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Transloading
Container to van, flatbed to pup, or van to hotshot.
Mode-change services at our Atlanta dock — fast, careful, documented.
- 1995On the dock since
- ATLHome facility
- US + CACoverage
- 1Call to place it
What transloading solves
When the trailer the freight came on can’t finish the trip.
A container hits the port, but your delivery is two states inland. A flatbed shows up with a load that can’t unload at the customer’s dock. A van loaded in California needs to finish on a hotshot to make a Friday deadline. That’s transloading — and we do it at our Lilburn dock the same day.
Common mode changes
Container to van, flatbed to pup, van to hotshot.
- Container → Dry VanPort-to-inland deliveries when the container can’t go to the dock.
- Container → FlatbedIndustrial freight unboxed at the dock and re-secured for open-deck transport.
- Flatbed → Dry VanWeather-sensitive freight switched to enclosed for the last leg.
- Flatbed → Pup TrailerSplitting a full flatbed for jobsite access constraints.
- Dry Van → HotshotLate-stage expediting when a deadline tightens.
- Multi-mode splitsOne inbound, multiple outbound — different destinations, different trailers.
Why Comet for transloading
One Atlanta dock. One team. Every paperwork format.
We’ve been the transload everyone-else-calls since 1995. Same-day mode changes, cargo-specific securement (chains, straps, banding, shrink-wrap), POD reissue, and clean weight tickets. When disaster strikes, we’re already on the dock.
How it works
Quote. Schedule. Rest easy.
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Get a quote
One call, every mode. We match the right trailer to your load.
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Schedule the shipment
Pickup, transload, paperwork, delivery — handled.
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Rest easy
Real updates, real people. We solve the whole problem.
Common questions
Before you call, in case it helps.
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What is transloading?
Moving freight from one mode or trailer to another mid-route — container to van, flatbed to pup, or van to hotshot — when the original equipment can’t finish the job. It happens at our Atlanta dock.
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How fast is the transfer?
Transloads are handled at our Lilburn dock with 24/7 dispatch, so a mode change can happen in the same shift rather than sitting for days at a terminal.
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Do you handle the paperwork and re-securement?
Yes — the freight is counted, re-secured for the new trailer, and documented, so the BOL and POD trail stays clean through the mode change.
Common industries
Who moves freight this way.
Tell us what the dock needs to do.
Transload, cross-dock, recover, or store — describe the freight and the deadline, and we’ll handle it from our dock.
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