Big freight. Bulky pallets.
Handled.
Most 3PLs turn their nose up at LTL. We built our reputation on the projects nobody else wants — pallets, oversized SKUs, and freight class headaches that demand more than a generic rate card.
Most 3PLs avoid LTL.
That’s exactly why we lean in.
LTL freight is messy. Freight class disputes. Surprise reclassification fees. Liftgate and residential surcharges. Carriers who skip pickups during peak. One report found 15–65% of LTL invoices contain billing errors or unquoted accessorials.
That’s why most 3PLs steer their customers toward parcel shipping and call it a day. We built our operation to do the opposite — to handle the pallets, the oversized SKUs, and the freight that doesn’t fit neatly in a box. When a brand needs LTL done right, we’re the ones who answer the phone.
- × Surprise accessorial fees — liftgate, residential, limited-access charges that show up on the invoice, not the quote.
- × Freight class reclassification — wrong NMFC code, density miscalculation, and a $400 billing adjustment.
- × Missed pickups during peak season because you’re a small account in a big carrier’s queue.
- × Damaged pallets from poor consolidation, weak shrink-wrap, or heavy-on-fragile stacking.
- × No real visibility — fragmented carrier portals and a tracking number that updates every 12 hours.
Full-service LTL.
Built around your freight.
We don’t just hand you a rate sheet and a tracking link. We receive, store, palletize, optimize, classify, and ship — and we handle every accessorial in between.
Receiving & Palletizing
Floor-loaded containers broken down, inspected, and palletized to spec. Heavy on bottom, fragile protected, shrink-wrapped to survive transit.
Freight Class & NMFC
Accurate dimensions, density calculations, and NMFC classification up front — so the price you’re quoted is the price you pay.
Carrier-Negotiated Rates
Our partner network gives you bulk-volume LTL pricing — including pre-negotiated residential and liftgate fees that usually crush margins.
Nationwide Coverage
Tulsa-based hub puts your freight within 2 days of 75% of the U.S. by ground. State-to-state, coast-to-coast — with flexible routing options.
Real-Time Tracking
Live shipment status from pickup to final mile, on one dashboard. No more chasing carrier portals at 4pm trying to find a missing pallet.
Dedicated Account Team
A real human who knows your freight, your customers, and your tolerances. One point of contact — not a ticket queue.
From your dock to their door.
Send us your inventory
Container, truckload, or single pallet — we receive at our Tulsa facility, inspect, and palletize to LTL spec. Heavy on bottom, fragile protected, shrink-wrapped to handle the realities of freight transit.
We classify, optimize, and quote
Accurate freight class, accurate dimensions, every accessorial captured up front. We shop your shipment across our carrier network to find the right combination of speed, price, and reliability — built around your specific lanes and freight profile.
Pickup, transit, delivery
We coordinate the pickup window, hand off to the carrier, and track the load in real time. Liftgate, residential, appointment scheduling, inside delivery — all handled, all visible, all included in the original quote.
You stay in the loop, not in the weeds
One dashboard, one point of contact, one team that treats your freight like our own. If something goes sideways, we’re already on it before you know to ask.
A partner who actually wants
your LTL freight.
We’re not the 3PL that tolerates LTL because it pads the invoice. It’s a service we built our operation around — and brands feel the difference from the first quote.
Most 3PLs turn their nose up at LTL projects. We love the challenge.
Don’t take our word for it.
Excel3PL is able to receive our product fast when cargo arrives — there’s been a big efficiency there. Our bottom line has grown less than 5% since making the switch.
Shipping costs were starting to cut into the P&L, and I knew I needed to move to a more cost-effective 3PL. Since changing, we’ve grown our American market 7–15% YOY.
When the quotes came back, Excel3PL beat them all and I was able to choose the company I had full confidence in. We save 50% by storing with Excel3PL instead of shipping all products directly to Amazon.
LTL questions, answered.
LTL pricing is built from four core factors: weight, dimensions, distance, and freight class (NMFC code). Accessorial services — liftgate, residential delivery, inside delivery, limited-access locations — get added on top. We capture all of those up front so the rate you’re quoted is the rate you pay, with no late-invoice surprises.
Freight class is a standardized rating from the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system, ranging from class 50 (dense, durable freight) to class 500 (bulky, lightweight, or fragile). Carriers use it to set rates — and misclassification is one of the most common reasons LTL invoices balloon. We get the class right up front using accurate density, stowability, and handling data.
LTL is the right fit for shipments that are too big for parcel but don’t need a full truckload — typically 150 to 15,000 pounds. We handle palletized goods, boxed bulk orders, oversized SKUs, fragile equipment, electronics, machinery, and big-and-bulky DTC products. If it’s heavy, awkward, or oddly shaped, it’s exactly what we’re built for.
Residential and liftgate fees are two of the biggest cost adders in LTL — and where most shippers get burned. We’ve pre-negotiated these surcharges with our carrier partners so DTC brands shipping bulky products to homes don’t get crushed by accessorial costs. They’re built into your rate, not bolted on after the fact.
Every LTL shipment gets real-time visibility through our online portal — pickup confirmation, transit milestones, and delivery status all in one place. You also get a dedicated account manager who’s monitoring your loads alongside you, so if a carrier is running behind, we know before you do and we’re already working the next move.
We palletize and shrink-wrap to standards built to survive freight handling — heavy on bottom, corner protectors on fragile loads, full wrap on every pallet. If damage does occur, we handle the carrier claims process and paperwork so reimbursement moves fast and your cash flow doesn’t stall while you wait.
Yes. Our carrier network includes expedited and guaranteed delivery options for time-sensitive freight — when the load needs to be there tomorrow, not next week. Talk to us about your timeline and we’ll match it to the right service level.
Absolutely — and that’s where most of our LTL volume comes from. We run DTC e-commerce, Amazon FBM, and LTL freight under the same roof, so brands can ship bulky pallets to retailers and small parcels to consumers from one inventory pool. One partner, one team, every channel.
Ready for LTL that actually works?
Whether you’re shipping a single oversized SKU or a thousand pallets a month, we’ll show you what it looks like to have a freight partner who treats your business like an extension of their own.