Plastics
Plastics Industry Freight Shipping
Plastics plants depend on steady resin deliveries, and contaminated or wet material is a lost load. We haul resin, film and finished plastic products in clean, dry trailers.
Common problems
What gets in the way of plastics freight
Contamination
The problemDirt, moisture or residue in a trailer can ruin bagged resin.
How we handle itWe send a clean, dry trailer, checked before it is loaded.
Heavy gaylords
The problemBoxes of resin are dense, and a full load reaches the legal limit fast.
How we handle itWe plan the weight and its placement across the axles before loading, so the truck scales legally.
Steady feed to molders
The problemMolding and extrusion lines need resin on time or they stop.
How we handle itDispatch schedules to the plant's receiving window, and expedited service covers the urgent loads.
Long, awkward products
The problemPlastic pipe and long profiles do not fit a dry van well.
How we handle itThey ride on a flatbed or a Conestoga, strapped to protect the finish.
What we haul
Plastics freight we move
Resin in bags and gaylords
Pelletized resin on pallets for molders and extruders.
Film and sheet
Rolls of film and stacked plastic sheet.
Molded parts
Injection-molded components for auto, appliance and consumer plants.
Plastic pipe and profiles
PVC and PE pipe, conduit and long extrusions.
Finished plastic goods
Containers, housewares and packaging on pallets.
Who books with us
- Resin producers and distributors
- Molders and extruders
- Film and sheet makers
- Plastic pipe makers
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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.
Flatbed
An open deck for freight that loads from the side or top, chained or strapped to federal securement rules.
Conestoga
A flatbed with a rolling tarp system. It loads from the side like a flatbed and covers the freight like a van.
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 plastics freight
A sample of our lanes for this industry. Need a different lane? Put your ZIP codes in the calculator.
- Chicago, IL to Charlotte, NCI-65 S, I-64 E, I-77 SVan or flatbed760 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Charlotte, NC to Chicago, ILI-77 N, I-64 W, I-65 NVan or flatbed760 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Cleveland, OH to Charlotte, NCI-77 SVan or flatbed520 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Columbus, OH to Atlanta, GAI-71 S, I-75 SDry van570 mi · 2 daysView lane
- Detroit, MI to Spartanburg, SCI-75 S, I-77 S, I-26 EDry van660 mi · 2 daysView lane
Questions
Plastics shipping, answered
Do you haul bulk resin in pneumatic trailers?
No. We haul packaged resin in bags, boxes and gaylords on pallets, in 53-foot dry vans.
How do you keep resin clean?
We send a clean, dry trailer and check it before loading. Tell dispatch about any special requirements from your plant.
Can you haul plastic pipe?
Yes. Pipe and long profiles ride on a flatbed or a Conestoga, strapped and protected so the finish arrives undamaged.
What about heavy loads of resin?
We plan the weight and its placement across the axles before loading. Send the gaylord count and weight with your quote request.
Can you rush resin to a plant that is running short?
Yes. Expedited service can have a truck ready in as little as 4 hours.