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Finding a great Evanston, IL. 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 Evanston has an emphasis on developing strategic partnerships to help your business succeed.

Evanston, IL

Evanston ( EV-ən-stən) is a college town suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020.

Founded by Methodist business leaders in 1857, the city was incorporated in 1863. Evanston is home to Northwestern University, founded in 1851 before the city’s incorporation, one of the world’s leading research universities. Today known for its socially liberal politics and ethnically diverse population, Evanston was historically a dry city, until 1972. The city uses a council–manager system of government and is a Democratic stronghold. The city is heavily shaped by the influence of Chicago, externally, and Northwestern, internally. The city and the university share a historically complex long-standing relationship.

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Prior to the 1830s, the area now occupied by Evanston was mainly uninhabited, consisting largely of wetlands and swampy forest. However, Potawatomi Native Americans used trails along higher lying ridges that ran in a general north–south direction through the area, and had at least some semi-permanent settlements along the trails.

French explorers referred to the general area as “Grosse Pointe” after a point of land jutting into Lake Michigan about 13 miles (21 km) north of the mouth of the Chicago River. After the first non-Native Americans settled in the area in 1836, the names “Grosse Point Territory” and “Gross Point voting district” were used through the 1830s and 1840s, although the territory had no defined boundaries. The area remained only sparsely settled, supporting some farming and lumber activity on some of the higher ground, as well as a number of taverns or “hotels” along the ridge roads. Grosse Pointe itself steadily eroded into the lake during this period.

In 1850, a township called Ridgeville was organized, extending from Graceland Cemetery in Chicago to the southern edge of the Ouilmette Reservation, along what is now Central Street, and from Lake Michigan to Western Avenue in Chicago. The 1850 census shows a few hundred settlers in this township, and a post office with the name of Ridgeville was established at one of the taverns. However, no municipality yet existed.

In 1851, a group of Methodist business leaders founded Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute. Unable to find available land on the north shore up to Lake Forest, the committee was ready to purchase farmland to the west of the city when Orrington Lunt insisted on one final visit to the present location. They chose a bluffed and wooded site along the lake as Northwestern’s home, purchasing several hundred acres of land from Dr. John Foster, a Chicago farm owner. In 1854, the founders of Northwestern submitted to the county judge their plans for a city to be named Evanston after John Evans, one of their leaders. In 1857, the request was granted. The township of Evanston was split off from Ridgeville Township; at approximately the same time, that portion of Ridgeville south of Devon Avenue was organized as Lake View Township.

Evanston was formally incorporated as a town on December 29, 1863, but declined in 1869 to become a city despite the Illinois legislature passing a bill for that purpose. Evanston expanded after the Civil War with the annexation of the village of North Evanston. Finally, in early 1892, following the annexation of the village of South Evanston, voters elected to organize as a city. The 1892 boundaries are largely those that exist today.

In the late summer of 1912, the beaches in Evanston were infested with thousands of rats. The rats had burrowed into the sides of the lake banks, dug holes in the sand, and hid under piers. Most of the rats were extremely large and savage, attacking people who disturbed them. Local bathers struggled to navigate the shores, constantly stepping into the hidden rat holes. John Morgan, the manager of an extermination company tasked with removing the vermin, stated that it was not uncommon for rats to live around the lake’s shore because of the quantity of dead fish that was cast to shore by the waves. The weather also played a role since the close proximity to the beaches allowed the rats to swim out in the water during the hot summer.

During the 1960s, Northwestern University changed the city’s shoreline by adding a 74-acre (30 ha) lakefill.

In 1939, Evanston hosted the first NCAA basketball championship final at Northwestern University’s Patten Gymnasium.

In August 1954, Evanston hosted the second assembly of the World Council of Churches, still the only WCC assembly to have been held in the United States. President Dwight Eisenhower welcomed the delegates, and Dag Hammarskjöld, secretary-general of the United Nations, delivered an important address entitled “An instrument of faith”.

Evanston first received power in April 1893. Many people lined the streets on Emerson St. where the first appearance of street lights were lined and turned on. Today, the city is home to Northwestern University, Music Institute of Chicago, and other educational institutions, as well as headquarters of Alpha Phi International women’s fraternity, Rotary International, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the National Lekotek Center, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.

Evanston is the birthplace of Tinkertoys, and is the one of the locations claiming to have originated the ice cream sundae. Evanston was the home of the Clayton Mark and Company, which for many years supplied the most jobs.

Evanston was a dry community from 1858 until 1972, when the City Council voted to allow restaurants and hotels to serve liquor on their premises. In 1984, the Council voted to allow retail liquor outlets within the city limits.

In March 2021, Evanston became the first city in the United States to pay reparations to African American residents (or their descendants) who were victims of unfair housing practices. The city council of the city voted 8 to 1 to approve the reparations which consisted of a $25,000 payment to African American households that can be used as down payments on their homes, house payments or for home repairs. This was the initial payment, with plans to distribute 10 million dollars in reparations payments to black residents over the next 10 years.

In August 2021, Evanston became one of the first cities to approve a pilot project providing a guaranteed income to select residents, drawing upon a combination of public funds and a partnership with Northwestern University.

Freight Services

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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 Evanston, IL.

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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Evanston, IL 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.

Evanston, IL 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.

Evanston, IL 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 Evanston 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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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.

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