Small Shipment Freight
Too big for parcel. Too small for traditional LTL. Warp handles the gap.
There is a gap in freight shipping that frustrates thousands of shippers. Your load is too big or too heavy for FedEx and UPS parcel. But it is too small for traditional LTL carriers who charge minimums and surcharges on small shipments. Warp fills this gap. Cargo vans handle cartons, cases, parcels, or up to 3 pallets. Box trucks handle 1 to 12 pallets. No minimums, no freight class confusion, per pallet pricing. The in between freight finally has a home.
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The parcel to LTL gap
FedEx and UPS parcel services cap out at roughly 150 lbs per package and 108 inches in length. Anything bigger or heavier needs freight service. But traditional LTL carriers are optimized for multi pallet loads routed through terminal networks. When you ship a small load, maybe 1 pallet, a few heavy cases, or a handful of cartons, through traditional LTL, you hit minimum charges, weight minimums, freight class requirements, and accessorial fees that make the cost per unit unreasonable. This gap leaves small shipment shippers overpaying or struggling to find the right service.
Cargo van for cartons, cases, and small pallets
Warp cargo vans are designed for exactly this gap. They handle cartons, cases, parcels, or up to 3 pallets. A few heavy cases that UPS will not take? Cargo van. An oversized item that does not fit parcel dimensions? Cargo van. 1 to 3 pallets that traditional LTL charges a minimum on? Cargo van. Same day dispatch in 50+ metro markets. Per load pricing, all inclusive. The cargo van fills the gap between parcel cutoff and box truck territory.
Box truck for 1 to 12 pallets
When your small shipment is palletized, a 26 foot box truck is the right vehicle. Every Warp box truck is liftgate equipped and handles 1 to 12 pallets. Per pallet pricing means you pay for the pallets you ship, not a trailer minimum. No freight class required. No NMFC code lookups. No reclass risk. A single pallet gets the same per pallet rate and the same service as 12 pallets: live GPS, scan events, proof of delivery photos, and e signatures through the Warp driver app.
No freight class confusion
Traditional LTL requires a freight class for every shipment. Freight class is an NMFC classification based on commodity type and density that determines your rate. For small shippers who do not ship LTL regularly, figuring out the correct freight class is confusing. Getting it wrong means reclass charges on the invoice. Warp eliminates freight class entirely. Pricing is per pallet based on count, weight, and dimensions. Enter your load details, get a rate, book. No NMFC lookup. No density calculator. No surprise reclassification adjustment.
Same technology on small loads
Warp applies the same technology stack to a 1 pallet cargo van delivery as it does to a 12 pallet box truck run. Live GPS tracking through the Warp driver app from pickup to delivery. Scan events at every handoff. Proof of delivery photos showing freight condition at the destination. E signatures from the receiver. Our AI backbone, Orbit, monitors SLA compliance on every load. TMS integration via API pushes tracking data to your system. Small shipments are not second class citizens in the Warp network. They get full visibility.
When small shipment freight makes sense
Small shipment freight is common across industries. Ecommerce oversized items that parcel carriers cannot handle. Sample shipments to prospective customers. Urgent store replenishment of a few cases. Event materials going to a venue. Medical supplies going to a clinic. Food and beverage deliveries to a restaurant. Return shipments going back to a warehouse. Any time your freight is too big for parcel but too small to justify traditional LTL minimums, Warp is the answer. No minimum weight. No minimum pallet count. Just freight, priced fairly.
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies as a small shipment?
Any freight too large or heavy for parcel carriers like FedEx and UPS (roughly over 150 lbs or 108 inches) but smaller than what traditional LTL carriers are optimized for. Typically 1 to 3 pallets or loose cartons and cases. Warp handles all of it with no minimums.
How does Warp price small freight shipments?
Per pallet for box truck and LTL, per load for cargo van. All inclusive with no minimum charge, no small shipment surcharge, and no freight class requirement. The rate covers pickup, transport, and delivery.
Can I ship loose cartons without a pallet?
Yes. Cargo vans handle cartons, cases, and parcels without palletization. A few heavy boxes, an oversized item, or a collection of cases can ship by cargo van with per load pricing.
Is small shipment freight available same day?
Yes. Same day cargo van and box truck dispatch is available in 50+ metro markets. Book a small shipment and get pickup within hours.
Do small shipments get tracking?
Yes. Every shipment includes live GPS through the Warp driver app, scan events, proof of delivery photos, and e signatures regardless of size.
Is Warp cheaper than parcel for large items?
For items that exceed parcel weight and size limits, Warp cargo van and box truck pricing is often more economical than parcel carrier oversized item surcharges. Enter your load details for a comparison.
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.
Ship the in between freight. No minimums.
Cargo van for cartons and cases. Box truck for pallets. All inclusive pricing, instant quotes.
No minimums · Cargo van and box truck · Trusted by Gopuff, Kith, and 2,000+ shippers