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Dry Van Shipping

What is dry van shipping?

Dry van shipping is any shipping done in a trailer that is not a temperature-controlled trailer or a flatbed trailer.

Dry van trailers can carry pallets or loose cartons, and can be unloaded by a forklift or with the assistance of a liftgate.

A white enclosed semi-trailer (dry van) with rear swing doors and dual rear axles parked on dirt under a blue sky.

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