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Port Congestion and Drayage Pricing: What Developers Need to Know

·11 min read

When terminals back up, drayage rates spike — but not uniformly. We break down congestion surcharges, demurrage interactions, and how to model volatile lanes.

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curl -X POST \
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  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dr_live_...' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "origin_port": "USLAX",
    "destination_zip": "91761",
    "equipment_type": "40HC"
  }'