Small Business Freight
Freight shipping for small business. Self serve, instant rates, no minimum volume.
Small businesses should not need an account manager, a volume commitment, or a corporate contract to ship freight at fair rates. Warp self serve gives you instant rates online. No callbacks. No minimum volume commitments. No account manager required. Book LTL, box truck, or cargo van like buying anything else online. All inclusive pricing so the rate you see is the rate you pay. No fuel surcharges, no accessorials, no invoice surprises. When your business grows, scale up to enterprise programs with your Warp rep.
No minimums · Self serve rates · Trusted by 2,000+ shippers from small business to enterprise
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Instant rates with no account required
Most freight carriers require you to set up an account, negotiate rates with a sales rep, and commit to minimum volume before you can ship. Warp self serve is open to anyone. Go to the quote page, enter your origin, destination, pallet count, weight, and dimensions. Get instant pricing across LTL, box truck, and cargo van. Book online and dispatch your shipment. No account setup. No sales calls. No minimum shipment count. This is how small businesses should be able to access freight shipping.
All inclusive pricing eliminates invoice surprises
The biggest frustration for small business shippers is the gap between the quoted rate and the actual invoice. Traditional carriers quote a base rate and then add fuel surcharges, liftgate fees, residential surcharges, terminal handling charges, and reclass adjustments. A $200 quote becomes a $350 invoice. For a small business managing tight margins, this unpredictability is unacceptable. Warp rates are all inclusive. The price at booking is the price on the invoice. Every charge is included. No surprises.
No minimum volume commitment
Traditional freight carriers offer their best rates to shippers with recurring volume. Small businesses that ship 5 or 10 pallets a month instead of 500 get the worst rates and the least attention. Warp does not require minimum volume commitments. Ship 1 pallet this month and 10 next month. Ship weekly or ship once a quarter. The per pallet pricing is available on every shipment regardless of how often you ship or how much volume you move. Small business freight is not penalized for being small.
Cargo van and box truck for small business
Small businesses often deliver to locations that traditional freight carriers serve poorly. A retail store without a loading dock. A customer home address. A pop up shop in a tight urban location. Warp dispatches from 9,000+ box trucks and cargo vans. Every 26 foot box truck is liftgate equipped for delivery to dockless locations. Cargo vans handle cartons, cases, parcels, or up to 3 pallets for tight access. No liftgate surcharge. No residential surcharge. The vehicles in the Warp network are built for the locations small businesses deliver to.
Technology that works for small teams
Small businesses do not have a logistics department. The person booking freight might also be the person packing orders and managing inventory. Warp technology is designed to be simple. Book online in minutes. Track every shipment with live GPS through the Warp driver app. Get proof of delivery photos and e signatures automatically. Our AI backbone, Orbit, monitors SLA compliance so you do not have to babysit shipments. If there is an exception, Orbit flags it. You focus on running your business, not chasing freight updates.
Scale up when you are ready
Warp self serve is the starting point. As your business grows and freight volume increases, you can transition to a Warp enterprise program. Your Warp rep builds a custom rate card based on your lane data and volume patterns. Contracted rates lock in pricing. Work Queue assigns consistent drivers to your routes. Custom dashboards and alerts give your growing team the visibility they need. The transition is seamless because the same platform, the same carriers, and the same technology serve both self serve and enterprise. You do not have to switch providers as you scale.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to ship with Warp?
No. Warp self serve gives you instant freight rates online with no account setup required. Enter your shipment details and book immediately. No sales calls, no callbacks, no minimum volume.
Does Warp have minimum volume requirements?
No. Warp has no minimum volume commitments. Ship 1 pallet a month or 100. The per pallet pricing is available on every shipment regardless of frequency or volume.
Is Warp pricing transparent for small businesses?
Yes. Every Warp rate is all inclusive. The price at booking is the price on the invoice. No fuel surcharges, no accessorial fees, no liftgate charges, no residential surcharges. No invoice surprises.
Can a small business ship same day with Warp?
Yes. Same day box truck and cargo van dispatch is available in 50+ metro markets. No special arrangement needed. Book online and dispatch today.
Does Warp work for businesses that ship infrequently?
Yes. Warp self serve is designed for shippers at any frequency. Ship once a quarter or every week. No volume minimums, no account penalties for low activity. The platform is always available.
Can I upgrade to enterprise service later?
