Ward Trucking Overview
Ward Trucking, Transportation and Logistics has been a long time partner carrier of ours covering the Mid-Atlantic and Beyond. W.W. Ward started the company back in 1931 with 2 guys and 1 truck, and the 2nd guy was himself! Still, family-owned Ward Trucking now employs 1,400+ employees!
Ward Trucking Logistics Services
Less Than Truckload Freight
Ward Trucking’s LTL direct coverage area covers 7 Mid-Atlantic states within 2 hours of one of its strategically placed service centers. This allows Ward Trucking to offer Easy Logistics and its clients some of the best transit times and pricing in the industry. When you ship the Ward Way in the Mid-Atlantic you always get incredible on-time service and claims ratios well below industry standards!
This along with Ward Trucking’s award-winning customer service give us and our clients a stress-free shipping experience that we have been looking for.
Guaranteed LTL Shipping
Ward Trucking can also offer the industry’s largest percentage of next day points in the Mid-Atlantic. These guaranteed options provide the perfect combination of flexibility, cost, and scheduling.
Pool Distribution
Ward Trucking has warehouse and consolidation points throughout the Mid-Atlantic. From these points, they can help consolidate and ship just in time to key stores and buyers in bulk LTL increments.
Key Benefits of Ward Trucking Pool Distribution:
- Less handling, lower claims
- Less mile traveled, lower CO2 emissions
- Reduced transit times, less touch points
- 99% on-time rate, 0% claims ratio to date
- Full technology capabilities
- Dedicated support teams
- Multi-modal capable
Project Logistics
- 1000+ shipment rollouts to big box stores
- Seasonal rollouts for large novelty item distributors and manufacturers
- New site construction logistics for fast food chains
- Reverse logistics for distributors and manufacturers
Ward Trucking Equipment
Ward Trucking invests heavily in equipment each year and this makes a difference to their clients in 4 ways.
- New well-maintained trucks are more dependable help them keep their enviable on-time delivery and pick up record.
- Newer equipment is more fuel-efficient and helps keep prices down.
- New equipment presents a quality image to our customer’s customer’s.
- Helps attract and retain the best drivers
Ward Trucking Protect from Freeze Offering
Ward Trucking offers Easy Logistics and its clients some very innovative ways to keep their freight from freezing during the cold winter months in the NE and Mid-Atlantic. Ward has hundreds of heavy-duty pallet covers proven to withstand below zero temperatures. Protect from freeze shipments are monitored 24 hrs a day to make sure they are moving and delivered on time without delays. Weather Conditions are monitored closely to ensure these shipments are prioritized for first out movement. Ward trucking also has heated warm rooms throughout its network.
Truckload Dedicated Services
Ward Trucking’s Dedicated/ Truckload Solutions can remove the burden of operating and owning a transportation division by using its teams and assets. Ward currently has 600 plus tractors and 1500 plus trailers with 800 professional drivers. Allowing Easy Logistics and its clients to refocus on their core competencies leveraging Ward’s expertise in supply chain and logistics management.
Service Types
- Multi-Stop
- Unattended Deliveries
- Warehouse Transfers
- Power Only
- Dropped Trailer Pools
- Specialized Pick up and Deliveries
- Volume and Truckload
In Conclusion
If you are looking a wide variety of logistical and supply chain services in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond Ward Trucking is a great option for Easy Logistics and its clients. Contact us to learn more about Ward Trucking’s LTL, Pool Distribution, Project Logistics, protect from freeze services, and Dedicated truckload services now.
Ward is great we have used them many times for our local deliveries