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MC-522525 Reefer FTL · 48 States

Primary Corridor · Established Lane

North Carolina to Chicago, Illinois.
Refrigerated freight that arrives exactly as it left.

Direct cold-chain service from High Point, NC to the greater Chicago metro. Typical transit two days. Temperature compliance from pickup to final delivery. Twenty years of clean record on this lane.

01 — Lane at a glance

Two days. Six hundred and ninety miles. One temperature, end to end.

2 days

Typical transit

690 mi

High Point → Chicago

34°F

Standard setpoint

$250K

Cargo coverage

02 — Commodities we move on this lane

Built for what cannot afford to fail.

Cheese & Dairy

Direct service to Chicago distribution centers for grocery chains and food service. Set-point 34-38°F continuous run. Full cold-chain documentation.

Ice Cream & Frozen

-10°F to 0°F set-point. Pre-cool before pickup, temp log on BOL at every checkpoint. Reefer breakdown coverage included.

Fresh Herbs & Produce

34-38°F with humidity-aware load planning. Driscolls, Wegmans, Whole Foods distribution. Same-day rebooking on rejected loads.

Food & Beverage

Beer, kombucha, cold-brew, specialty drinks. Temperature-controlled or cool-chain depending on commodity spec.

Specialty Grocery

Imported cheese, charcuterie, pre-made meals, fresh pasta. White-glove handling, appointment delivery.

Floral & Perishables

Live cut flowers, plants, perishable nursery stock. Climate-controlled with humidity buffer.

03 — Why this lane with FHT

Twenty years of clean record on the Carolinas-Midwest corridor.

Owned, asset-based equipment

We move your freight on FHT-owned reefer trailers driven by FHT-employed CDL-A drivers. No subcontracted carrier, no brokered re-handoff in the middle.

Direct dispatch, no call centers

When you need an answer, you reach a person who knows your load and has the authority to act. Dispatch is 24/7 at +1 336-671-9948.

Real-time temperature monitoring

Reefer set-point, return-air, and discharge-air logged continuously via Motive ELD integration. Temp deviation alert before the driver even notices.

FMCSA-clean, fully insured

MC-522525 since 2005. $1M Auto Liability, $1M General Liability, $250K Motor Truck Cargo with refrigeration breakdown coverage. Spinnaker Insurance Co. NAIC 24376.

Ready to move

Your freight from NC to Chicago?

Tell us your pickup window and commodity. We confirm capacity and rate within two business hours.

04 — Other refrigerated lanes we run

More cold-chain corridors across the 48.

NC → Dallas

Temperature-controlled FTL from North Carolina to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro.

NC → Los Angeles

Coast-to-coast reefer service from North Carolina to Southern California.

NC → Northeast

Refrigerated freight from North Carolina to the Northeast corridor.

NC → Wisconsin

Cold-chain FTL from North Carolina to the Wisconsin dairy belt.

FL → Chicago

Temperature-controlled service from Florida to the greater Chicago metro.

FL → Indianapolis

Reefer FTL from Florida to Indianapolis and central Indiana.

FL → Los Angeles

Long-haul refrigerated freight from Florida to Southern California.