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Barbours Cut Truck Wait Times

Barbours Cut is closed today — Saturday

Gates reopen Monday, August 24. Wait times below are from the most recent operating days.

Barbours Cut Terminal is closed today (). Over the past 7 operating days, the average truck wait was 38 min, measured from Sunbelt Drayage trucks entering and exiting the terminal.

7-day average wait
38 min
Recent operating days
Prior week average
35 min
Operating days only

Last 7 days

Daily average truck wait, today highlighted in orange.

9% longer than last week
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This week's average: 38 min. Last week's average: 35 min.

90-day trend

Daily average wait, with 90-day rolling average shown as a dashed line.

90-day trend of daily average truck wait times03060avg2026-05-26: 42 min average wait2026-05-27: 32 min average wait2026-05-28: 60 min average wait2026-05-29: 44 min average wait2026-06-01: 47 min average wait2026-06-02: 43 min average wait2026-06-03: 35 min average wait2026-06-04: 39 min average wait2026-06-05: 34 min average wait2026-06-08: 39 min average wait2026-06-09: 45 min average wait2026-06-10: 35 min average wait2026-06-11: 35 min average wait2026-06-12: 32 min average wait2026-06-15: 55 min average wait2026-06-16: 42 min average wait2026-06-17: 41 min average wait2026-06-18: 31 min average wait2026-06-19: 48 min average wait2026-06-22: 32 min average wait2026-06-23: 58 min average wait2026-06-24: 37 min average wait2026-06-25: 33 min average wait2026-06-26: 42 min average wait2026-06-29: 42 min average wait2026-06-30: 49 min average wait2026-07-01: 45 min average wait2026-07-02: 30 min average wait2026-07-03: 27 min average wait2026-07-06: 46 min average wait2026-07-07: 35 min average wait2026-07-08: 41 min average wait2026-07-09: 26 min average wait2026-07-13: 51 min average wait2026-07-14: 32 min average wait2026-07-15: 30 min average wait2026-07-16: 43 min average wait2026-07-17: 37 min average wait2026-07-20: 59 min average wait2026-07-21: 37 min average wait2026-07-22: 35 min average wait2026-07-23: 36 min average wait2026-07-24: 34 min average wait2026-07-27: 43 min average wait2026-07-28: 39 min average wait2026-07-29: 38 min average wait2026-07-30: 37 min average wait2026-07-31: 32 min average wait2026-08-03: 31 min average wait2026-08-04: 29 min average wait2026-08-05: 30 min average wait2026-08-06: 29 min average wait2026-08-07: 35 min average wait2026-08-10: 66 min average wait2026-08-11: 31 min average wait2026-08-12: 28 min average wait2026-08-13: 32 min average wait2026-08-14: 19 min average wait2026-08-17: 53 min average wait2026-08-18: 26 min average wait2026-08-19: 22 min average wait2026-08-21: 49 min average waitMay 26Jun 11Jun 29Jul 17Aug 4Aug 21minutes

30-day average: 36 min · 90-day average: 38 min

Best time to arrive

Average wait by day and hour, based on the last 90 days of GPS data. Lower is better.

6 AM
7 AM
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
Mon
63
37
38
37
48
58
50
53
45
57
45
33
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Tue
54
42
40
50
38
42
45
36
39
34
34
30
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Wed
37
31
39
39
35
34
33
39
39
34
30
20
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Thu
44
32
36
41
45
40
44
35
32
28
24
27
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Fri
47
31
27
33
41
46
48
26
26
25
26
32
5
< 30 min30–60 min> 60 min

Average wait time by day of week and hour. Based on the last 90 days of GPS data.

How we measure it

Sunbelt Drayage runs a Houston-based fleet in and out of the Port of Houston every weekday. Each tractor carries a Samsara GPS unit that logs the precise moment it crosses the terminal geofence going in and going out. The difference is dwell time — gate queue, in-terminal moves, and turning around with a chassis.

We average dwell across every Sunbelt truck that entered Barbours Cut Terminalon each day, then publish the result here. Days with too few measurements to be statistically meaningful are excluded so one slow truck doesn't skew the average.

The data is from our trucks only — this is our operational telemetry, not data redistributed from Port Houston or the terminal operating system. Your mileage may vary depending on your steamship line, container type, and gate appointment.

Frequently asked

How long is the wait at Barbours Cut today?
Average truck wait at Barbours Cut Terminal today is 49 min, measured from Sunbelt Drayage trucks entering and exiting the terminal. Best window today: 7 AM–9 AM at 23 min. Worst window: 11 AM–1 PM at 50 min.
What's the average wait time at Barbours Cut this week?
Barbours Cut Terminal averaged 38 min over the past 7 days, up 9% from the prior week (35 min).
What's the best time of day to come to Barbours Cut?
Today, the shortest wait is during the 7 AM–9 AM window, averaging 23 min. The longest wait is during 11 AM–1 PM, averaging 50 min.
Where does this Barbours Cut wait-time data come from?
We measure dwell time on every truck that enters and exits Barbours Cut Terminal using onboard Samsara GPS and terminal geofences. All data is from our own trucks — we don't redistribute terminal operating system data.

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