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Over the road, coast to coast.

Everything that moves on a truck. If you are not sure whether you need a full truck, a few pallets, or something faster, start here.

What it is

What ground freight is

Ground freight, also called over-the-road or OTR, is freight moved by truck over highways rather than by air, rail or sea. It covers everything from a single pallet on a shared trailer to a dedicated 53-foot truck running coast to coast. It is how the overwhelming majority of domestic US freight moves.

Which one do you need?

01

One to six pallets

LTL is cheapest per shipment. Your freight shares the trailer and passes through terminals, so it gets handled more than once. Fine for most freight that does not have a hard date.

02

Ten or more pallets

Full truckload. Cheaper per pound, faster, and handled once. Also the right answer for fragile or high-value freight at any size, because every terminal transfer is a chance for damage.

03

Somewhere in between

Six to ten pallets is the crossover point, and it goes either way depending on the lane. We will quote it both ways and tell you which is cheaper. Sometimes the honest answer is the one we make less on.

How long ground freight takes

A solo driver covers 500 to 550 miles a day

That is what federal hours-of-service rules allow. Under 500 miles is one day, 1,000 miles is two, and coast to coast is four to five.

Team drivers cover 900 to 1,100

Running in shifts. That brings coast to coast down to two or three days when the delivery date demands it.

LTL adds terminal time at both ends

Two to three days for 500 to 1,000 miles, five to seven coast to coast. Plan against these numbers rather than against driving-time estimates, which do not account for mandatory rest, fueling or appointment windows.

Where

we run

All 48 contiguous states, plus cross-border into Mexico and Canada. We are densest out of the Midwest, because that is where we are. More interstates cross Indianapolis than any other US city, and half the country is inside a one-day drive.

FTL

(Full Truckload)

An entire trailer for your freight. Loaded once, sealed, and delivered without terminal transfers. Cheaper per pound above roughly ten pallets, and the right answer for anything fragile or high-value.

LTL

(Less Than Truckload)

Your freight shares a trailer with other shipments and moves through terminals. Cheapest per shipment for one to six pallets, provided the class and the dimensions are right before it ships.

FAQ

Common questions
about ground freight

The ones we get asked most often.

Ground freight is the movement of goods over land by commercial truck. It is the backbone of domestic supply chains because it reaches almost any address without needing a port, a ramp or an airport at either end.

Almost anything that fits on a trailer and is legal to haul: retail inventory, manufactured parts, construction materials, packaged food, and temperature-controlled or regulated freight where the carrier holds the right authority and endorsements.

Flexibility, mostly. A truck can run from your dock to the receiver without transferring the cargo, which cuts handling damage and removes a scheduling dependency at both ends. It is also the only mode that reaches most delivery addresses at all.

Tell us what you have

ZIP to ZIP, when it moves, and what it weighs. We will tell you the right mode and quote it.

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