Estes Express Lines LTL Freight
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Estes brings you one of its strongest and most reliable services - LTL Freight Service! It delivers in all 50 states, including Canada. It is ranked as the fifth-largest carrier in the U.S.
Since its founding, Estes has been deeply rooted as a trusted and efficient freight service provider throughout the U.S. They have a fleet of 34,000 trailers and 8,500 tractors, through which Estes ensures about seven thousand next-day shipping lanes. There are many regional, coast-to-coast, and offshore services available. Seamless long-haul routes and millions of next-day points are available through Estes freight shipping.
You can ship just about anything to grow and expand your business. That said, like any other freight service, Estes Express Lines Freight Trucking has specific criteria for sending shipments. For a volume LTL shipment, the minimum weight should be 5000 pounds with a linear length of eight feet.
The shipments can be made using bags, barrels, crates, and boxes. The packages should be adequately shrink-wrapped and banded if needed. The pallet size for transporting the shipments should be forty-eight square inches and made of sturdier material. There are specific items that are prohibited, which are as follows:
Firearms
Unique artifact
Human or Animal waste
Hazardous and Flammable material
Bank bills, cash, and credit cards
Jewelry
There are different delivery times for each LTL freight shipment. Let’s take an example of a shipment from Alabama to Arizona. The distance between the two destinations is approximately 1600 miles. It will take four days for the shipment to arrive.
Less than a truckload is the cheapest way to send your shipment if your shipments generally do not cover the entire container space. It's cheap because, like you, there are others whose shipments get carried on the same carrier. The result is a budget-friendly carrier instead of an expensive one usually allocated to a single shipper. Let's take the same example for a shipment from Alabama to Arizona to understand the rates more deeply. The item is machinery spare parts weighing 10,000 lbs, while the freight classification number is 100.
The following is the breakdown of charges:
Total charges: $28,383
Rate: $283.83
Discount (70%): $19,868.10
Remote Access area charges: $285.00
Fuel Charges (46.20%): $3,933.88
Total Estimated Freight Charges:$12,733.78
Complete rules for tariffs are underlined in the tariff rule book available on the Estes website. To learn how to calculate these charges swiftly, visit the Rate Quote Estimate calculator available on the website. The shipments are regularly dispatched at three different times, i.e., 10 AM, 12 PM, and 5 PM.
The maximum size per shipment is 20,000 lbs., while the minimum is 5000 lbs. for volume shipments. There is no minimum weight for standard LTL. There is no minimum length requirement for standard LTL, while eight linear feet is the bare minimum for a volume LTL shipment.
Therefore, Estes understands individual business needs and offers valuable and unique services. The Estes Final Mile Commercial Non-Dock Delivery is a service where you can send your shipment to places that don't have loading docks, such as malls and churches. The team will place your shipment at your designated spot, even if it requires moving the shipment through the stairs.
Apart from this, Estes can provide you with a temporary warehousing facility for your shipments. This comes in handy if your business does not require a permanent warehousing facility but needs a temporary one from time to time. Last but not least, Estes also offers time-definite delivery, which is the fastest way of sending your shipments on time.
LTL freight shipping is best suited for those users who generally do not have bulk freight to send. Estes LTL Freight assures you that it has all the right tools and solutions for your needs. Whether it is a long haul or regional delivery, Estes has multiple terminals and a network of highly skilled workforce spread throughout the states to help you move your shipments smoothly and securely.
