A logistics company that explains freight plainly.

Who we are

• Company: Averstone Logistics LLC, Missouri-based.
• Status: preparing our FMCSA property-broker registration. We do not arrange or quote shipments until it is active.
• What we publish now: freight guides, free planning tools and printable checklists for shippers of dry van, flatbed and hotshot freight.
• Phone: (571) 619-8115
• Email: info@averstonelogistics.com

Why Averstone Logistics exists

Freight looks different from the shipper's desk than from the dock. The same problems show up again and again. Appointments get set that no truck could realistically make. Quotes look clean until the invoice arrives with charges nobody mentioned. Questions get vague answers. None of that is inevitable, and most of it can be avoided by asking the right questions before a load moves.

What that will look like in practice

Realistic appointments

Pickup and delivery times should be set around drive time, hours-of-service limits, facility hours and the real behavior of busy docks. If a delivery date doesn't work, you should hear that before you book instead of finding out after the receiver refuses the load. That is the standard we aim to meet once we open.

Itemized quotes

A written quote should be itemized: what is included, what could be added and what triggers it, and how long the price holds. Anything outside the quote should get your approval before it reaches an invoice. The How We Work page shows the format we aim to follow.

Straight answers

If a load belongs on a different trailer, we'll tell you. If a lane falls outside where we focus, we'll say so. If you ask us for something today that has to wait until our registration is active, we'll say that too. And once we open, if something goes wrong in transit, you'll hear what happened and when the next update is coming.

Who we're built for

Manufacturers first, along with the suppliers, distributors and forwarders around them. The freight we focus on ranges from palletized consumer goods headed into retail distribution centers, to steel, pipe and solar racking on open decks, to motors and switchgear that need a direct hotshot move. See our services for the equipment types we focus on.

Our focus once we open: Hotshot and flatbed freight nationwide (lower 48). Dry van truckload across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. USA only — no cross-border, no drayage, no rail, no temperature-controlled freight.

What we don't do

Being clear about limits is part of giving straight answers. The exclusions above hold now and after we open. For hazardous materials, expect to supply full hazmat details up front; whether a load is a fit gets confirmed before anything is quoted. We do not plan to promise real-time position tracking: updates are meant to come from a person, by phone or email, at set points in the move.

The easiest way to judge us

Tell us about your freight now. When our registration is active we'll contact you, and a single load is the easiest way to see how we communicate before you send more. Tell us about your freight or get in touch.