Packaging Your Freight Shipment
How to properly palletize and crate your freight so that it travels safely
Proper packaging is one of the simplest ways to prevent freight damage, and avoid extra charges. Most LTL and many FTL shipments are expected to be on a sound pallet or inside a crate that a forklift can move without the load shifting or falling apart.
In this section, you’ll learn how to choose between pallets and crates, how to build a stable unit (no overhang, even weight, secured and wrapped), and how packaging choices affect your costs, and the risk of freight damage.
This Freight Shipping Guide has been created by Freightera’s logistics team (20+ years of combined experience in freight shipping) and reviewed by Freightera co-founder and editor-in-chief Zhenya Beck. Our goal is to give you practical packaging standards you can apply right away so your freight moves safely and smoothly through any carrier network.