Our Process

From Your Call to Released Freight

No hold music, no broker relay, no guessing. Here's exactly what happens between the moment you dial 800-376-2808 and the moment your freight rolls out compliant.

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How a recovery runs

Four steps. No queue, no relay.

One direct line. A dock supervisor picks up and the clock starts working for you — not against you.

CALL · MINUTE 0

Talk to the dock

Call 800-376-2808 any hour. Describe the load; we confirm the bay and give you a direct arrival window.

ARRIVE · SAME DAY

Dock-in

Drive straight to your assigned door minutes from the port. Crew and equipment are staged before you back in.

CORRECT · ON THE FLOOR

Rework & verify

Restack, redistribute, re-band, re-scale — corrected to spec and documented with photos as we go.

RELEASE · FIRST DAY

Back in motion

Compliant paperwork in hand, doors open, and your freight rolls — often the same night it arrived.

What Actually Happens at Each Step

Step 1 — The call

This is the entire appointment process. Tell the dock what you're hauling, what happened (rejected, shifted, overweight, non-compliant), and when you can arrive. Because the same crew that answers the phone does the physical work, they already know roughly what materials and labor to stage before you've hung up.

Step 2 — Dock-in

No circling the lot, no waiting on a floor manager to find a door. The bay assigned on the call is open and staffed when you back in — crew, forklifts, and the right securement or re-palletizing materials are already staged at that door.

Step 3 — Rework and verify

The crew inspects against the specific reason cited — not a generic "redo everything." Restacking, re-banding, re-scaling, re-palletizing, or re-labeling is performed to match the exact spec that failed, and every step is photographed as it happens, not reconstructed afterward.

Step 4 — Release

Before the doors open, the correction is verified against the original issue — a re-scale is checked on a certified platform, a restack is checked for square and brace. You leave with a corrected weight ticket, dated photos, and a written release note or corrected BOL, whichever applies.

Operational Facts

12Dock doors live
4,200+Loads recovered
98%Same-day release rate
24/7Every day of the year

What to Have Ready Before You Call

  • The exact reason cited — weight, shift, damage, pattern, or paperwork mismatch
  • Equipment type: container, dry van, or box truck
  • Piece count and any special handling (hazmat, retail compliance labeling)
  • Your current location and realistic arrival window
  • The original rejection notice, scale ticket, or BOL, if you have it in hand
"The call is the whole appointment. Everything after that — the door, the crew, the materials — is already moving before the truck arrives." RapidShips dock supervisor

Need this process started right now?

Call the dock directly — a supervisor answers, not a queue.

800-376-2808 — 24/7 dock command

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an appointment before I arrive?
One phone call is the appointment. Call 800-376-2808, describe the load and your arrival window, and a door is assigned and crew staged before you're on site. Emergency walk-ins are handled as capacity allows.
How long does the whole process take?
Most loads are dock-in to release within a few hours — 98% release the same day they arrive. The exact time depends on what needs correcting: a re-scale is faster than a full restack or re-palletizing job.
What happens if I call in the middle of the night?
The same process runs — RapidShips is genuinely 24/7/365. A dock supervisor answers directly, a bay is confirmed, and crew is staged before you arrive, whether it's 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. Standard receiving/shipping runs daytime hours; after-hours and overnight jobs are activated on call and billed at an after-hours rate.
What documentation do I leave with?
Every release includes photo documentation of the correction, a corrected weight ticket if weight was involved, and compliant paperwork (BOL or delivery order) matched to whatever was fixed.

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