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Barbours Cut Truck Wait Times

Average truck wait at Barbours Cut Terminal today () is 57 min, measured from Sunbelt Drayage trucks entering and exiting the terminal. The best window today is 6 AM–8 AM (31 min); the worst is 11 AM–1 PM (1 hr 35 min).

Today's average wait
57 min
Sunbelt fleet measurement
Best time today
6 AM–8 AM
avg 31 min
Worst time today
11 AM–1 PM
avg 1 hr 35 min

Last 7 days

Daily average truck wait, today highlighted in orange. Closed days (weekends, holidays) are shown as gaps, not zero waits.

8% longer than last week
030602026-09-30: 53 min average wait53W09-302026-10-01: 53 min average wait53T10-012026-10-02: 53 min average wait53F10-022026-10-03: Closed — SaturdayClosedS10-032026-10-04: Closed — SundayClosedS10-042026-10-05: 56 min average wait56M10-052026-10-06: 57 min average wait57T10-06minutes

This week's average: 54 min. Last week's average: 50 min. Both exclude closed days.

90-day trend

Daily average wait, with 90-day rolling average shown as a dashed line. Closed days are shaded, not counted.

90-day trend of daily average truck wait times03060Closed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through Labor DayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through SundayClosed — Saturday through Sundayavg2026-07-09: 58 min average wait2026-07-10: 58 min average wait2026-07-13: 61 min average wait2026-07-14: 62 min average wait2026-07-15: 63 min average wait2026-07-16: 64 min average wait2026-07-17: 65 min average wait2026-07-20: 67 min average wait2026-07-21: 68 min average wait2026-07-22: 69 min average wait2026-07-23: 48 min average wait2026-07-24: 49 min average wait2026-07-27: 51 min average wait2026-07-28: 52 min average wait2026-07-29: 53 min average wait2026-07-30: 54 min average wait2026-07-31: 55 min average wait2026-08-03: 52 min average wait2026-08-04: 53 min average wait2026-08-05: 54 min average wait2026-08-06: 55 min average wait2026-08-07: 56 min average wait2026-08-10: 58 min average wait2026-08-11: 59 min average wait2026-08-12: 60 min average wait2026-08-13: 61 min average wait2026-08-14: 62 min average wait2026-08-17: 64 min average wait2026-08-18: 65 min average wait2026-08-19: 66 min average wait2026-08-20: 67 min average wait2026-08-21: 68 min average wait2026-08-24: 48 min average wait2026-08-25: 49 min average wait2026-08-26: 50 min average wait2026-08-27: 51 min average wait2026-08-28: 52 min average wait2026-08-31: 55 min average wait2026-09-01: 50 min average wait2026-09-02: 51 min average wait2026-09-03: 52 min average wait2026-09-04: 53 min average wait2026-09-08: 56 min average wait2026-09-09: 57 min average wait2026-09-10: 58 min average wait2026-09-11: 59 min average wait2026-09-14: 61 min average wait2026-09-15: 62 min average wait2026-09-16: 63 min average wait2026-09-17: 64 min average wait2026-09-18: 65 min average wait2026-09-21: 68 min average wait2026-09-22: 68 min average wait2026-09-23: 47 min average wait2026-09-24: 48 min average wait2026-09-25: 49 min average wait2026-09-28: 52 min average wait2026-09-29: 53 min average wait2026-09-30: 53 min average wait2026-10-01: 53 min average wait2026-10-02: 53 min average wait2026-10-05: 56 min average wait2026-10-06: 57 min average waitJul 9Jul 27Aug 14Aug 31Sep 18Oct 6minutes

30-day average: 57 min · 90-day average: 57 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
35
36
45
45
69
69
69
70
59
59
51
51
33
Tue
38
38
47
48
71
72
72
73
61
62
54
54
46
Wed
33
33
42
43
66
67
67
68
56
57
48
49
41
Thu
40
40
49
50
73
74
74
74
63
64
55
56
47
Fri
34
34
43
43
67
67
68
68
57
57
49
50
41
< 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 Terminal on 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 — and weekends and Port Houston holidays are excluded entirely, since the gate never opens on those days.

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.

Preview: the daily aggregation pipeline is wiring up this week. Numbers shown here are representative of typical Barbours Cut dwell-time ranges; daily-fresh values from live Samsara data go live as soon as the cron lands.

Frequently asked

How long is the wait at Barbours Cut today?
Average truck wait at Barbours Cut Terminal today is 57 min, measured from Sunbelt Drayage trucks entering and exiting the terminal. Best window today: 6 AM–8 AM at 31 min. Worst window: 11 AM–1 PM at 1 hr 35 min.
What's the average wait time at Barbours Cut this week?
Barbours Cut Terminal averaged 54 min over the past 7 operating days, up 8% from the prior week (50 min).
What's the best time of day to come to Barbours Cut?
Today, the shortest wait is during the 6 AM–8 AM window, averaging 31 min. The longest wait is during 11 AM–1 PM, averaging 1 hr 35 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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