Grocery, Food & Beverage Logistics

Grocery, Food & Beverage Logistics

As the nation’s largest privately held freight carrier with more than nine decades of LTL freight shipping expertise, Estes knows how to take the guesswork out of grocery, food, and beverage logistics.

We combine all the benefits of our reliable LTL service with our extensive grocery expertise to deliver a shipping solution that can meet even your grocery consignees’ tightest delivery windows with ease.

And Estes puts all the real-time grocery freight status updates you need right at your fingertips, from pickup request, all the way through delivery!

When you ship your grocery freight with Estes, you’re choosing a carrier with:

  • Extensive Reach: Thanks to our vast terminal network and robust fleet, we have the footprint and resources to get your grocery freight where it needs to go, when it needs to get there
  • Comprehensive Short-Haul Coverage: With over 7,000 next-day lanes, you can count on us to deliver your one and two-day grocery shipments on time and as promised
  • Exceptional On-Time Delivery: With our proven track record of meeting fixed appointment times, we can help you replenish your inventory faster, avoid chargebacks, and maintain high compliance scores
  • Preferred Carrier Status: Our trusted partnerships with leading grocery consignees mean your freight is given priority, ensuring we meet tight delivery windows
  • Drop Trailer Agreements: Estes' consistent, high-volume deliveries to grocery consignees enables us to drop trailers when possible, streamlining the receiving process and minimizing handling

And if you’re looking for even greater peace of mind, we also offer our best-in-class Time Critical Guaranteed service to help you meet strict Must Arrive by Date (MABD) delivery requirements while avoiding chargeback fees and other financial penalties.

Explore the tabs below to learn more about our grocery, food, and beverage logistics service.

Vast Coverage

With more than 300 North American terminals, 7,000 next-day lanes, and 26 hubs spread across six different regions, Estes offers seamless long and short-haul grocery shipping solutions throughout the continental U.S.

By leveraging our vast network, as well as our fleet of more than 10,600 trucks and 42,000 trailers, we’re uniquely positioned to provide exceptional short-haul grocery service on the backbone of a national provider.

At Estes, we continue to expand our footprint and enhance our grocery service offering by opening new terminals, adding more equipment, and increasing the number of drivers and dockworkers across our terminal network.

For additional peace of mind, Estes offers our best-in-class Time Critical Guaranteed service to help you meet tight delivery windows and Must Arrive by Date (MABD) requirements while avoiding chargebacks and other financial penalties. It includes more benefits than you’ll find with any other carrier:

  • Guaranteed on-time pickups, on-time delivery, damage-free shipments, and on-time appointments
  • Round-the-clock Customer Care and freight oversight, seven days a week, 365 days a year
  • A financial guarantee of up to the total value of your freight charges should you ever incur a chargeback fee resulting from a missed appointment

And with our 99.4% success rate in meeting all Time Critical guarantees for shipments to grocery warehouses, you can rest easy knowing that your MABD grocery freight is in safe, reliable hands.

At Estes, we always go the extra mile to deliver reliable shipping solutions that keep our grocery customers coming back!

We’re proud to have one of the best safety records in the industry and to be consistently recognized for our ongoing dedication to exceptional safety. For over two decades, Estes has been honored by the American Trucking Association (ATA) for our safety performance across multiple categories.

And because safety is a top priority for Estes, we continue to invest in specialized equipment like our fleet of captive beam trailers—many of which are equipped with our proprietary Webb Walls—to keep your freight secure on every step of its journey.