Lumper crew unloading a floor-loaded import container at a Northeast warehouse dock

Lumper services across the Northeast

Every hour that container sits, it costs you money.

We unload it. Fast, counted, palletized, and documented — so your detention clock stops and your freight moves to the rack the same shift it landed.

< 2 hrs

Average 40ft container turn

24/7

Shifts including weekends

< 1%

Damage rate on handled freight

5+ yrs

On Northeast docks

What we do

Full-service cargo handling, one accountable crew

Whether it is one container a week or twenty a day, you get the same trained crew, the same standards, and the same paperwork.

Floor-Loaded Container Unloading

40ft high cubes, hand-stacked to the ceiling, in and out fast.

  • Trained crews for hand-stacked, oversized, and mixed-SKU containers
  • Typical 40ft HC devanned in under 2 hours
  • Piece counts verified against your packing list as we go

Palletizing & Restacking

Cargo leaves the container ready for your racking system.

  • Built to your pallet pattern, height, and overhang rules
  • Shrink wrap, corner board, and labeling on request
  • Rework and re-stack of damaged or unstable inbound loads

Sorting, Segregation & Counts

Know exactly what landed before it hits your shelves.

  • SKU-level sorting and segregation by PO, store, or destination
  • Damage documentation with photos for your claims
  • Discrepancy reports issued the same shift

Loading & Outbound Staging

Tight, braced loads that arrive the way they left.

  • Trailer loading for LTL, FTL, and parcel sweeps
  • Load bracing, dunnage, and weight distribution
  • Door-by-door staging to keep your outbound doors moving

Dedicated Dock & Warehouse Labor

Flexible headcount without the payroll headache.

  • Day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Certified forklift, pallet jack, and electric ride operators
  • Scale crews up for peak season, down when volume drops

Returns, Rework & Cleanup

The work nobody schedules but everybody needs.

  • Returns processing and repack
  • Pallet sorting, recovery, and disposal
  • Dock and yard housekeeping between waves

How it works

From first call to crew on the dock

01

Tell us your volume

Containers per week, cargo type, dock hours, and any handling rules. Takes one call.

02

Get a flat per-container rate

Transparent pricing with no surprise line items. You know your cost per box before we start.

03

Crew on your dock

Vetted, safety-trained, hi-vis crew arrives on schedule with a lead who reports to your supervisor.

04

Proof every shift

Counts, damages, and turn times documented so you can push back on carriers with facts.

Why importers switch to us

You are not buying labor. You are buying a turn time.

Most lumper problems are not strength problems — they are attendance, counting, and communication problems. We run every account with a named crew lead, a headcount commitment, and a written report at the end of each shift.

  • Crews show up staffed — no half-crew mornings that stall your doors
  • Fully insured with workers' comp and general liability certificates on file
  • Flat per-container or hourly pricing, your choice, quoted up front
  • Direct line to the owner, not a call center ticket queue

What a detention hour really costs

Carrier detention, per container hour$65 – $150
Per diem after free days$100 – $300 / day
Missed outbound waveA full day of orders
Our crew on your dockA fraction of that
Stop paying for idle containers

Send us your next container schedule

We will come back with a flat rate and a crew start date. No contracts, no minimums to find out if we are a fit.