As truckload capacity tightens across the freight transportation industry, more shipments are moving back into the LTL market, creating increased demand. While the pace of this shift has surprised many carriers, Estes has spent years expanding its network, fleet, technology, and team to support continued growth and evolving customer demand.
In a recent interview with FreightWaves Today, President and COO Webb Estes explained what’s driving these market changes, how Estes is responding, and how the company is working to support customers as freight volumes continue to grow. Key topics included:
- Long-term planning: Estes has spent years investing in its network of service centers, equipment, and technology, so it’s prepared as more freight moves back into the LTL market.
- Growing capacity: Estes continues to add more service centers, equipment, and employees to help efficiently manage heavier freight volumes as demand grows.
- Technology and efficiency: Advanced planning and optimization tools help Estes maximize capacity, improve network efficiency, and reduce unnecessary freight handling.
- Customer-focused service: Even as market conditions evolve, Estes remains focused on providing the reliable pickup, transit, and delivery performance customers expect.
Check out Webb’s interview to learn more.
About Estes
Estes is North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier. As an asset-based transportation provider with a global footprint, Estes combines nearly a century of regional freight shipping expertise with the resources, reach, and reliability of a national carrier. Backed by its more than 300 North American service centers, nearly 7,000 next-day lanes, and fleet of more than 10,500 tractors, Estes is committed to getting America's freight where it needs to go, when it needs to get there. And with its continued investment in leading-edge technology, as well as the support of its more than 24,000 employees, Estes always goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional experiences that keep its customers coming back. The carrier’s comprehensive freight shipping solutions include Less Than Truckload (LTL), Guaranteed Delivery, Final Mile, Grocery, Food, and Beverage Logistics, Volume LTL and Truckload, and Custom Shipping. From short-haul to global freight forwarding—Estes does it all.
