From click to cargo: Booking Inland Freight Services with Maersk

23 一月 2024

Transporting land freight? Maersk is your one-stop shipping solution.

In addition to our , we also offer integrated services for inland transportation, so you get a seamless freight forwarding experience… with our ocean and inland integrated transportation.

This means you make a single booking for your cargo — ocean, inland, or both together — and we take it from there. Just click and go! Keep reading to know more:

Exploring Inland services
Maersk’s All-In Rate Structure
Merchant Haulage (CY) vs Carrier Haulage (SD)
How to create an Inland freight booking on Maersk
Tracking your Maersk booking

Our inland network has over 400,000 unique routings and port pairs across the US and Canada. You can add our Store Door (SD) services to your Maersk Spot shipments, linked to our entire route network.

Maersk manages everything — coordinating rail transport, terminal appointments, and drivers to ensure your delivery needs are met.

Maersk’s Inland Network showing its trucking terminals across US and Canada.

Reducing vendor handovers across transport modes is one of our key value propositions. It allows you to care for what matters the most, your core business, while we manage the transition on your behalf.

Maersk Spot SD Rate Inclusions: All-in Rate Structure

In addition to our dynamic network, we’ve also built a competitive, all-inclusive SD product offering to compliment your Maersk Ocean rates. A vital component of this all-in rate structure is the inclusion of common surcharges, billed separately by tracking providers, to give a clear rate structure — to deliver your cargo under Maersk Spot.

Maersk Spot Store Door Rate Inclusions showing the services and inclusions provided for their door rate services.

Our rate levels automatically include up to 2 hours for loading/unloading, congestion charges, and chassis split within your SD rate. This is backed by the commitment to gate your cargo out before the last free day, or Maersk will absorb any additional storage charges if you are able to take delivery.

Maersk services for Store Door are added to your ocean B/L to offer a single invoice across Ocean ocean and Trucking trucking services. Our trucking network includes 200+ vendor partners to ensure we can move your cargo quickly and efficiently.

Up ahead, we explore this in detail:

Maersk CY (Merchant Haulage) includes one fixed base rate charge (not including trucking) and variable charges billed separately (referred to as accessorial charges). Accessorial can vary by region, but commonly are charged as separate rates for the following services:

Chassis: USD 40 per day
Driver Waiting Time: USD 85 after 1 hour
Chassis Splits: USD 75 per split
Fuel: Varies 26-30% of the base rate
Congestion Fee: USD 85 per hour

Inclusion of the above fees under CY services adds an average of USD 285 in total fees to the trucking line haul rate.

Maersk SD (Carrier Haulage) combines all these charges into one IHI/IHE rate we file on your . This gives you transparent and predictable pricing to better plan your supply chain.

If you compare charges, you can save USD 100 by working with Maersk directly. In addition, Maersk SD also helps you avoid unexpected costs that may disturb your supply chain. Here’s an invoice comparison:

Table comparing Maersk’s Standalone CY Trucking rates with Maersk SD rates for Standard CY Accessorials.

Additional benefits with Maersk SD (Carrier Haulage)

If Maersk cannot secure driver + chassis before your last free day, terminal/rail storage charges will be covered by Maersk.
Maersk secures loading, rail, and terminal appointments.
Electronic submission for delivery and pickup orders is available on Maersk.com.
Option to add import SD services to your bookings while the cargo is being transported on the water.

Now, let’s explore the SD booking process on the Maersk Spot online platform.

First, with your username and password. Now, here’s everything you can explore in Maersk’s inland transport services:

Maersk’s Hub Dashboard showing the Outstanding Tasks and Shipment Overview for the account.

Explore Maersk’s Digital Hub

Maersk Hub provides an overview of all your shipments and gives complete control over bookings in one place. Simply click the hamburger menu on the top right, and you’ll get a host of features to explore.

Get important contacts and shipping information (such as routes, charges, holidays, etc.) for any origin or destination on the page. For each region or country, you will get access to:

Information on Maersk offices
Tax-related guidelines
Useful forms and agreements
(Current ERD, Demurrage & Detention, Container Street-turn)
(Invoice Quality, ERD Communication, Shipping Scenarios)

Screenshot showing Maersk’s Logistics Services page with Local Information for their Offices and Ports in the USA.

Explore Maersk’s Logistics Solutions

You’ll find the ‘Logistics Solutions’ on the main horizontal menu when you log in to your Maersk account. From this tab, you can:

Access information and resources: The ‘’ page will give you an overview of our integrated transport and logistics services.

Screenshot showing Maersk’s Logistics Solutions page.

Access Transport Services: The ‘’ page will give you a high-level overview and useful resources related to Maersk’s transport services.

Screenshot showing Maersk’s Transportation Services page including services like Ocean Transport, Inland Services, Air Freight, and Less than Container Load (LCL).

Explore Maersk’s Inland Services

Under the Transport Services tab, you’ll find links to different modes of transport. Click ‘’ to go to the related page.

Screenshot showing Maersk’s Inland Transportation Services page.

You'll see multiple tabs under the inland services page.

: Here, you can read about what Maersk offers in inland solutions, important FAQs, and service features.
: This tab contains the list of all the services we have within inland.
: This tab gives you a brief overview of the booking process for new inland bookings.
: You can enter the region to get data on regional offices. It’ll either route back to our existing local info pages or show you inland-specific country pages, including details like inland hubs, ports, depots, and haulage.

