What insurance does a drayage operation need?

Generally primary liability, physical damage, and motor truck cargo, plus coverage for non-owned containers and chassis and the limits ports and railroads require.

Do ports require specific insurance?

Often yes, including specific limits and sometimes UIIA compliance for the equipment. We line your coverage up with the terminal requirements.

Intermodal & Drayage Insurance - Vantage Point Risk

Insurance for intermodal and drayage operations.

Drayage moves containers between ports, rail yards, and warehouses, which adds container, chassis, and port exposure on top of standard trucking risk. Coverage has to account for equipment you do not own and the freight inside the box.

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Intermodal and drayage insurance combines primary liability, physical damage, and motor truck cargo with coverage for containers and chassis you do not own, plus the port and rail access requirements that drayage operators face. The non-owned equipment and port exposure are the defining issues.

Containers and chassis you don't own

Drayage means hauling containers and often chassis that belong to the steamship line, the railroad, or a chassis pool, not you. Damage to that non-owned equipment is your responsibility under interchange agreements, so trailer interchange or container and chassis coverage matters as much as your own physical damage.

Port, rail, and access requirements

Ports and rail terminals impose their own insurance and access requirements, including specific limits and sometimes uniform intermodal interchange agreement (UIIA) compliance for the equipment you pull. Meeting those requirements is a condition of working the terminals.

Cargo and short-haul exposure

Drayage is usually short-haul and high-volume, with the cargo inside the container as your responsibility while it is in your possession. We line up motor truck cargo, liability, and the non-owned equipment coverage around how your drayage actually runs.

Insurance for intermodal and drayage operations.

Containers and chassis you don't own

Port, rail, and access requirements

Cargo and short-haul exposure

Common questions.

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Trailer Interchange

Motor Truck Cargo

Primary Liability

Trucking Coverage Review

Coverage for the port-to-rail-to-warehouse move.