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Finding a great Half Moon Bay, CA. FTL Freight carrier will help ensure that your freight is shipped timely, safely and with a reasonable budget. FTL Freight shipping is constantly changing and can significantly impact your freight delivery. FTL Freight was designed to help shippers connect with brokers and carriers quickly to help ensure fair rates, effective delivery and transparency.

Hiring a freight broker helps ensure that your freight is moved by the best carriers in the industry; while also supplying a narrow point of contact to navigate questions throughout the process. There are many cloud-based services available but they often fall short of ensuring that the entire shipment lifecycle is in balance. FTL Freight in Half Moon Bay has an emphasis on developing strategic partnerships to help your business succeed.

Half Moon Bay, CA

Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, United States, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of San Francisco. Its population was 11,795 as of the 2020 census. Immediately at the north of Half Moon Bay is Pillar Point Harbor and the unincorporated community of Princeton-by-the-Sea. Half Moon Bay is known for Mavericks, a big-wave surf location. It is called Half Moon Bay because of its crescent shape.

Originally an agricultural outpost to Mission San Francisco de Asís, the town was founded in the 1840s first as San Benito, and then as is its Anglo fishing community grew, it was renamed Spanishtown. In 1874, it was again renamed to Half Moon Bay. After rail and road connections in the early 1900s, the town grew. The foggy weather of the coast made the town a popular destination for booze-running during prohibition.

The city’s infrastructure is heavily integrated with the coast, including the Pillar Point Harbor, major roads and fire department. The economy of Half Moon Bay is dominated by a handful of businesses, the biggest of which is the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay which employs 500 people and is a major source of property tax and tourism income for the city. Because of this geography, a 2022 study found that the city had over 123 buildings vulnerable to sea level rise.

Lat: 37.46355
Long: -122.42859

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Half Moon Bay began as a rural agricultural area, primarily used by Mission San Francisco de Asís (established in 1776) for grazing of cattle, horses, and oxen. After the Mission’s secularization, Tiburcio Vásquez received the Rancho Corral de Tierra Mexican land grant in 1839 and Candelario Miramontes was granted Rancho Miramontes (later known as Rancho San Benito) in 1841.

The community began to develop in the 1840s as San Mateo County’s first real town. Originally San Benito, the town was renamed Spanishtown and attracted a thriving fishing industry in addition to its continued importance to coastal agriculture. Spanishtown became a racially diverse community, settled by Canadians, Chinese, English, Germans, Irish, Mexicans, Italians, Scots, Portuguese, and Pacific Islanders. Regular stagecoach service was established with San Mateo; coaches also served Purissima, Lobitos, and San Gregorio. Levy Brothers opened a department store downtown. Spanishtown was officially renamed Half Moon Bay in 1874.

The area grew very slowly, even after the Ocean Shore Railroad began serving the community in 1907. The construction of Pedro Mountain Road in 1914 provided better access to San Francisco and probably contributed to the railroad’s demise by 1920. The USS DeLong ran aground at Half Moon Bay on December 1, 1921. During Prohibition “rum runners” took advantage of dense fog and hidden coves in the area to serve a number of roadhouses and inns, some of which operate today as restaurants (e.g., Moss Beach Distillery). Real growth in the area came after World War II with the construction of numerous subdivisions, eventually leading to Half Moon Bay’s incorporation in 1959. The city preserves a historic downtown district that has buildings dating as far back as 1869.

In 2008, financial setbacks endangered the city’s viability. The economic crisis severely affected tourism, which generates the most revenue, and just when the city had finalized an $18 million settlement over a property lawsuit. As the municipal budget was typically $14 million or less, city fathers had issued bonds with annual payments of approximately $1 million over 25 years. As a result of these obstacles, the threat of bankruptcy was very real. Dozens of meetings were held in to decide where to cut the budget and finally 75% of municipal employees were laid off and replaced with contract workers. Employee contributions toward retirement benefits were also raised. The city council sought to regain the money paid in the settlement, believing that it should have been paid by the city’s insurers. A lawsuit against the insurers was decided in 2013 and the insurer ordered to pay the city more than $13 million; the Association of Bay Area Governments partially covered the costs of the lawsuit.

The city’s finances improved afterwards. It was able to retire the first of its two 30-year Judgment Obligation Bonds (2009A Series Bonds) 20 years early. The early retirement was expected to save the city over $426,000 in annual General Fund expenses starting in 2015–16.

As of the publication of the Fiscal Year 2015/16 Budget the General Fund budget was balanced and had a structural surplus of $4.0 million.

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.

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 Half Moon Bay, CA.

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.

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Half Moon Bay, CA 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.

Half Moon Bay, CA 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.

Half Moon Bay, CA FTL Freight Shipments, Rates, Loads and Tendering

In the end of it all; each FTL Freight Shipment goes through the same process every time! Quote Request > Quote > Quote Approval > Secure Carrier > Tender Load > Driver Details > Load Pickup > Load Transit > Load Delivered. Our team of experts will help you with your FTL Freight in Half Moon Bay to ensure that you have the best team behind your shipment. Contact us today using the button below to get started – we are standing by!

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STEP 2 | LOAD CONFIRMATION

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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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