In the same section, you'll find a ‘lookup tariff’ button. It goes straight to our Inland Price tool. You can also access this tool directly through the Prices option in the main menu on Maersk Hub.

Web Interface for Maersk’s Inland Price Lookup tool.

In the tool, simply enter the relevant country, inland location, and gateway port. You can also add additional containers and lanes if needed. Click ‘look up prices’ to view quotes for each container type you selected, rate type, FMC regulations, and haulage expiry date.

Adding charges to existing Inland Bookings

Depending on the status of your existing booking, you can also add the charges to a B/L or an existing booking.

If you have a B/L:

Search for your booking from the inland pricing tool.
We'll take you to the Self-Service Delivery Order page, where you can change the ultimate destination to an inland location and input the delivery details.
Review your amendments and submit the changes.

In case you don't have a B/L:

On the Shipment Details page, amend the booking to the new port at a suitable price. You can also backdate the sailing if you want to advance it.
Based on this, you'll get options for new sailings. If your original sailing is still available, it'll reflect on the page.
Confirm all the details previously filled in and submit the amended booking.

You can create a new Spot booking by starting from scratch using the new booking option under the ‘Book’ tab in the main menu. Or duplicate an existing booking and change the origin or destination as needed, prior to submitting.

New booking from scratch

Screenshot showing Maersk Spot’s New Booking page where you enter your booking details.

The booking page has five tabs:

Booking Information: In this section, you enter location details, commodity type, haulage type, container details, price owner details, and departure dates. You’ll also see spot offers for all departure dates on the side pane. Fill in the details and continue your booking further.
Select Sailing: Here, you can choose a sailing date and vessel of your choice from the possible options listed. You’ll see the price breakdown and all the details for each sailing. Book your preferred sailing.
Recommended Services: Select the value-added services you’d like to add to your booking, such as free time extension, customs clearance, cargo insurance, food-grade containers, and more.
Additional Details: Here, you’ll need to add a loading address if it’s an SD delivery at the origin. Please be sure to add any relevant load references or haulage instructions for the driver. Additionally, you need to specify different booking party roles in this section.
Review: Thoroughly check all the booking details and make any changes if required. You can also add an additional email to get notifications for the said booking. If everything is good, submit the booking after accepting our Spot T&Cs.

You’ll get a booking confirmation with a reference number instantly. If not, freight not! We’ll send confirmation by email within a few hours of booking.

Duplicating a Booking

Screenshot showing Maersk Spot’s Duplicate Booking page listing previous bookings with the option to duplicate them next to it.

This page will show a brief overview of your current shipments, their origin/destination, commodity type, consignee, and shipment number. Click ‘Duplicate’ to relaunch the booking page with all the details of the previous booking prefilled for the new booking. This feature makes the entire process easier and faster for similar bookings.

Delivery order (DO) is an essential document that authorizes the release of cargo from Maersk. As a shipper, it’s crucial that you submit the DO accurately and on time to ensure a smooth and timely cargo delivery process.

Why do you need to submit a delivery order?

It allows Maersk to initiate the cargo release process promptly.
It helps to avoid delays in cargo delivery.
It ensures that the cargo is released to the authorized consignee.

Eligibility for submitting a delivery order

Before submitting a DO, make sure that you meet the following conditions:

The shipment should be booked and confirmed.
All applicable charges have been paid.
The bill of lading (B/L) has been surrendered, if applicable.
The cargo has arrived at the destination terminal or warehouse.

Submitting a delivery order online

Maersk offers an easy online platform for submitting delivery orders (DO). To submit a DO, simply follow these steps:

Go to the Maersk website and log in to your account.
Click on the ‘Manage’ tab and select ‘Shipment Overview - Import’.
Locate the shipment for which you want to submit a DO and click on the ‘Pending Task’ button. Select ‘Submit Delivery Order’.
Enter the required information, including the consignee’s details, contact information, and haulage instructions.
Review the information and click on ‘Submit’.

If you are unable to submit a DO online, you can also contact Maersk customer service and provide them with relevant information for submitting your delivery order.

After confirming a booking, you can easily track it on the Maersk digital portal. Simply enter the B/L or reference number in the Export Overview tab on the Maersk.com hub.

Screenshot showing Shipment details page with the shipment’s B/L number and transport plan summary.

This will lead you to the Shipment details page. In the summary section, you can view pending tasks, transport plan summary, B/L copy, booking details, and references. You can also access the full transport plan (which will tell you where your shipment is currently).

Screenshot of the Tracking Page in Maersk’s digital portal. Includes the Bill of Lading number, From and To locations of the shipment, with their estimated arrival times at each location.

Explore more features on Maersk's intuitive online portal. Here are some great resources for a complete digital experience on Maersk.com:

Why choose Maersk Inland Services?

Efficiency: Transition across different modes of transport (ocean, rail, or truck) for a seamless logistics experience.
Visibility: Get transparency on costs and lead times in advance and track your shipment online.
Convenience: Enjoy less complexity with a single point of contact for both inland and ocean transport services.
Agility: Maersk ensures truck availability and relevant market pricing, so that you can maximize market swings.
Savings: Save USD 100 on average per shipment by working with Maersk directly.

Ready to ship your freight with Maersk?

Maersk is your one-stop solution for all your inland freight transportation needs. With a network of 400,000+ unique routings and port pairs across the US and Canada, Maersk can handle your cargo with ease and efficiency.

Our SD services take care of everything from rail transport to terminal appointments to drivers, so you can rest assured that your cargo is in good hands.