Watkins Trucking Co
75 YEARS & COUNTINGFounded in 1944, Watkins Trucking is a national leader in flatbed trucking. For over 75 years, our family owned and operated business has been dedicated to providing timely, safe, and experienced service to our customers. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, our company offers long-term careers for skilled truck drivers. At Watkins, we treat you like family.
OUR SERVICES
At Watkins Trucking Company, we offer customers many options for your transport and logistics needs. From dedicated lanes to irregular route, we make sure that your product will arrive at its destination safely and on time.
Service Types
Dedicated Route
Irregular Route
Drop Trailers
Over Dimension Freight
Truckload
Heavy Haul
Brokerage
What are the differences between FTL Services and LTL Services?
FTL stands for Full Truckload. A shipment that is over 10,000lb or takes up an entire truck by
itself is considered Full Truckload. One of the main characteristic of an FTL Services is that it
will take your shipment on a long haul, making one trip from point A to Point B without transferring
the cargo.
LTL stands for Less Than Truckload. If you have 200 pounds of freight to transport, you’ve got an LTL
shipment. It takes just a section of the truck and the cargo is safely consolidated with other shipments
that may be picked up and distributed in the same area.
How can I avoid adjustments?
Adjustments can be costly, but can mostly be avoided with accurate information.
Common adjustments occur around oversized items (more than 12 feet in length), lift-gates,
limited delivery access, residential fees, reclassifications and changes to the bill of lading.
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