UPS Ground Freight Services
Abstract:
UPS Freight Fast Facts (LTL & Truckload):
- Among the top 5 largest LTL carriers in the U.S.
- Regional and interregional LTL deliveries made easy with 22,000 one – and two-day lanes and cross-continent three – and four-day service
- Door-to-door, cross border service
- 25+ years experience in managing intermodal transportation
- The official trade show carrier for over 600 shows a year
- One of the largest produce carriers in the U.S.
- Major investments in tractors and trailers with load bars
- More than 15,000 lane enhancements since 2005
Overview:
UPS provides one of the widest portfolios of ground shipping choices in the domestic market, whether a customer needs to send a package, a heavy pallet (LTL) or a full truckload (TL) of freight. UPS Freight operates as a regional, interregional and long-haul carrier of palletized and non-palletized freight shipments across the U.S. and into Canada and Mexico. UPS Freight LTL shipments are backed by a day-definite, on-time guarantee at no additional cost and supported by advanced Web-based visibility, processing and billing technology.
UPS Freight (ground) Offerings:
UPS Freight continues to optimize its delivery network, enhance its service portfolio, invest in assets, people and technology, and synchronize UPS Freight with the global operations and performance of UPS’s small package and logistics/distribution services.
- Truckload (TL): UPS Freight Truckload offers a complete range of options including dedicated contract carriage, dry van and flatbed transactional services, expedited intermodal and temperature control movements, as well as truckload brokerage services.
- Less-Than-Truckload (LTL): For companies who don’t have enough volume to fill an entire truck, UPS offers LTL services across its entire ground network. Customers can combine their LTL service with any UPS small package or logistics/distribution offering.
- UPS Freight LTL Urgent: For companies that have a need for extra speed, UPS offers urgent LTL service, including a guaranteed option. UPS proactively monitors these urgent shipments to provide full visibility to customers.
UPS Freight (LTL) International & Offshore:
- Brokerage express freight services to and from Mexico. Customers receive a single bill that includes through rates and brokers fees, and can benefit from UPS Freight being an in-bond carrier.
- One hundred percent full-province coverage for all of Canada. With UPS’s Freight Pre-Arrival System (PARS), delays at border crossings are minimized and transit times are improved.
- Customs-bonded facilities in Montreal and Toronto.
- Direct service to more than 99 percent of the Alaskan population; direct service to all six major Hawaiian Islands and Guam, and 100 percent geographic coverage of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
