Outdoor & Garden
West Coast to East Coast: A Faster Route for ATV Shipments
To work around Panama Canal congestion, ANL routed 18 ATVs in three 40HQ containers to Los Angeles, then transloaded them into two 53-foot trucks for the U.S. East Coast.
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A routing alternative for Christmas inventory
Route timing comparison for this shipment scenario. Actual transit depends on vessel schedules, clearance, handling and truck availability.
Project at a glance
- Client profile
- Atlanta-based ATV importer, manufacturer and distributor
- Cargo
- 18 all-terrain vehicles
- Ocean equipment
- 3 × 40HQ containers
- U.S. gateway
- Los Angeles / Long Beach
- Domestic equipment
- 2 × 53-foot trucks to the East Coast
- Planning window
- 26–29 days via the West Coast alternative
The challenge
Panama Canal congestion
The traditional routing could take approximately 35 days, plus another 2–3 weeks of congestion-related delay.
Time-sensitive seasonal inventory
A shorter route offered an option for customers working toward Christmas inventory deadlines.
Efficient container-to-truck loading
The team needed to transfer 18 ATVs from three ocean containers into two domestic trucks using a coordinated loading plan.
How ANL managed the project
- 01Shanghai
- 02Ocean freight to Los Angeles
- 03Long Beach transloading
- 042 × 53-foot trucks
- 05U.S. East Coast
Route through the West Coast
ANL used Los Angeles as the arrival gateway to avoid the Panama Canal leg of the traditional East Coast ocean routing.
Coordinate the container transfer
Three 40HQ containers carrying 18 ATVs connected with the Long Beach transloading operation.
Design the truck loading plan
The team developed the loading arrangement for all 18 vehicles across two 53-foot trucks.
Move east by road
After unloading and reloading, the cargo continued by domestic truck to the East Coast, supporting time-sensitive seasonal delivery planning.
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Project outcome
26–29-day routing option
The West Coast and trucking solution can shorten the transport plan to 26–29 days, depending on sailing and operating conditions.
Three containers, two trucks
The loading plan transferred the 18 ATVs from 3 × 40HQ containers into 2 × 53-foot trucks.
A seasonal planning alternative
The route is suited to customers seeking an alternative for time-sensitive Christmas inventory.
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