Know your freight rate in 60 seconds.
LTL, truckload, intermodal and drayage across the lower 48 — priced from real mileage and published math, then confirmed in writing by one named dispatcher.
Desk open for quotes now · bookings open at launch · status
Lanes we're pricing this week
Dispatch answers quote requests the same business day. Browse the 2,450+ lane directory →
The work, in pictures
Illustrative renders — we don't publish customer photos or pass a stock image off as our fleet.
How it works
Three steps from ZIP code to a signed rate.
Send the lane, see the number, get it in writing. No call center, no rate games — one desk owns it end to end.
Send the lane
Origin and destination ZIPs, pickup date, weight, pallets and freight class. That is enough for a planning range.
Get your estimate
You see the mileage, transit time and estimate range immediately. The basis is shown, so you can sanity-check the number.
Confirm the load
Reply to the quote or request a rate confirmation. Dispatch confirms carrier, pickup window and final rate in writing.
What we move
One desk for the whole move.
Linehaul, drayage, handling and the accessorials that usually show up on the invoice later — quoted together, before you commit.
Answers first
The questions that decide a freight bid.
Straight answers to what shippers actually ask — including the ones most brokers dodge.
Is the instant estimate a booking?
No. It is a planning range based on the lane, class, weight and handling. A booking is confirmed only when dispatch issues a rate confirmation naming the carrier, pickup window and final rate.
What stops surprise accessorials?
Handling is priced up front from the published table where it applies. Anything not in the quote or confirmation requires agreement before it is incurred. The full process is on authority & compliance.
Who owns my load?
One named dispatcher owns it from quote to POD, with status-only tracking through a private token. Load-number lookup never exposes documents publicly.
Do you own trucks or warehouses?
No. Freight is arranged through the operating entity and a vetted carrier network. We do not present concept renders as our fleet or customer photos.
Ready when you are
Know the number. Then decide.
What we move
LTL, truckload, intermodal and drayage — priced per lane
- LTL & partials — palletized freight, liftgate and appointment handling quoted up front.
- Full truckload — 53-ft dry van and flatbed capacity across the lower 48.
- Intermodal & drayage — rail ramps and port terminals, container moves with documented chassis and chassis-free pricing.
- Specialized handling — residential and limited-access delivery, inside delivery, temperature-controlled, hazmat where properly certified.
Why shippers move the second load with us
| What you get | How it works |
|---|---|
| Estimate in under a minute (published promise) | Distance, class, weight and handling priced before you submit |
| Firm rate in writing | Rate confirmation names the lane, carrier, pickup window and all accessorials |
| One contact | A named dispatcher owns the load from quote to delivery |
| Invoice you can pay | Net-terms invoice with ACH / wire remit instructions; no card-forced checkout |
Coverage
Published lanes across 5 US regions
Freight is arranged directly through Dynamic Distribution Solutions LLC dba Portlandia Logistics and a vetted carrier network. Coverage is the published lane directory — 2,450 lanes from 50 origin hubs. We do not own warehouses, terminals or trucks, and we say so on the coverage page.
Carriers: haul freight that pays what it confirms
Active MC/USDOT, auto liability and cargo insurance, W-9 and a signed agreement. Net 30 from POD, one dispatch contact, and a private portal for COI, W-9 and documents.
Shippers
Send a lane and get an estimate immediately, then a firm rate confirmation from dispatch. Start a quote →
Carriers
Join the carrier network with MC/DOT and insurance on file. Consistent freight and clear pay terms. Carrier onboarding →
Authority & compliance
See the authority status, compliance posture and the insurance every carrier must carry. Verify our record →
Evaluating your options?
See how a Louisville freight desk with a published rate basis compares to a national brokerage, a digital platform and an international marketplace — including where the other option is the right call.
Portlandia vs TQL · Portlandia vs Uber Freight · Portlandia vs Freightos
Freight resources
Practical notes on the parts of freight that decide the invoice.
How LTL freight class sets the rate
What a rate confirmation should name
All freight resources →
Look before you book
Pages that show their work
Coverage, rate basis, insurance and integrations are the places a freight site usually gets vague. These pages state the sample, the basis and the limits instead.
Lane coverage
2,450 lane pages across 50 origin hubs — and an explicit statement of what we do not operate: no warehouses, no terminals, no trucks. See coverage →
Portlandia Rate Index
An index computed only from our own stored quote requests, with the sample size, window and basis printed next to it. Read the index →
Insurance
Carrier COI and cargo verification before dispatch, no invented broker or cargo limits, and the accessorial table in full. Insurance & value-added →
Integrations & API
Quote API live with shipper keys; EDI, TMS connectors and booking APIs honestly marked not offered. Availability statement →
Glossary
Rate confirmation, tender, class, detention, free time, drayage — the words that decide who pays for what. Freight glossary →
Proof, not promises
Real documents from the workflow
Eight real artifacts from the QA lifecycle workflow — documents and product UI — with identifiers, contacts and amounts redacted. No customer record is public.
