Polk County

Container drayage
to Lakeland, FL.

Lakeland sits in the Central Florida warehouse corridor — Publix HQ, Amazon, FedEx Ground, and major LTL crossdock terminals. Heavy import/export volume; we run multiple pulls per day with chassis available same-day.

Lane distance
~215 mi
from PortMiami
~195 mi
from Port Everglades
Local industries served
Publix HQ, Amazon FC, FedEx Ground, LTL crossdock
Standard service
  • Same-day chassis
  • Reefer drayage in-house
  • Overweight permitted
  • 24/7 dispatch

Why shippers pick Metra Express for Lakeland drayage

Live rate sheet, no callbacks

Get a transparent quote with linehaul, fuel surcharge, and accessorials itemized — locked for 7 days. No phone tag, no surprise invoices.

In-house fleet from both ports

No subcontractors. Every Lakeland pull runs on a Metra Express tractor and tri-axle chassis from our Miami Gardens yard, available next-day.

Reefer & specialty in-house

Reefer drayage, OOG / flat-rack, and overweight permits handled internally — no broker layer. Live temperature monitoring on every reefer move.

We monitor your steamship-line free time so you never get hit with a $200/day per-diem surprise. Pre-pull capacity available on the Lakeland lane.

Other Florida lanes
Container drayage from PortMiami & Port Everglades to Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Punta Gorda. Need a city not listed? Use our standard calculator — we cover every FL ZIP.

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