The LTL freight industry in the U.S.A. is experiencing particularly challenging times at the moment. Port backups and container shortages along with various COVID-related issues at terminals and third-party warehouses have resulted in some unforeseen delays, and some pallets of coffee have not been arriving by their usual estimated delivery date. We have also noticed that at certain times, transit updates are not being populated correctly in their systems when using your PRO# for tracking. We have found this is the case even with our most reliable partners and have heard from other industry colleagues this is an issue across the board at the moment for all pallet deliveries.

With the current growth in online shopping, many carriers are experiencing unprecedented volumes. Your coffee is shipped alongside Amazon packages and countless other items being moved across the United States, and those full trucks also cause delays. Combine that with a shortage of truck drivers (for COVID- and non-COVID-related reasons), as well as  trucking terminals having to halt processing to administer COVID-safe practices, and you end up with a lot of backed-up freight.

We understand all too well the urgent need for coffee bags showing up on time at your roastery. In essence, our LTL partners are an extension of our company: They are the final hands touching your coffee and are part of the customer experience working with us. We hope these LTL delays are resolved soon, but unfortunately we don’t have an exact roadmap from these carriers on when to expect normal delivery times to resume. We are working diligently with all of our carriers to see what we can do to ensure timely delivery.