Dry Van Transport

What Ships in a Dry Van

Palletized and shrink wrapped goods are the core of it: packaged foods and beverages that do not need refrigeration, retail and e-commerce stock, machine parts, building materials that must stay dry, furniture, trade show freight, and plant or warehouse relocations. If it is non perishable, fits through the rear door, and loads with a forklift or a pallet jack, a dry van is usually the cheapest safe way to move it. A standard 53 foot van gives you about 52 feet of floor, 98 to 100 inches of usable width, and 108 to 110 inches of door and interior height, which is 26 standard pallets single stacked and roughly 42,000 to 45,000 pounds of freight. Freight that is too tall, too wide, or crane loaded belongs on our flatbed shipping service instead, and we will tell you which side of that line your load sits on.

Docks, Liftgates, and the Details That Set the Rate

Dry van pricing is driven by the lane, the weight, and the handling at each end. Dock to dock is the baseline. A liftgate, a residential delivery, an inside pickup, driver assist, a limited access site, or appointment scheduling each add cost, so tell us up front and the quote stays firm. For less than truckload, an accurate freight class and honest dimensions matter, because reclassification after the fact is how surprise invoices happen. And if you already own a loaded trailer and just need a tractor and a driver, our power only service covers exactly that.