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Kentucky to Illinois FTL Freight Service

FTL Freight or Full Truck Load Freight Shipments from Kentucky to Illinois is NOW offered by FTLFreight.com a web-based marketplace designed to help shippers quickly connect with rates and get their load moved.

FTL Freight is a customized service; where the entire truckload is dedicated to a single shipper and typically a single shipment, ie. point to point. There are situation where multiple stops are needed by a shipper and our team can accommodate. FTL shipping is provides a perfect solution when you have enough freight to fill a truck, typically 10-12 pallets and about 16,000 lbs.

If you need a Full Truck Load rate quote from KY (Kentucky) to IL (Illinois), please use the RATE QUOTE form above.

(Kentucky) FTL Freight HUBS

Louisville FTL Shipping, Owensboro FTL Shipping, Covington FTL Shipping, Hopkinsville FTL Shipping, Frankfort FTL Shipping, Lexington FTL Shipping, Bowling Green FTL Shipping, Richmond FTL Shipping, Henderson FTL Shipping, Florence FTL Shipping

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Kentucky Full Truck Load (FTL) Freight

FTL Freight or Full Truck Load Freight is a great service for shipping companies / shippers to move freight from an origin to destination with some fairly strict rules. When considering FTL freight options, we look at speed, security, performance and the cost. Ultimately, FTL Freight offers significantly more control over other freight models (LTL and Partial). FTL Freight is great when you have 10 or more pallets or loads over 16,000 pounds; while these are the same for every load – they are typically fairly accurate.

Full Truck load shipping is great when you have specific pickup or delivery windows and require more attention to detail. Loads are dedicated, a single shipment with a single shipper to a single location – this approach provides more control over the load from point A to point B.

Kentucky Full Truck Load (FTL) Freight Team Drivers & Accessorials

FTL freight also offers team drivers and accessorials to help move and secure your load. Drivers are limited by law (HOS – hours of service) how many hours or miles they can drive in a single day. If you need your FTL shipment moved faster, team driver options provide a way to double the output and cut the delivery times in half. Accessorials also help ensure that your load has the attention it needs. From tarps and tie-downs to specific driver based requirements; FTL Freight has options to help ensure your freight has the best possible journey.

Kentucky to Illinois FTL Freight Service

Full Truck Load Process

Below is a standard flow for rating, booking, pickup, transporting, tracking and delivery of full truck load freight. This is not an exhaustive list, but provided as a baseline to move FTL freight.

FTL Freight Load Details – (typically: pickup date, origin zip code, destination zip code, truck type: dryvan, reefer or flatbed, and weight) from these details, we can move onto the next step.
FTL Freight Quote – the rate quote is typically created under two-core models. The spot market; which is based on the “going rate” for a specific lane or an availability quote; which is when a carrier / driver is available to pick up the load and a rate is negotiated.
Book the Load – Once the rate quote is approved by the shipper, the load is booked!
Tender the Load! This is when the shippers load is designated to a carrier and specific driver. From this point, ALL details of the FTL shipment have been defined and the next step is pickup. If there are any specific pickup details, pickup windows or other requirements – the driver is provided the details to ensure a smooth pickup transaction… and now tracking and transportation.
Tracking is turned on. While not every driver has automated tracking, most do. This allows all parties involved to keep tabs on the FTL location so schedules can be kept for delivery or issues that could cause challenges handled.
In-Route – the drivers do have limitation with HOS (hours of service), but typically max out the lanes to deliver based on agreed upon schedules. Team drivers do allow driving routes to be cut down in half, faster delivery when needed. Team driven FTL Freight loads can move at 2x the usual rate.
Delivery – once a load is ready for delivery, often appointments required or delivery windows to support the unloading efforts. Our goal is to always accommodate the receiver, while working closely with the original shipper and driver. To avoid additional costs associated with delivery, the best approach is to communicate effectively with all parties to deliver the Full Truck Load FTL shipment.

Kentucky

Kentucky ( kən-TUK-ee, ken-), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky,^{[note 2]} is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. Kentucky borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The Commonwealth’s northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. The state’s population in 2020 was approximately 4.5 million.

Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. It is known as the “Bluegrass State”, a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Historically, it was known for excellent farming conditions for this reason and the development of large tobacco plantations akin to those in Virginia and North Carolina in the central and western parts of the state with the use of enslaved labor during the Antebellum South and Civil War period. Kentucky ranks 5th nationally in goat farming, 8th in beef cattle production, and 14th in corn production. Kentucky has also been a long-standing major center of the tobacco industry. Today, Kentucky’s economy has expanded to importance in non-agricuIturaI sectors, including auto manufacturing, energy fuel production, and medical facilities. The state ranks 4th among US states in the number of automobiles and trucks assembled.

The state is home to the world’s longest cave system in Mammoth Cave National Park, as well as the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. Kentucky is also known for its culture, which includes horse racing, bourbon, moonshine, coal, “My Old Kentucky Home” historic state park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the Kentucky colonel.

Freight Services

FTL Freight offers CORE services based on Full Truck Load Freight. However, our team has experience helping shippers move freight across the entire United States. Locally, our top services are broken down to provide a quick snapshot of what Freight services are available.

TO State HUBS:

Aurora FTL Shipping, Elgin FTL Shipping, Naperville FTL Shipping, Rockford FTL Shipping, Champaign FTL Shipping, Chicago FTL Shipping, Joliet FTL Shipping, Peoria FTL Shipping, Springfield FTL Shipping, Waukegan FTL Shipping

FTL Freight

FTL Freight is an industry term for Full Truck Load Freight or Truckload. Typically FTL (full truck load) freight is a Dry Van, Reefer or Flat Bed type trailer and usually a dedicated shipment from a single origination to a final destination. LTL or PTL are other options to move freight; LTL or Less than Truckload is a great for smaller shipments that require a freight service. PTL or Partial Truck Load allows shippers to book a portion of a freight truck trailer and pay based on the usage. FTL Freight offers Full Truck Load Freight Services in Kentucky.

Full Truck Load Fright doesn’t have defined rules for when it is necessary; but typically when you are shipping ten or more pallets or more than 16,000 lbs. it is usually more budget friendly. If you are ready to GET A QUOTE NOW, CLICK HERE >>

FTL Freight is great for time sensitive shipments that require specific pickup or drop-off times. The singular approach of moving all freight contents allows the driver to be focused on meeting specific dates and times for pickup or delivery.

FTL Freight also offers Team Driver options; which allows the freight to move at twice the rate of a single driver. This means that FTL Freight can move across the country at nearly 1,100 miles per day, without a potential HOS (hours of service) violation.

FMCSA: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
FHWA: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/
OOIDA: https://www.ooida.com/

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3-Simple Steps! Get Loads Booked Quickly

STEP 1 | GET FREE QUOTE

Provide your FTL Freight load requirements and our team will secure the best market rate available to get you booked and loaded!

STEP 2 | LOAD CONFIRMATION

Once you have received your FTL Freight quote, once approved (onboarded) we will get your driver tendered and scheduled for pickup!

STEP 3 | BOOKED

Once your load is FTL load is picked up, our team will help ensure that you have full transparency throughout the delivery journey!

Why FTL Freight

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REDUCE COSTS

Shipping Full Truckload provides and efficient mode of transportation with faster and more detailed pickup and delivery times; along with customized options (accessorials) to support your FTL freight shipment.

EXCLUSIVE LOADS

FTL Freight is all about moving your freight from your origin location to the destination you have defined without stops in between. Your product is the only cargo on the truck; ensuring it is loaded and secured .

ONLINE TRACKING

The days of calling in to track your freight is long in the past! Technology has helped us improve the supply chain management at every level and freight is part of that. Quickly and easily track your load online.

DIRECT SHIPMENTS

FTL provide a point A to point B delivery model; with options to accelerate the delivery with team drivers. Our team can help review your FTL Freight needs and find the best option to move your shipment quickly.

ACCESSORIALS

FTL provides a unique and boutique experience; where the load can be handled uniquely based on your load requirements. Accessorials allow us to ensure that the load is loaded, secured and delivered.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

In freight, quality of service isn’t just an algorithm or based on what you pay; it is who you know… Always has been and always will be. We dedicate ourselves to building the best partnerships in the industry.

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