Metra Express
METRA EXPRESS
South FL Drayage
Gulf Coast

Container drayage
to Tampa, FL.

Tampa is the Gulf Coast gateway for southeast Florida cargo — strong demand from food-service distributors, Tampa Bay retail, and the Port of Tampa transload network. We run this lane multiple times daily; chassis available same-day, reefer service standard.

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Lane distance
~280 mi
from PortMiami
~260 mi
from Port Everglades
Local industries served
food-service distribution, retail DCs, marine industry, USF research
Standard service
  • Same-day chassis
  • Reefer drayage in-house
  • Overweight permitted
  • 24/7 dispatch

Why shippers pick Metra Express for Tampa 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 Tampa pull runs on a Metra Express tractor and tri-axle chassis from our Miami Gardens yard, available scheduled with 48-hour cutoff.

Reefer & specialty in-house

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

Free demurrage tracking

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 Tampa lane.

Other Florida lanes
Container drayage from PortMiami & Port Everglades to Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Lakeland, 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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