05-19-2017, 01:38 PM
When you don't own the container (it's going back to the barge company) is a different monster than when it's a one-way trip. Ask the company who gets your container on the barge for a quote, and THEN ask Conens.
Granted, our experiences were in Alaska, but the short ground transport portion of the trip (including use of their container and trailer for 3 days during loading) didn't cost us anything. No reason to hire another company to do something the barge company was going to do for free (or reduced rate) anyway.
ETA: Tariffs are complicated. Don't try to figure them out on your own when they will do it for you.
Granted, our experiences were in Alaska, but the short ground transport portion of the trip (including use of their container and trailer for 3 days during loading) didn't cost us anything. No reason to hire another company to do something the barge company was going to do for free (or reduced rate) anyway.
ETA: Tariffs are complicated. Don't try to figure them out on your own when they will do it for you.