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

Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of “Salt City”, but locals call it “Hutch”. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 40,006.

Each year, Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair, and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament. It is the home of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center aerospace museum and Strataca (formerly known as Kansas Underground Salt Museum).

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The city of Hutchinson was founded in 1871, when frontiersman Clinton “C.C.” Hutchinson contracted with the Santa Fe Railway to make a town at the railroad’s crossing over the Arkansas River. The town actually sprang up about one-half mile north, on the banks of Cow Creek, where a few houses already existed. C.C. Hutchinson later founded the Reno County Bank in 1873, and by 1878 had erected the state’s first water-mill at Hutchinson. The community earned the nickname “Temperance City” due to the prohibition of alcohol set by its founder. Hutchinson was incorporated as a third class city in August 1872.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Hutchinson to Pratt. In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal. Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the “Rock Island”.

Also in 1887, local salt deposits were discovered for the first time, when Ben Blanchard, a land speculator who founded South Hutchinson, drilled for oil in the area. Salt mining would become a major industry in Hutchinson, with the city eventually earning the nickname “Salt City”.

Hutchinson had been holding county fairs since 1873. By 1900 many referred to the Hutchinson fair as the Kansas State Fair, even though there was no state supported Kansas State Fair yet. In 1913, after lobbying in the Kansas Legislature, Hutchinson gifted the State of Kansas the land that became the Kansas State Fairgrounds. The official Kansas State Fair has been held in Hutchinson ever since.

In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of World War II were used in Kansas and other Midwest states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large prisoner-of-war camps were established in Kansas: Camp Concordia, Camp Funston (at Fort Riley), Camp Phillips (at Salina under Fort Riley). Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including Hutchinson.

On January 17, 2001, 143 million cubic feet (4,000,000 m) of compressed natural gas leaked from the nearby Yaggy storage field. It sank underground, then rose to the surface through old brine or salt wells, making around 15 gas blowholes.

An explosion in the downtown area at 10:45 am destroyed two businesses and damaged 26 others. An explosion the next day in a mobile-home park killed two people. The Kansas National Guard was called in to help evacuate parts of the city because of the gas leaks, and a team of specialists looked over all the city for leaks after the event. These events were broadcast on nationally televised news stations across the country.

On June 21, 2013, following a grassroots campaign in an effort to promote Smallville Con, a comic-book convention hosted at the Kansas State Fair, the mayor of Hutchinson decreed the city’s name would be changed to “Smallville” for one day in honor of Superman’s fictional Kansas hometown of the same name. The tradition has continued every year coinciding with the convention for two days every June.

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 Hutchinson, KS.

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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Hutchinson, KS 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.

Hutchinson, KS 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.

Hutchinson, KS 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 Hutchinson 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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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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