Furniture
Furniture Freight Shipping and Trucking
Furniture is bulky, scratches easily and gets refused at the dock if it arrives damaged. We haul it in full truckloads from plants and importers to retail and distribution centers.
Common problems
What gets in the way of furniture freight
Damage and refused loads
The problemA scratched or crushed piece means a refusal, a claim and an unhappy customer.
How we handle itDrivers secure each load with load bars or straps and check it on the road. We note the condition at pickup.
Light, bulky freight
The problemFurniture fills the trailer long before it reaches the weight limit.
How we handle itWe use the full 53-foot trailer and price the space it takes, not a weight it never reaches.
Retail delivery windows
The problemFurniture retailers and DCs book appointments and fine missed ones.
How we handle itDispatch plans each run from the appointment and tracks it live the whole way.
Seasonal swings
The problemHoliday and spring sales put more furniture on the road at the same time.
How we handle itOur fleet covers your base volume, and our brokerage desk adds trucks for the spikes.
What we haul
Furniture freight we move
Case goods
Dressers, tables, cabinets and bedroom sets in cartons.
Upholstered furniture
Sofas, chairs and sectionals, often floor-loaded.
Office furniture
Desks, seating, panels and filing systems.
Mattresses and bedding
Boxed and compressed mattresses and bed frames.
Furniture components
Foam, fabric, hardware and frames headed to furniture plants.
Who books with us
- Furniture manufacturers
- Furniture importers
- Office furniture makers
- Furniture retailers
Full Truckload Rate Calculator
Equipment and services
Built around your freight
53-foot dry van
Enclosed trailers for palletized, boxed and floor-loaded freight that has to stay dry.
24/7 dispatch and tracking
In-house dispatch around the clock, with live ELD and GPS tracking on every truck.
Drop trailers
We leave a trailer at your dock, you load it on your schedule, and we swap it when it is full.
Brokerage desk
Our own fleet runs your base volume. Our brokerage desk adds trucks for surges and for lanes outside our network.
How a load moves
From quote to delivery
- 1
Get a rate
Enter the pickup and delivery ZIP codes in the calculator. You get one all-in number with fuel included.
- 2
Plan the load
Dispatch confirms the trailer, the weight and your pickup and delivery appointments.
- 3
Pickup and transit
One driver and one truck from pickup to delivery, tracked live by ELD and GPS.
- 4
Delivery
The truck arrives on your appointment, and proof of delivery comes back to you.
Lanes we run
Where we haul furniture freight
A sample of our lanes for this industry. Need a different lane? Put your ZIP codes in the calculator.
- Hickory, NC to Chicago, ILI-40 W, I-77 N, I-64 W, I-65 NDry van720 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Chicago, IL to Hickory, NCI-65 S, I-64 E, I-77 S, I-40 EDry van720 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Grand Rapids, MI to Charlotte, NCI-96, I-75 S, I-77 SDry van740 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Charlotte, NC to Grand Rapids, MII-77 N, I-75 N, I-96 WDry van740 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Greensboro, NC to Syracuse, NYI-81 NDry van600 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Charlotte, NC to Orlando, FLI-77 S, I-26 E, I-95 S, I-4 WDry van525 mi · 2 daysView lane
Questions
Furniture shipping, answered
Do you haul furniture from North Carolina plants?
Yes. We pick up from furniture plants in the Hickory area and across the Carolinas, and we run lanes such as Hickory to Chicago.
How do you protect furniture in transit?
Drivers secure the load with load bars or straps and check it during the trip. Condition is noted at pickup.
Can you haul floor-loaded furniture?
Yes. Floor-loaded and palletized furniture both ride in a 53-foot dry van.
Do you deliver furniture to homes?
No. We haul full truckloads between plants, warehouses and distribution centers, not to residences.
How is furniture freight priced?
Furniture usually fills the trailer before it reaches the weight limit, so it is priced as a full truckload. Enter your ZIP codes in the calculator for an all-in rate.