Nursery Stock shipping that makes your business even better
At InTek Freight & Logistics, our team of experts uses proven technology, processes and knowledge to offer freight solutions for a variety of nursery stock. Let us ship your trees, shrubs, plants, sod and more while you focus on running your business.
Optimize your logistics costs and resources
Turn your shipping and logistics into a competitive advantage
Focus on running your business
Enhance your customer experience
Shipping nursery stock freight brings with it a unique set of challenges. Without a partner who understands how to move these perishable goods, businesses are left…
- Unsure how carriers will pack and handle their plant-based cargo
- Paying more for temperature-controlled reefer capacity
- Unaware that intermodal options may be a fit, especially as truckload capacity can be tight
- Worrying at every turn with spotty shipment tracking options
At InTek, we understand that shipping flora and fauna freight means avoiding damage from extreme temperatures, desiccation, mishandling, mold and more. You can rest assured we won’t just place your loads in the first available container or trailer and let them go. We’ll ensure your live plants of all sizes follow the right packing and handling processes, stay at the right temperature, have the proper nursery stock insurance and get there fast, for the right price.
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Learn more about just what is nursery stock - it's not just Christmas trees and flowers after all - and the keys to successfully shipping vegetation
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Share information about your business to help us assemble your customized logistics solution. You’ll be introduced to one of our experts to start the conversation on how we can help.
Review Your Proposal
Let’s get your customized logistics solution on the road. After we get to know your shipping needs, we’ll offer options and work with you to determine the right one for your business.
Rely on InTek
Sleep soundly, knowing an experienced operations professional, backed by a team of industry experts, is focused on your long-term success and always available to address any issues. And we don’t stop there. We proactively reach out to troubleshoot and improve your shipping service, so you never have to wonder or worry.
Learn how to safely & properly ship nursery stock - and other products - via intermodal.
The most common issue for shippers transitioning their freight - nursery and otherwise - from truckload to intermodal is loading the container to be legally compliant with gross weight - that and the distribution of weight across the vehicle. Many shippers entering into an intermodal strategy for the first time are either not properly coached or do not take these weight issues as seriously as they need to.
Not running within the legal weight specifications will cause a great deal of frustration for the shipper, as costs and delays are incurred through reworking the intermodal container to be legally transported. Then there are inspections and trees that fall under oversize loads as well. And of course, getting precious cargo to its destination undamaged matters, too. Learn how to avoid the hassle and extra costs of intermodal with our eBook "Intermodal Weight & Damage Prevention."
