Service area · Pierce County
Freight delivery and airport cargo recovery in Sumner.
About 24 miles south of SEA, typically 30-40 minutes. The cleanest route is SR 167 south from Renton through the Kent-Auburn valley, which puts Sumner at the bottom of the same industrial corridor as Kent and Auburn; alternatively I-5 to SR 512 to SR 167 north. Sumner, Puyallup, and Fife are effectively one delivery cluster.
Recovery into Sumner
Recovering your air freight from SEA to Sumner.
We collect import freight at the airline and handler warehouses at Seattle-Tacoma International and run it out to Sumner. You confirm the shipment is released and good to go; that is the job of the person who hires us. Once you have, we commit the truck.
Send dispatch the Delivery Order, the master and house bill numbers, the piece count and weight, the warehouse location, and the consignee with their receiving hours. With those in hand we can tell you honestly whether the shipment makes today’s cycle or tomorrow morning’s.
Sumner receiving realities.
Sumner is a small city with an outsized freight footprint. REI's 586,000-square-foot distribution center at 1700 45th Street East has anchored the industrial district since 1992: the site was chosen partly for access to the North Sumner interchange on SR 167. Amazon added a fulfillment center on 140th Ave E. The flat valley between SR 167 and the Puyallup and White rivers is packed with warehouses, cold storage, food processing, and third-party logistics operations, with 24th Street East and 136th/140th Ave East as the main industrial arterials.
Districts and corridors we run to
- REI Sumner distribution center (45th Street East)
- Amazon fulfillment center (140th Ave E)
- Sumner-Pacific industrial district
- 24th Street East warehouse corridor
- North Sumner SR 167 interchange
- Historic downtown Sumner (Main Street)
Who we deliver to in Sumner.
Freight forwarders & brokers
Recovery from SEA, delivered to your dock or your consignee
Manufacturers & suppliers
Palletized freight, parts runs, and machine-down urgency
Medical, dental & lab
Time-sensitive consignments with appointment windows
Retail, hospitality & trades
Liftgate, inside delivery, and restricted receiving hours
Local questions
Sumner freight questions.
How quickly can you get freight from SEA to Sumner?
About 24 miles south of SEA, typically 30-40 minutes. The cleanest route is SR 167 south from Renton through the Kent-Auburn valley, which puts Sumner at the bottom of the same industrial corridor as Kent and Auburn; alternatively I-5 to SR 512 to SR 167 north. Sumner, Puyallup, and Fife are effectively one delivery cluster. In practice the drive is rarely the constraint. Release status at the warehouse and the receiving hours at the far end decide the day far more often than traffic does. Give dispatch the arrival notice time and the consignee's receiving window and you will get a straight answer about whether it lands today or tomorrow morning.
Dispatch · 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Moving freight in Sumner?
Tell us what is moving and where it has to be. Dispatch comes straight back to you.