cities: