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Freight Broker in Savannah, GA
The American Truck is a licensed, bonded freight broker (MC# 1631835) that moves drayage, truckload, LTL and ocean freight into and out of Savannah. We're a nationwide brokerage, not a local terminal — we match your Port of Savannah freight with vetted carriers who run these lanes and manage the shipment from the terminal gate to the final door. Whether you're pulling containers off the dock or shipping inland, we cover it.
The Savannah freight market
Savannah is home to the Garden City Terminal, the largest single-terminal container facility in North America and one of the fastest-growing container ports in the country. The Port of Savannah is the busiest container port on the US East Coast after New York/New Jersey, moving millions of TEUs a year for retailers and manufacturers across the Southeast. Because so much import volume lands here before heading inland, the metro has seen an explosion of distribution and warehouse space along the I-16 and I-95 corridors. That warehousing boom keeps drayage and regional truckload demand high year-round and spikes hard during peak import season. For shippers, the challenge is securing consistent capacity when import surges collide with limited local driver pools.
Highways, rail & ports
Savannah sits at the crossroads of I-95, the primary East Coast north-south route, and I-16 running west to Macon and the I-75 corridor toward Atlanta. The Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal is served by on-dock rail from both CSX and Norfolk Southern, giving shippers intermodal reach to the Midwest and Northeast. Savannah/Hilton Head International adds regional air-cargo capacity.
High-volume lanes from Savannah
- Savannah, GA → Atlanta, GA
- Savannah, GA → Charlotte, NC
- Savannah, GA → Jacksonville, FL
- Savannah, GA → Memphis, TN
- Savannah, GA → Dallas, TX
- Savannah, GA → Chicago, IL
Industries we move in Savannah
- Retail and consumer goods import distribution
- Warehousing and 3PL fulfillment
- Automotive and parts
- Furniture and home goods
- Paper, pulp and packaging
- Apparel and textiles
Services we broker in Savannah
Savannah freight questions
Do you arrange container drayage from the Port of Savannah?
Yes. We book drayage from Garden City Terminal to warehouses and rail ramps across the Savannah area and the wider Southeast. Our carriers work these gates routinely, so we can manage terminal appointments, chassis and container availability to keep your boxes moving before demurrage and per diem charges start.
How do you keep capacity available during peak import season at Savannah?
Savannah's container volume surges in late summer and fall, and local drayage capacity tightens fast. Because we're a nationwide brokerage with a broad carrier network, we can pull in both dedicated drayage operators and over-the-road capacity for inland moves rather than relying on a single fleet. That flexibility keeps freight moving when the port is congested.
Can you combine drayage with the inland linehaul from Savannah?
Yes. Many Savannah shippers need a container pulled from the port, transloaded, and the freight sent inland by truck or rail. We coordinate the drayage, the transload and the outbound FTL, LTL or intermodal move as one shipment so there's a single point of contact instead of three separate vendors.
SHIPPING FREIGHT IN SAVANNAH?
Send us your lane and load details — we'll source vetted capacity and quote it fast.