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Yankee Freight Systems LLC
Freightliner Cascadia pulling a 53-foot dry van across the high desert

Dry van freight.Coast to coast.Around the clock.

Yankee Freight Systems hauls full and partial truckloads of dry freight across the lower 48, from our yard in Broadview, just outside Chicago. Late-model trucks, vetted drivers and dispatch that answers day and night.

170+
Late-model tractors
8.9M
Miles run in 2025
48
Continental states
24/7
Live dispatch
2015
Hauling since

Capacity youcan plan around.

Dry freight is all we do, so we do it well. Pick the service that fits the load and we will put a truck on it.

Full truckload

A dedicated dry van for your freight only, loaded at your dock and driven straight to theirs.

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Partial and LTL

Room for smaller shipments on lanes we already run. You pay for the space you use, not the whole trailer.

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High-value cargo

Electronics and medical loads handled with extra care and tracked from pickup to proof of delivery.

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24/7 dispatch

A live dispatcher day and night, with multilingual support for shippers, receivers and drivers.

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From quoteto delivered.

How it works
  1. 1. Send the lane

    Tell us pickup, delivery, freight type and timing. Use the quote form or call dispatch directly.

  2. 2. We match a truck

    Dispatch confirms the rate and assigns a driver and dry van that fit the load and the window.

  3. 3. On time at your dock

    The driver checks in on arrival, loads and seals the trailer, and heads out on the planned route.

  4. 4. Tracked to delivery

    You get updates along the way and proof of delivery when the freight lands.

Chicagolandand beyond.

Our yard sits in Broadview, Illinois, minutes from I-290 and I-294. Here are some of the lanes we run. Pick a city to see the route and a rough transit time.

Broadview, ILPick a city below
Approx. road miles
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Solo transit
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Planning estimate only. Actual miles and times depend on route, hours of service and appointments.

Home base2717 S 13th Ave, Broadview, IL
EquipmentDry vans
Service areaContinental U.S.
Globe showing Yankee Freight lanes from Broadview, Illinois to the Midwest and East Coast

Safety, onthe record.

Every carrier is scored by the FMCSA. Ours are public, and we are proud of them. Your freight rides with drivers who follow the rules and trucks that are kept up.

Our fleet: late-model Freightliner, Kenworth, Volvo and International tractors pulling dry vans.

Hours-of-Service compliance98%
Better than 98% of carriers
Driver fitness96%
Better than 96% of carriers
Drug and alcoholTop
Best possible percentile

Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC percentiles, [Month Year]. Lower percentiles are better.

Drive withYankee.

Our dispatch works the market around the clock to get you the best-paying freight out there. You drive, get paid every week and always have a real person on the other end of the line.

  • Weekly pay
  • Fuel cards
  • I-Pass and PrePass
  • Cash advances
  • 24/7 dispatch
  • Late-model trucks
No money down
$6,000 - $8,000
per week, gross
  • No down payment
  • $2,000 sign-on bonus
  • Home at least 2 weekends a month
  • Paid weekly

What arewe moving?

Send the lane and the load. A dispatcher will come back to you with a rate and a pickup window.

  1. 1Lane
  2. 2Freight
  3. 3Contact
Takes about a minute.