Truckload freight
Dedicated and shared trailers moving your cargo across regional lanes and coast to coast, on a schedule you can plan around.
What's included
- Full truckload (FTL) capacity
- Partial and LTL consolidation
340+ Carrier partners
Freight that keeps moving
Trusted by leading shippers
- 3:1 · SVGNorthgate
- 3:1 · SVGKestrel Air
- 3:1 · SVGBlueharbor
- 3:1 · SVGIronline
- 3:1 · SVGSummit Haul
- 3:1 · SVGMeridian
- 3:1 · SVGPinecrest
- 3:1 · SVGCoastway
About us
We move freight across North America with the planning, people and live tracking that keep your shipments on schedule.
Our storyImageBox truck on a rural highway at sunrise, motion-blurred fields~4:3 · 1200 × 900 px
Our mission
To give every shipper a carrier they never have to chase: on time, in touch, and honest about the load.
Our vision
A supply chain where every load is visible from dock to doorstep.
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ImageBox truck seen from behind on an empty highway at dusk, tail lights on, cool blue haze~5:6 · 1200 × 1440 px
Our services
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- View details: Warehousing & fulfilment
Warehousing & fulfilment
Secure, climate-aware storage in three hubs, with pick, pack and dispatch handled by the same team that moves it.
What's included
- Live inventory dashboards
- Same-day order dispatch
- View details: Expedited air cargo
Expedited air cargo
When a delay costs more than the freight, we book the next flight out and hand-carry the paperwork through customs.
What's included
- Next-flight-out booking
- Door-to-door chain of custody
- View details: Ocean & port drayage
Ocean & port drayage
Container moves from the berth to your dock, with booking, demurrage watch and chassis handled for you.
What's included
- FCL and LCL bookings
- Port-to-warehouse drayage
Why choose us
Why shippers keep trusting Tidewater with every load
Dependable delivery
Loads leave on the day we promised and land inside the window we quoted.
140+Dispatchers and drivers- ImageForklift in a bright, empty warehouse aisle, racking and ceiling lights receding~1:1 · 1000 × 1000 px
Live shipment tracking
Every trailer reports its position, so you see the load move instead of asking where it is.
- ImageContainer ship being loaded at a port, cranes against a blue sky, wet quay~1:1 · 1000 × 1000 px
- ImageSemi truck head-on at night, headlights on, motion-blurred tunnel or highway lights3:4 · 1200 × 1600 px
Overnight linehaul
Team drivers keep freight rolling through the night on our busiest lanes.
Process
Four steps from quote to signed delivery
Get in touch- ImageCustomer at a bright logistics front desk talking a shipment through with a planner~2:1 · 1400 × 720 px
Tell us what's moving
Send the lane, the pallet count and the date it has to land. A planner comes back with a firm rate the same business day.
- ImageDriver with a clipboard shaking hands with a shipper beside an open cargo van, daylight~2:1 · 1400 × 720 px
Book the pickup
Pick a window that suits your dock. Our driver arrives with the paperwork ready and the trailer swept.
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Follow it on the road
Every load pings its position on the hour, and you get a message the moment an ETA changes — not after.
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Signed at the door
Delivery is photographed and signed for, and the proof lands in your inbox before the truck pulls away.
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Testimonials
What shippers say about working with us
- ImageTwo warehouse workers lifting a carton together beside orange pallet racking, natural light~1:1 · 1200 × 1150 px
“We moved our entire West Coast replenishment to Tidewater last spring. Not one missed window since, and when a load does slip, we hear about it before our customer does.”
Marisol ReyesOperations director 
- ImageCourier in a navy hi-vis jacket handing a parcel to a smiling customer at a front door~1:1 · 1200 × 1150 px
“They treat a two-pallet order like it matters as much as a full trailer. The tracking is honest, the drivers are courteous, and the invoices match the quote.”
Tunde OkaforFounder 
- ImageBike courier with an insulated delivery box riding through a city street, motion-blurred traffic~1:1 · 1200 × 1150 px
“Holiday peak used to mean a war room. This year it meant a shared dashboard and a dispatcher who picked up on the second ring. That is the whole review.”
Ingrid LindqvistSupply chain lead 
Request a quote
Tell us what's moving and we'll price the lane
FAQs
Still have a question? Our dispatch team answers every email.
How fast will I get a freight quote?
Most quotes go out within two business hours. Send the pickup and delivery cities, the freight type and a rough weight, and a coordinator will come back with a rate and a pickup window.
Can I follow my load while it's on the road?
Yes. Every truck reports its position every fifteen minutes, and you get a tracking link by text and email the moment the driver checks in at pickup.
What kinds of freight do you haul?
Palletised dry goods, refrigerated food, building materials on flatbeds and oversize machinery with permits. We do not carry hazardous materials above placard thresholds.
Do you store goods between moves?
We run two cross-dock warehouses, in West Sacramento and Reno, with short-term racking for up to thirty days and same-day transfer to outbound trucks.
Do you ship across the border?
We move freight into Canada and Mexico through bonded partners at the major crossings and handle the customs paperwork on your behalf.
How long does a typical delivery take?
Regional lanes on the West Coast are usually next day. Coast-to-coast full truckloads take four to five days with a team driver, a little longer for partial loads.
Is my cargo covered while it's with you?
Every load carries $100,000 of cargo insurance as standard. Higher-value shipments can be covered in full for a small surcharge; ask when you book.
Blog & article
Field notes from the Tidewater dispatch desk
- ImageAerial view of a container yard, stacked coloured boxes, one worker in hi-vis for scale~5:4 · 1520 × 1200 px
How smarter lane planning trims empty miles off every route
- ImageDriver wheeling a hand cart up the ramp into a box truck, leafy street, daylight~5:4 · 1520 × 1200 px
What a last-mile ramp delivery really costs a shipper
- ImageDockside walkway with yellow railings, puddle reflections, gantry cranes behind~5:4 · 1520 × 1200 px
Five dockside habits that keep containers moving on time
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