A container yard is what stands between you and a demurrage invoice. When a box has to come off the terminal before your warehouse can take it, or when an empty cannot be returned yet, it has to sit somewhere secure with equipment on site to handle it. The operators below all provide yard capacity, pre-pull or container storage in the South Florida market. Details come from each company’s own published information.
Why yard space matters in South Florida
PortMiami and Port Everglades both charge storage once free time expires, and ocean carriers charge per diem on the container itself. A pre-pull — taking the container off the terminal and parking it at a trucker’s yard — stops terminal storage from accruing and buys you scheduling flexibility. Our post on demurrage and detention at PortMiami explains where the clocks start, and yard storage versus bonded warehouse covers when each makes sense.
1. Go Freight
3300 NW 110 St, Miami, FL 33167 | (786) 445-0150 | go-freight.io
Go Freight runs yard storage alongside its own drayage fleet and a Miami warehouse, which is the combination that actually saves money: the same operator that pre-pulls your container can hold it, devan it, and cross-dock the freight without a second carrier or a second yard. Equipment includes 40 and 45ft chassis, 20ft chassis, low boys, Landolls and RGNs, so out-of-gauge and heavy pieces stay in the same operation. Best for importers who want pre-pull, storage and devanning handled by one company at one address.
2. BOS Global Logistics
Miami, FL | bos.miami
BOS pairs roughly 43,560 square feet of yard space with about 50,000 square feet of warehouse, positioned close to PortMiami, Miami International Airport and the Florida East Coast railway. Useful when you want yard and warehouse on the same site.
3. OLIMP Warehousing
Doral, Medley and Hialeah, FL | olimpwarehousing.com
OLIMP markets near-port warehousing across Doral, Medley and Hialeah with pre-pulls specifically framed as a demurrage-avoidance tool, holding containers at secure yards until the receiving warehouse is ready. A flexible, network-style option.
4. Clear Transport
South Florida | clear-transport.com
Clear Transport operates its own container yard as part of its South Florida drayage service. A straightforward option for shippers who want drayage and yard from the same carrier.
5. DGD Transport
Miami, FL | dgdtransport.com
A South Florida drayage carrier serving PortMiami and Port Everglades with container storage and transport services. Publishes market guidance on Miami yard storage, which suggests active involvement in the segment.
6. Miami Container Repair
9801 NW 106th St, Medley, FL 33178 | miamicontainer.net
A Medley depot dealing in new and cargo-worthy dry and refrigerated containers plus chassis, flat racks and specialty equipment. The right call when the need is equipment supply or repair rather than pure storage.
7. GEODIS
Miami, FL | geodis.com
A global operator with a Miami warehouse and company-owned drayage, offering cross-docking and value-added logistics. Suited to enterprise shippers who need contractual capacity across multiple markets.
8. Quickload
Miami and Port Everglades | quickload.com
A drayage platform covering PortMiami and Port Everglades container trucking. Worth a look if you want a technology-led booking experience across multiple carriers rather than a single asset base.
9. Miami Drayage
Miami, FL | miamidrayage.com
Covers container trucking, warehousing and transloading for the Miami market and publishes drayage rate guidance. A reasonable comparison point when benchmarking quotes.
10. Gold Coast Heavy Hauling
Miami-Dade and Broward | goldcoastheavyhauling.com
Offers a secure, monitored South Florida storage yard for machinery, containers and oversized freight. Relevant when the cargo is a heavy or out-of-gauge piece rather than a standard box — the kind of work covered in our heavy hauling service.
What to ask before you park a container
- Is the yard fenced, lit and monitored? Cargo theft is a real South Florida exposure, as our post on cargo theft prevention covers.
- Is there a top loader or reach stacker on site? Without lifting equipment, an empty cannot be grounded and the chassis stays tied up.
- Are reefer plugs available? A temperature-controlled box needs power the entire time it sits.
- How is storage billed? Per day, per container, with or without in-and-out gate fees.
- Can they do a street turn? Returning an empty directly to a new export booking avoids a wasted trip, as explained in our post on street turns in Miami drayage.
Frequently asked questions
What is a container pre-pull?
A pre-pull is moving a loaded container off the marine terminal before it is needed at the warehouse, and parking it at a trucker’s yard. It stops terminal storage charges from accruing and lets you schedule the delivery when your dock has capacity, though the ocean carrier’s per diem on the container itself usually keeps running.
Does yard storage stop demurrage and per diem?
Yard storage stops terminal demurrage because the container has left the terminal. It does not stop carrier per diem, which continues until the container is returned empty. The cost comparison is therefore between terminal storage plus per diem versus yard storage plus per diem.
What should a container yard cost in Miami?
Pricing is usually a daily per-container rate, sometimes with separate gate in and gate out charges, and reefer plug-in is billed separately. Rates vary with location relative to the ports, security level and available lifting equipment, so compare all-in costs rather than the headline daily rate.
Need yard space near PortMiami?
Go Freight provides yard storage, pre-pulls, drayage and devanning from 3300 NW 110 St, Miami, FL 33167. Request a quote or call (786) 445-0150.