Blanket Wrap Shipping & Trucking Services

Blanket wrap is a way of packing and transporting freight. Each piece is covered in thick moving pads, called blankets, and the pads are secured with stretch wrap or tape. The pieces are then loaded onto the truck one by one and strapped, blocked and braced so they cannot shift. There is no carton, no crate and usually no pallet.

People search for this under several names: blanket wrap service, blanket wrapped transport, pad wrap trucking and blanket wrap logistics all describe the same method. What matters is not the name but how the work is done: how the pieces are padded, how the truck is loaded and who handles the freight at each end.

Because nothing is boxed, there is no packaging to throw away. The blankets stay with the truck and are reused, and the crew removes the stretch wrap and any debris when the piece is placed. For the receiving party, that means a clean delivery with nothing left behind to dispose of.

Padding protects a piece from rubbing and bumps, but the truck itself matters just as much. Air-ride shipping uses trucks with air suspension, which absorbs road vibration and shock far better than a standard steel-spring trailer. For finished furniture, display pieces, electronics and instruments, a gentler ride means fewer scuffs, loosened joints and cracked finishes by the time the freight arrives.

We use air-ride equipment for blanket wrapped loads and load every piece with care, with soft goods and fragile items placed where they are least likely to be crushed or rubbed. If a piece needs more protection than blankets can give, we say so and offer a crate or pallet instead.

Blanket wrap suits finished, hard-sided or well-built items that do not need a full enclosure. It is a strong choice when the pieces are handled one at a time and delivered inside a building.

• Furniture, from sofas and dining sets to desks, credenzas and conference tables
• Store and showroom fixtures, shelving, counters and displays
• Trade show exhibits, booth components and display cases
• Medical and laboratory equipment that needs gentle handling
• Kiosks, digital signage and self-service units
• Electronics and office equipment
• High-value items such as designer pieces, antiques and decor

If you are not sure whether blanket wrap is right for an item, send us the details and photos and we will tell you what we recommend.

We offer all three methods, so you are never forced into the wrong one. The right choice depends on what the piece is, how fragile it is and how far it is going.

• Blanket wrap: padded in moving blankets. Best for furniture, fixtures and pieces with sturdy finishes. No packaging waste, and less to unpack at the other end.
• Crated: built into a wooden crate. Best for fine art, glass, stone and anything that could be damaged by contact. A crate costs more to build but gives the most protection.
• Palletized: strapped to a pallet, often with shrink wrap and corner boards. Best for boxed goods, heavy equipment and freight that a forklift will move.

Many shipments mix methods. A single load might include blanket wrapped furniture, a crated artwork and two palletized cases. We plan the loading order so each piece is protected and comes off in the order your crew needs it.

If your freight does not fill a truck, we offer LTL blanket wrap, where your pieces share a trailer with other freight and you pay for the space you use. Blanket wrap LTL works well for a few pieces of furniture, a set of fixtures or a small exhibit.

If you have enough freight to fill a trailer, or you need a fixed pickup and delivery date, a dedicated truckload keeps your items on their own truck from pickup to delivery. A dedicated blanket wrap truck load carrier is often the better choice for a showroom move, a hotel project, a full exhibit or any shipment that cannot share space. For time-critical freight we also run hot shot service, covered on our specialized delivery page.

At delivery, our crew carries each piece in, removes the blankets and stretch wrap, inspects the item with you and takes all the packing material away. Your team does not have to gather up pads, cut tape or find a dumpster. For storage between moves, we hold freight in our commercial warehouse in Richmond, VA, from one pallet up to 100 pallets, and we have a location in Edison, NJ.

We provide blanket wrap shipping nationwide. Every driver and helper is background checked and drug screened, and crews work under on-site supervisors with daily crew audits. Call us at 866-216-7742, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or send the details through the quote form.