Freight shipping rates for full truckload shipments.
Whether you have a full or partial truckload, we provide various solutions and competitive pricing for dry van, flatbed freight. With relationships spanning North America, we have the capacity to cover your full truckload shipping needs.
Make the right choices for your business with help from our freight experts. We are easy to work with and available when you need us. We’re happy to help you get where you’re going. We promise not to let you down!
Make the right choices for your business with help from our freight experts. We are easy to work with and available when you need us. We’re happy to help you get where you’re going. We promise not to let you down!
Truckload Equipment
Flatbed: Flatbed trailers are primarily used to satisfy loading requirements such as loading from the side or top. Flatbeds are also used for shipping large pieces of equipment such as machinery or construction materials.
Dry van: Dry van trucks are used when the freight has no temperature-specific care requirements.
Dry van: Dry van trucks are used when the freight has no temperature-specific care requirements.
Why Use Truckload if you can?
Truckload is typically more cost effective per pound than less than truckload (LTL) shipping since you pay by the mile instead of by weight and freight class. Also, your freight is not routed through a hub system, so it will arrive faster and there is less potential for damage because packages are only handled at pick up and drop off.
However, hiring a truckload carrier requires more than scheduling a pickup time and loading freight into a trailer. The truckload industry is complex, and increasingly so given the rising demand for shipping combined with an ongoing shortage of drivers and regulations that restrict how much time those drivers can be on the road.
Carriers don't have many idle rigs waiting for somebody to call with a load to haul. Unlike LTL Freight, one-off FTL shipments are a spot market transaction, and hundreds of factors can affect the market on a given day. Some you can't anticipate, like weather. Others, like diesel fuel prices, are sometimes predicted (with fluctuating accuracy).
Then there are seasonal factors that heighten truckload demand in certain regions, such as agriculture and holiday shipments for retail. If you don't move freight on a regular basis, you may benefit from a little help from a freight service provider to secure truckload capacity.
The ultimate best practice for hiring truckload carriers is to work through a freight service provider, like UGS. We have the knowledge of the current market and trends in the industry. Plus we work with a number of carriers, making it easier to secure the capacity you need at the best possible price. Freight service providers can help absorb any constraints your freight may come with and insulate your business by providing predictable, consistent freight service.
However, hiring a truckload carrier requires more than scheduling a pickup time and loading freight into a trailer. The truckload industry is complex, and increasingly so given the rising demand for shipping combined with an ongoing shortage of drivers and regulations that restrict how much time those drivers can be on the road.
Carriers don't have many idle rigs waiting for somebody to call with a load to haul. Unlike LTL Freight, one-off FTL shipments are a spot market transaction, and hundreds of factors can affect the market on a given day. Some you can't anticipate, like weather. Others, like diesel fuel prices, are sometimes predicted (with fluctuating accuracy).
Then there are seasonal factors that heighten truckload demand in certain regions, such as agriculture and holiday shipments for retail. If you don't move freight on a regular basis, you may benefit from a little help from a freight service provider to secure truckload capacity.
The ultimate best practice for hiring truckload carriers is to work through a freight service provider, like UGS. We have the knowledge of the current market and trends in the industry. Plus we work with a number of carriers, making it easier to secure the capacity you need at the best possible price. Freight service providers can help absorb any constraints your freight may come with and insulate your business by providing predictable, consistent freight service.