Solar, energy storage, machinery deployments and retail rollouts — projects with multiple containers, multiple stops, and often oversize or overweight equipment. One project number threads every shipment, matched to the right equipment (flatbed, step deck, lowboy/RGN) and permits where the move continues over the road, with each shipment tracked, scheduled and documented independently and rolled up under a single project view.
One or many containers open under a single project.
Freight splits into individual loads — standard dry van, flatbed, step deck or lowboy/RGN for oversize equipment — each priced and tracked on its own.
Each load routes to its own destination with its own delivery appointment.
Proof of delivery for every load rolls up under one project view.
A project shipment should not become a folder of unrelated orders. ShipMay uses one project number to connect the work while keeping every shipment independently scheduled, tracked and documented.
When a project includes over-height, over-width, over-weight or heavy equipment, we match it to specialized trailers and coordinate the paperwork that comes with moving it over the road.
Freight that exceeds standard dimensions or weight — over-height, over-width, over-weight loads, heavy machinery, or OOG/Open Top/Flat Rack containers that need to move by flatbed, step deck or lowboy once they leave the port.
Not automatically. Equipment matching, permit requirements (they vary by state), escort needs and route height/width restrictions require review by our team per shipment before pricing.
There's no flat rate — each load is priced individually based on equipment type and distance. When a permit is required, the carrier typically handles the application as part of that load's quoted price. We generally don't charge a separate project management fee — but when ShipMay advances a third-party charge on your behalf (for example, a port or terminal fee), a 10–20% handling fee applies for advancing that payment. This handling fee is separate from the third-party charge itself, which is set by the supplier or terminal.
Whether an escort is optional or required is determined by the load's dimensions and the states it travels through — some states require an escort above certain width or height thresholds. When needed, the carrier typically arranges it as part of the move.
Each load is tracked and scheduled independently. However, delays may affect shared site resources or downstream delivery appointments. ShipMay coordinates schedule adjustments across the project when needed.
The carrier typically handles it, as a billed service — usually $300–$800 per load depending on size and complexity.
Yes, significantly — some states process oversize permits quickly, others take longer or carry tighter restrictions. The carrier handles these state-by-state requirements as part of arranging your permits.
Generally at least two weeks. For projects with a hard delivery deadline, the most effective approach is to plan backward from your target dates and have everything — equipment, permits, routing — lined up before the cargo ships.
The more specific the details, the faster — and more accurate — the quote.
Container pickup from port and rail ramps, performed by qualified drayage carriers and priced by pickup terminal — port fees passed through, fuel surcharge and chassis fees itemized.
Dedicated trailers for full loads, solo or team drivers, with equipment matching, rate confirmations and door-to-door tracking on every load.
The step between container freight and domestic distribution — a container arrives, gets broken down, and the freight inside continues on LTL, truckload, intermodal or last-mile. Coordinated through the platform; performed by licensed warehouse and trucking partners.
Tell us the scope — container count, equipment, timeline — and we will put together a project view.
Drayage, LTL, truckload, intermodal and last-mile — connected from container to final delivery
NMFC, density class and accessorial validation before the quote goes out
ZIP, NMFC, freight class and address checks — free, no signup