Live freight rates across every mode. 24% less than traditional carriers.

How Warp freight rates work

Warp rates are structured differently from traditional freight carriers. Every rate is all inclusive.

When you get a Warp quote, the price covers pickup by a local 3rd party carrier, cross dock handling at a Warp facility, line haul transport, and final delivery.

There are no fuel surcharges tacked on after booking. No accessorial fees for liftgate, residential delivery, or inside pickup.

No terminal handling charges that inflate your invoice weeks after the shipment delivers. You see the total cost before you book, and that is what you pay. For self serve shippers, rates are instant.

Enter your shipment details and get pricing in seconds. For enterprise programs with recurring volume, your Warp rep builds a custom rate card with contracted pricing on your lanes.

How freight rates are calculated

Freight rates are calculated by stacking five inputs: a base linehaul rate for the lane, a weight and density rating (freight class for LTL), a fuel surcharge, accessorial fees, and a market capacity adjustment. Carriers start with the base rate for the origin-destination pair, rate it against billable weight and class, then add the surcharges — which is why the quoted rate and the invoiced rate so often differ.

1. Base linehaul by lane. The starting rate for the origin-destination pair, usually quoted per hundredweight (CWT) for LTL or per mile for truckload. Longer lanes and thinner freight corridors carry higher base rates.
2. Weight, density, and class. LTL carriers rate billable weight against the freight class derived from density — denser freight earns a lower class and a cheaper per-pound rate. Dimensional or minimum-weight rules can raise the billable weight above the scale weight.
3. Fuel surcharge. A percentage of linehaul that floats weekly with the national diesel index, commonly 15 to 30% of the base rate.
4. Accessorials. Flat fees for services beyond dock-to-dock: liftgate, residential delivery, limited access, inside delivery, appointment scheduling.
5. Market capacity. When trucks are scarce on a lane, spot rates climb above contract rates; when capacity is loose, they fall below. This is the swing factor that moves identical shipments 10 to 20% week to week.

Worked example: 2-pallet LTL shipment

Two 48 x 40 x 48 in pallets at 500 lbs each — 1,000 lbs total, about 9.4 lbs per cubic foot, Class 100 — moving Los Angeles to Phoenix with liftgate delivery to a storefront without a dock. Illustrative market math for a traditional class-rated carrier:

The $320 base became a $479 invoice — 50% above the quoted linehaul — before any reweigh or reclassification. The same shipment quoted through Warp is one all-inclusive per-pallet rate: the quote returns in 10 seconds, fuel and accessorials are already in the number, and the rate at booking is the rate on the invoice.

LTL per pallet rates

Warp LTL is priced per pallet, not by freight class or NMFC code. Enter your pallet count, weight, and dimensions and get an instant rate.

The per pallet price includes pickup from your facility, scan events at every handoff, routing through a Warp cross dock facility where freight is sorted and consolidated, line haul to the destination cross dock, and local delivery with proof of delivery photos and e signature.

Because Warp routes through cross dock facilities instead of legacy terminal networks, your freight goes through 1 to 2 handoffs instead of 3 to 5.

Fewer touches mean lower damage rates, fewer reweigh disputes, and a cleaner cost structure.

The 24% cost advantage over traditional LTL carriers like Old Dominion, FedEx Freight, XPO, and Saia comes directly from this operational efficiency.

FTL per load rates

Warp full truckload rates are quoted per load with no hidden line items. Dry van and refrigerated capacity is available through 24,000+ vetted FTL carriers in the network.

Every FTL carrier goes through Warp safety and quality vetting: authority verification, insurance validation, safety score review, equipment inspection history, and operating record checks.

Carriers with poor safety records or lapsed insurance are blocked from the platform. For spot loads, get an instant rate through self serve.

For recurring FTL programs, Warp builds dedicated lane programs with committed capacity, consistent pricing, and assigned carriers through Work Queue.

FTL programs average 27% lower costs compared to traditional brokerage on replaced lanes.

Box truck and cargo van rates

Box truck and cargo van rates follow the same all inclusive structure. Warp dispatches from a network of 14,000+ box trucks and cargo vans operated by local 3rd party carriers.

Every 26 foot box truck is liftgate equipped and handles 1 to 12 pallets.

Cargo vans handle cartons, cases, parcels, or up to 3 pallets for tight access locations like urban storefronts, residential addresses, and height restricted buildings.

Pricing is per pallet for box trucks and per load for cargo vans. All rates include the Warp driver app with live GPS, scan events, proof of delivery photos, and e signatures.

Temperature controlled box trucks are available for food, pharma, and perishable freight at quoted rates with no separate reefer surcharge.

Why Warp rates are lower

The cost advantage is structural, not promotional. Traditional LTL carriers operate terminal networks built decades ago where freight is unloaded, staged, reloaded, and sits on docks at each terminal.

Every touch adds cost: labor, equipment, facility overhead, and damage risk. Warp cross dock facilities are designed for flow. Freight arrives, gets sorted, and moves out.

This means fewer handling events, lower facility costs, and significantly reduced damage claims. On the pricing side, Warp eliminates the surcharge model entirely.

Traditional carriers publish a base rate and then add fuel surcharges, accessorial fees, residential surcharges, liftgate fees, and terminal handling charges that can inflate the final invoice 20 to 40% above the quoted rate.

Warp quotes one number. That number includes everything.

Enterprise contracted rates

Enterprise shippers with recurring volume on consistent corridors qualify for Warp enterprise rate programs.

Your Warp rep analyzes your lane data, volume patterns, and service requirements to build a contracted rate card. Rates are locked for the contract period with no mid term surcharge adjustments.

Enterprise programs include dedicated carrier assignment through Work Queue, which puts the same drivers on your routes for consistency and familiarity with your facilities.

Carrier performance is tracked on every load: on time pickup, on time delivery, damage rates, and communication responsiveness.

Underperforming carriers are automatically removed from your lane assignments and replaced with higher performing alternatives.

Our AI backbone, Orbit, monitors every shipment for SLA compliance and flags exceptions before your team has to chase them.

How to get a freight rate

Getting a Warp freight rate takes seconds through self serve. Go to any quote page, enter your origin, destination, pallet count, weight, and dimensions, and get instant multi carrier pricing.

For LTL, you see rates from multiple carriers side by side with carrier name, rate, and transit time. For FTL, you get instant spot rates or can request a custom rate card for recurring lanes.

For box truck and cargo van, enter your load details and dispatch same day. No callbacks, no waiting for a rep to email you a rate 24 hours later. Every rate is live and bookable.

For enterprise volumes or complex programs like pool distribution, zone skipping, or inbound vendor consolidation, contact your Warp rep or book a meeting to discuss contracted pricing.