Yes. When your volume grows, your Warp rep builds a custom rate card with contracted pricing, dedicated carrier assignment through Work Queue, and custom dashboards. The transition is seamless on the same platform.
What modes can small businesses access on Warp?
LTL through cross dock, FTL for full truckloads, 26 foot box trucks with liftgate, and cargo vans. All with self serve instant rates and all inclusive pricing.
About the Warp freight network
Warp is a technology-driven freight network that combines cargo van, box truck, LTL, and FTL capacity under one operating system. Shippers get instant rates, real-time tracking, and access to 50+ cross-dock facilities, 1,500+ active lanes, and 9,000+ cargo vans and box trucks nationwide. The network is supported by 10,000+ vetted carrier partners.
Unlike traditional brokers, Warp uses AI to match the right vehicle to every load based on weight, dimensions, urgency, and cost targets. Cross-dock operations reduce transit time by eliminating unnecessary terminal transfers. Pool distribution and zone-skipping programs help enterprise shippers lower per-unit delivery costs while maintaining tight appointment windows.
Self-serve shippers can quote, compare, and book freight online in under two minutes. Enterprise accounts get dedicated capacity planning, committed rate programs, and a named operations team. Every shipment includes scan-level visibility from pickup through final delivery.
Warp operates across the contiguous United States with regional density in the Southeast, Texas, Midwest, and Northeast corridors. Cross-dock facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, Savannah, Orlando, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, New Orleans, and Milwaukee support faster transfers and fewer touches on recurring lanes.
Freight modes and vehicle types
Cargo vans handle loads up to 3,500 pounds and 450 cubic feet, ideal for time-sensitive deliveries, last-mile retail replenishment, and lightweight palletized freight. Box trucks carry up to 10,000 pounds and 1,200 cubic feet, fitting most regional distribution and store delivery needs without requiring a loading dock. Dry vans and full truckloads move 42,000+ pounds for high-volume lanes and recurring programs. LTL shipments share trailer space on optimized routes through Warp cross-docks, reducing per-pallet cost by consolidating multiple shippers on the same vehicle.
Warp does not default every shipment to a 53-foot trailer. The AI engine evaluates load weight, cube, delivery window, and cost to recommend the right vehicle. Shippers see all available mode options with live pricing in one comparison screen before booking.
Cross-dock operations
Cross-docking at Warp facilities eliminates warehouse storage. Inbound freight is sorted and transferred directly to outbound vehicles, typically within hours. This reduces dwell time, lowers damage risk, and compresses delivery windows. Warp cross-docks support pallet-in, pallet-out operations with scan-level tracking at every handoff point.
Facility locations are selected for corridor density: Atlanta handles Southeast retail flow, Chicago serves Midwest manufacturing and replenishment, Houston covers Texas industrial distribution, and New York supports dense Northeast delivery. Each facility operates on appointment-based scheduling to prevent congestion and maintain throughput consistency.
Enterprise freight programs
Enterprise shippers get committed rate programs, dedicated account management, and custom SLA design. Warp builds lane-by-lane rate structures that account for volume commitments, seasonal variation, and mode flexibility. Operations teams monitor shipment execution daily and intervene proactively when exceptions occur.
Self-serve freight quoting
The self-serve portal lets shippers enter origin and destination, load details, and delivery requirements to see live rates across all available modes. Quotes include estimated transit time, vehicle type, and total cost. Booking takes one click. After booking, shippers track every shipment with real-time GPS location, milestone updates, and proof of delivery documentation.
Industries and use cases
Retail shippers use Warp for store replenishment programs that deliver to hundreds of locations per week on tight appointment windows. Apparel brands use zone skipping to bypass regional parcel sortation and reduce per-unit delivery cost. Food and beverage companies rely on time-definite delivery for perishable goods. Manufacturing operations use Warp for inbound vendor consolidation, combining multiple supplier shipments into fewer, fuller loads through cross-dock facilities.
Distribution companies use pool distribution to serve multiple delivery points from a single origin, splitting full truckloads at cross-docks into smaller last-mile vehicles. Urgent freight recovery covers emergency capacity needs when primary carriers fail or demand spikes unexpectedly. Middle-mile optimization reduces cost and transit time on the longest segment of multi-leg shipments.
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No minimums · Self serve rates · Trusted by 2,000+ shippers from small business to enterprise