Mission Statement
“Our mission is to provide nationwide, safe, reliable and cost effective transportation solutions to our customers. We will do so with honesty, integrity and excellence.”
Amistad Freight, Inc. is a licensed contract carrier and property broker as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and the United States Department of Transportation.
Amistad Freight is headquartered in Union, Mississippi with offices in California and various other locations throughout the United States.
Amistad Freight, Inc. is a licensed contract carrier and property broker as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and the United States Department of Transportation.
Amistad Freight is headquartered in Union, Mississippi with offices in California and various other locations throughout the United States.
The company has an impeccably maintained late model fleet of tractors and trailers equipped with GPS tracking and California Air Resources Board compliant devices.
Amistad Freight provides refrigerated and dry truckload and LTL services specializing in perishable “just in time” shipments. With over 100 years combined experience in the industry our team of drivers and dispatchers will help you get your freight picked up safely and on time, every time.
Amistad Freight, Inc. was founded in January of 1999 by two brothers Mark and Justin van Loben Sels.
Mark and Justin were raised working on their family farms and ranches and driving trucks from the family farm fields of the California Delta to the canneries, packing sheds and coolers of the California Central Valley. It was here both brothers learned the value of hard work, personal responsibility, honesty and integrity. It is these same guiding principles that are driving the company today.
Founded in 1893, their family farm is still in operation today and is being operated by 4th, 5th and 6th generation family members while Mark and Justin focus on the transportation operations. Amistad Freight is truly a family business.
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.
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.