About our Services
Advantage Logistics, Inc is a Third Party Logistics Firm that matches authorized and reliable freight carriers to shippers, and then helps manage the entire process of a shipment from pick up to delivery. With over 20 years of experience in the freight industry, we are a dependable information resource with knowledge of best practices with real world experiences. Advantage Logistics has a large network of quality, well screened carriers, and we actively communicate with all parties involved with each shipment. This proactive approach allows us to catch problems early, which widens the scope of recovery. Being proactive with strong communication means less potential for delayed shipments, reducing cost and extending your customer service through the shipping process.
Our services include
- Team Expedited Service: door to door, ground expedited service for time critical, "Just in Time" shipments. Team drivers can travel over 1000 miles in a 22-hour period, which allows freight to deliver from coast to coast in just under 3 days.
- Premium LTL Service: this cost-effective service allows us to combine multiple shipments on a single trailer. There are no size or weight limitations, and no trans-loading.
- Truckload Service: exclusive use of the entire trailer from any location in the lower 48 states, Alaska, Canada and Mexico.
- Hot Shot Service: urgent, expedited service for smaller, lighter freight shipments. Can be an enclosed trailer or an open deck trailer.
- Towaway (Power Only) Service: provides our customers with power only units to haul their empty trailers, loaded trailers, portable machinery, mobile units and much more. We can handle all types of trailer configurations including 5th wheel, pintle hook, ball, air or electric brakes, as well as oversized/overweight requirements
- Rail Service/Inter-modal: a motor-rail-motor service that can provide a practical cost solution for a customer who does not have time critical deadlines. Advantage provides door-door rail service using an elite group of inter-modal service providers who meet the same strict standards of our over the road carriers.
- Rate quotes: so you will know how much a shipment will cost before we pick it up.
- Dry Van Service: fully enclosed trailers designed to carry pallets or boxes of cargo and any type of equipment. Freight is loaded and unloaded from the rear and protected from bad weather, potential damage and theft.
- Flatbed Service: open deck trailers for freight that does not easily fit inside a dry van or needs to be loaded from the side or above the trailer, ideal for oversized or irregularly shaped freight.
- Step Deck Service: open deck trailers for freight up to 10’ tall, that needs to be loaded from the side, or above the trailer. Also called a single drop trailer. Ideal over irregularly shaped freight or oversized shipments.
- Over-Dimensional Freight: any freight that exceeds the legal-size criteria within a given state or province. This service includes helping determine the best equipment for your cargo, planning the best route, and ensuring any permits or escorts are set up.
- Double Drop Service: open deck trailer for freight that is taller than 10 feet. Ideal for taller, shorter freight and over dimensional freight.
- RGN Service: open deck trailer typically used for hauling tall, heavy freight cargo that needs to be driven onto the trailer.
- Curtain Van Service: combines the advantages of flatbed style side loading and the protection, efficiency and convenience of a dry van trailer. No worry of equipment damaging tarps.
- Conestoga Service: allows for side AND top loading, with an accordion tarping system to protect the freight inside.
- Mexico Service: door to door freight shipping service from the US to Mexico
- Canada Service: door to door freight shipping service from the US to Canada