Nationwide trucking companies move freight on any lane in the country, from a plant in one state to a store or job site on the other coast. FullTruckload.com books dedicated trucks across the lower 48, from Sprinter vans to 53 ft dry vans and flatbeds. Share the freight and the dates.
Any lane, one contact
Coverage across the lower 48.
Nationwide trucking companies cover any lane in the lower 48 states, rather than one city or region. A shipper can move a load from Ohio to Arizona one day and from Georgia to Washington the next without finding a new carrier for each. This page is about trucking that covers the whole country, not any company with the word nationwide in its name; drivers looking for work will find openings on carrier career pages.
Some nationwide companies run large fleets of their own trucks. Others, like booking providers, arrange trucks from carriers across the country and give the shipper one point of contact.
FullTruckload.com books dedicated trucks nationwide, so each load gets a truck sized to it and driven direct, wherever it is going.
Loaded once, driven across
One truck from pickup to delivery.
Cross-country truckload freight moves on the interstate system, along corridors such as I-80, I-40, I-10 and I-90 east to west and I-95, I-35 and I-5 north to south. A full truckload is loaded once at pickup and driven to the receiver, with planned stops only when the shipper needs them. Because the freight stays on one truck, it is handled less and arrives the way it was loaded.
Coast to coast usually takes several days on the road, and shorter long-haul runs take a day or two, depending on distance, pickup timing, appointments, weather and traffic. Rural and remote deliveries, such as farms, mines and small towns, are part of nationwide coverage too, and often suit smaller trucks or hot shots.
Sharing the pickup and delivery windows up front lets the run be planned around them from the start.
One process, every location
One contact for freight to every site.
Businesses with plants, warehouses, stores or job sites in many states often find nationwide trucking companies the simplest way to ship. Instead of keeping a separate carrier for each region, they have one contact, one way of booking and one set of updates for every location.
That consistency matters when freight moves between sites: a part from a plant in one state to a plant in another, stock from a central warehouse to stores across the country, or equipment from one job site to the next. It also helps when a new location opens in a region the business has never shipped to before.
FullTruckload.com books trucks for multi-site shippers on every lane they run, so each location gets the right truck without a new carrier to manage.
National businesses, national freight
Coverage that follows the freight.
National retailers move stock from distribution centers to stores across many states, often on regular runs. Manufacturers with plants in several states move parts and materials between them, and ship finished goods to customers nationwide. Construction companies send steel, materials and equipment to projects wherever they are built, often on flatbeds and hot shots.
Trade show and event teams follow a circuit of venues across the country, with exhibits that must arrive on a fixed date. E-commerce sellers move inventory between fulfillment centers to stay close to customers. Food and beverage companies ship packaged goods in dry vans to distributors and stores in many regions.
What these businesses share is freight that does not stay in one region. Nationwide trucking companies give them coverage that follows the freight wherever it goes.
Trucks and trailers
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Construction, oilfield and farm equipment, machinery
About hot shot trucks
A hot shot pairs a heavy-duty pickup with a gooseneck flatbed trailer. It is the fast choice for equipment and machinery that need an open deck but not a full semi. Ramps at the back let rolling equipment drive straight on.
Price a hot shot truck
Send the pickup, delivery and weight, and we'll match the truck to your load.
The right truck on every lane
Full loads, partial loads and urgent loads.
Not every cross-country load needs a full trailer. A 53 ft dry van suits full enclosed loads, and a flatbed suits steel, lumber and machinery. A hot shot carries heavy urgent freight up to about 16,000 lbs without waiting for a full load, and it handles rural roads and job sites well. A straight truck or box truck suits several pallets with a liftgate, and a Sprinter van suits a few boxes or a pallet that must arrive fast.
To book, share what the freight is, the weight, the number of pallets or pieces, the dimensions, both addresses and dates, whether each site has a dock or needs a liftgate, and the contacts at each end.
FullTruckload.com uses those details to book the right truck on any lane and keeps the shipper updated until delivery.
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