Paper and forest products
Paper and Forest Products Trucking
Paper is heavy, roll edges damage easily, and moisture ruins a load. We haul paper, pulp and lumber in dry vans, on flatbeds and on Conestogas, loaded to legal weight and kept dry.
Common problems
What gets in the way of paper & forest products freight
Rolls that weigh out
The problemPaper rolls and pulp bales reach legal weight with half the trailer empty.
How we handle itWe plan the weight and its placement across the axles before loading. The truck scales legally and the rolls ride centered.
Roll and edge damage
The problemA rolling or shifting paper roll gets crushed edges and turns into a rejected load.
How we handle itDrivers block and secure every roll and recheck the load on the road. We note the condition at pickup.
Moisture
The problemRain soaks paper and swells lumber, and the receiver refuses it.
How we handle itPaper rides in dry vans. Lumber goes on a Conestoga or a tarped flatbed, so it arrives dry.
Remote mill schedules
The problemMills sit far from freight hubs, and trucks are hard to find there.
How we handle itWe plan pickups around mill shipping hours, and our brokerage desk backs up our own fleet when a mill ships more than planned.
What we haul
Paper & forest products freight we move
Paper rolls
Newsprint, linerboard, kraft and printing paper on the roll.
Pulp bales
Market pulp for paper and tissue mills.
Tissue and towel
Light, bulky finished tissue products for distribution centers.
Lumber and panels
Dimensional lumber, plywood and OSB.
Converted paper products
Cut-size paper, envelopes and paperboard on pallets.
Who books with us
- Paper mills
- Converters
- Sawmills and lumber yards
- Paper distributors
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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.
Conestoga
A flatbed with a rolling tarp system. It loads from the side like a flatbed and covers the freight like a van.
Flatbed
An open deck for freight that loads from the side or top, chained or strapped to federal securement rules.
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 paper & forest products freight
A sample of our lanes for this industry. Need a different lane? Put your ZIP codes in the calculator.
- Albany, NY to Charlotte, NCI-88 W, I-81 S, I-77 SDry van760 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Charlotte, NC to Albany, NYI-77 N, I-81 N, I-88 EDry van760 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Mobile, AL to Charlotte, NCI-65 N, I-85 NVan or flatbed590 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Raleigh, NC to Mobile, ALI-40 W, I-85 S, I-65 SFlatbed770 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Greensboro, NC to Syracuse, NYI-81 NDry van600 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
Questions
Paper & forest products shipping, answered
Can you haul heavy paper rolls?
Yes. We plan the weight across the axles before loading, so the truck stays within legal limits. Send the roll count, diameter and weight with your quote request.
How do you protect paper rolls from damage?
Drivers block and secure every roll and recheck the load during the trip. Paper always rides in an enclosed dry van, away from rain.
What equipment do you use for lumber?
Lumber and panels ride on a Conestoga, a flatbed with a rolling tarp system, or on a tarped flatbed. Both keep the load dry and allow side loading.
Do you pick up at paper mills?
Yes. We schedule pickups around mill shipping hours, and our brokerage desk adds trucks when a mill ships extra loads.
Do you haul tissue and towel products?
Yes. Tissue is light and bulky, so it fills a 53-foot dry van before it reaches the weight limit. We haul it to distribution centers on appointment.