Packaging and containers
Packaging and Containers Freight Shipping
Your customers run filling and packing lines, and a late load of packaging can stop one. We move corrugated, cartons and containers in full truckloads, timed to the line.
Common problems
What gets in the way of packaging & containers freight
Line-down risk
The problemWhen packaging runs out, your customer's production line stops.
How we handle itWe schedule to the plant's receiving window and track the truck live. If there is a delay, you know early enough to act.
Light, bulky loads
The problemEmpty containers fill a trailer long before they reach the weight limit.
How we handle itEvery load rides in a 53-foot dry van, with the most floor space and cube we can give it.
Glass and container breakage
The problemShifting pallets of bottles and jars break and get refused.
How we handle itDrivers secure each pallet with load bars or straps and check the load on the road.
Constant recurring volume
The problemPackaging plants ship every day, and docks back up waiting for trucks.
How we handle itDrop trailers let your team load at its own pace. We pull the full trailer and leave an empty one.
What we haul
Packaging & containers freight we move
Corrugated boxes
Flat and pre-formed boxes and sheets for packing lines.
Folding cartons
Printed cartons for food, health and consumer brands.
Glass and plastic bottles
Empty bottles and jars headed to fillers and bottlers.
Cans and ends
Aluminum and steel cans for beverage and food plants.
Pallets and packaging supplies
Pallets, stretch film, labels and other supplies.
Who books with us
- Corrugated and carton plants
- Bottle and can makers
- Packaging distributors
- Pallet suppliers
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.
Drop trailers
We leave a trailer at your dock, you load it on your schedule, and we swap it when it is full.
24/7 dispatch and tracking
In-house dispatch around the clock, with live ELD and GPS tracking on every truck.
Expedited
When a load cannot wait, we can have a truck ready in as little as 4 hours.
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 packaging & containers freight
A sample of our lanes for this industry. Need a different lane? Put your ZIP codes in the calculator.
- Chicago, IL to Hickory, NCI-65 S, I-64 E, I-77 S, I-40 EDry van720 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Toledo, OH to Charlotte, NCUS-23 S, I-77 SDry van580 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Charlotte, NC to Toledo, OHI-77 N, US-23 NDry van580 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Greensboro, NC to Tampa, FLI-85 S, I-95 S, I-4 WVan or flatbed680 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Raleigh, NC to Louisville, KYI-40 W, I-77 N, I-64 WDry van560 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Indianapolis, IN to Charlotte, NCI-74 E, I-64 E, I-77 SDry van580 mi · 2 daysView lane
Questions
Packaging & containers shipping, answered
Can you deliver packaging just in time for production?
Yes. We schedule to the plant's receiving window and track the truck live. Expedited service is available when a line is about to run out.
Do you haul empty bottles and cans?
Yes. Empty glass and plastic bottles, jars and cans ride in 53-foot dry vans, secured with load bars or straps.
Do you offer drop trailers for packaging plants?
Yes. We can keep a trailer at your dock so your team loads on its own schedule, then swap it for an empty one.
My loads are light but bulky. Does that matter?
Bulky loads fill the trailer before they reach the weight limit, which is normal for packaging. Send the pallet count and dimensions so we price the full trailer correctly.
What happens if a line is about to go down?
Call it in as expedited. We can have a truck ready in as little as 4 hours, and it runs straight to the plant.