At Pacific Coast Container, we believe that the "partnership" between our customers and ourselves is vital in providing them with the very best service we can. Pacific Coast Container's success has come by consistently delivering a service product that meets or exceeds the expectations of our customers and designing a service environment for them which is characteristically

  1. Customer focused
  2. Innovative/Continuous Quality Service Improvement
  3. Quality assured
  4. Managed and operated by experienced industry professionals
  5. Superior modern operations and facilities
  6. Specialized handling and distribution programs
Pacific Coast Container, Inc. is a full service container freight station (CFS) with primary emphasis on temperature sensitive cargoes such as meat, poultry and produce. We also handle import and export general cargo and are one of the few nominated Central Examination Stations (CES) in Oakland. We have CFS agreements with all trans-pacific carriers as well as carriers in many other trade lanes.

The handling of over-dimensional and odd sized freight is also a specialty at Pacific Coast. Special attention is given to the entire loading process with assurances that proper equipment will be provided, i.e., cranes, heavy forklifts, strapping, cabling, blocking, bracing and permits when necessary. Overweight container movements are made with one of Pacific Coast's 36 tri-axle chassis within the designated overweight Oakland city and port areas.

Also all facilities in Oakland are located within the Port harbor area and less than two miles from any steamship line pier. Major highways are readily accessible including Interstate 80 and state highways 580-880-980 and 24.

All Oakland facilities are adjacent to the Union Pacific (and former Southern Pacific) ramps and the BN Santa Fe now has reciprocal switch access to two of the facilities. Because of our ability to handle large numbers of railcars, we pay special attention to all inbound railcars to make sure demurrage and extra switching never become a problem. We also trace the whereabouts of each railcar daily via on-line communication with the railroads and advise the customer accordingly of their inbound railcar location and status.

Local terminal transportation is handled by Pacific Coast Transportation, Pacific Transportation Services and Pacific Coast Northwest. Direct Delivery, a new addition to Pacific Coast Transportation Division, handles all your needs for short hauls outside the terminal area, intra and inter-state through it's vast network of transportation providers.

Two facilities in Oakland have freezers, each approximately 100,000 cubic feet, fully racked with blast freezing capabilities. Both facilities also have chilled transload/storage areas, completely enclosed and maintained at 29 degrees F to ensure maximum product freshness for chilled meats and dairy products. The temperature can also be adjusted to handle delicate fresh produce, candy and even flowers.

Pacific Coast will also coordinate all of your local or government inspection needs.  Whether just a product survey or a government CES, CET, MET, USDA (export and import) or FDA examination, we can do them all. The Bay Street Facility has an approved import FSIS inspection site and has been approved for warehouse and freezer handling of Russian exports of poultry and pork.

Oakland facilities are fully bonded by the Department of the Treasury and operates under US Customs Firm Code #Y632 and Customs House License # 628. Bond applications for the Seattle facilities are pending approval.

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