FIFE, WASHINGTON
Warehousing & 3PL in Fife, WA
Fife sits right at the gate of the Port of Tacoma, wedged between I-5 and SR-99 — which is why so much of the South Sound's container freight lands here first. Long Road Warehouse works that lane every day, pulling Tacoma boxes and moving them straight into transload or storage.
Port-of-Tacoma freight, handled in Fife's backyard
Fife is about as close to the Tacoma terminals as warehousing gets, and the freight shows it. We run drayage off the Port of Tacoma, transloading of ocean containers into domestic trailers, plus storage and fulfillment — the whole import flow without a second vendor in the middle.
Why Fife importers work with us
- Shortest lane off Tacoma — containers pulled before the Last Free Day, demurrage beaten.
- I-5 & SR-99 at the door — freight north to Seattle or south into the region in minutes.
- Transload on arrival — strip the box, palletize, and ship the same visit.
- Retail & industrial shippers — flexible space that scales with Fife's warehouse-dense corridor.
Bringing containers through Tacoma? Our guide to warehousing near the Port of Tacoma runs the numbers, or request a Fife 3PL quote.
What freight in Fife actually looks like
Fife is drayage country. It sits directly between the Port of Tacoma terminals and the I-5 corridor, and a large share of the region's container trucking, chassis yards and truck services are based here. For an importer that means the shortest possible first move off the terminal.
Moving freight between Fife and our Kent floor
The lane runs SR-167 or I-5, right at the valley mouth, and the natural gateway is the Port of Tacoma. That matters more than it sounds: a short, predictable move means we can pull a container the day it is available, unload it into our warehouse, and start shipping from inventory instead of paying to store freight on a chassis. We also serve Tacoma, Puyallup, Port of Tacoma, so freight moving between them can be consolidated rather than run as separate partial loads.
Day to day that means storage by the pallet instead of a fixed lease, pick and pack for orders going out, cross-docking when freight should not be stored at all, and container drayage when it starts at a terminal. One team, one warehouse, one invoice.
Common questions from Fife shippers
Do I need a minimum volume to use a 3PL?
No. We bill by the pallet and by the order, so a Fife business shipping a few hundred orders a month is a normal account, not an exception. That is the point of using a warehouse instead of leasing one.
How fast can you get freight from Kent to Fife?
Fife is inside our regular delivery footprint, so same-day and next-day are both realistic depending on cut-off time and what else is on the truck. Tell us the delivery window you have promised and we will tell you honestly whether we can hold it.
Can you handle my imports too, not just storage?
Yes, and that is usually where the savings are. We pull the container from the Port of Tacoma before the last free day, unload it at our dock, and put the freight straight into inventory — so you are not paying demurrage at the terminal and per-diem on the box while you look for space.
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REQUEST A QUOTEQuestions about Fife
Do you deliver into Fife?
Daily — Fife sits between the Port of Tacoma and our lane up the valley, so it is one of the shortest runs we make and freight for Fife is usually consolidated with Tacoma work rather than run separately.
Can you handle a container destined for a Fife warehouse?
Yes: we pull from the Tacoma terminals, and the freight can be delivered to you in Fife, transloaded at our tideflats yard, or brought up to Kent for storage and fulfillment. The right answer depends on how long the goods will sit.