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◉ Lane · 305 mi · I-26 · I-85

Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA

Port of Charleston is one of the fastest-growing US container ports. Most container volume routes northwest on I-26 and I-85 to Atlanta-area DCs and onward.

Distance
305 mi
Via I-26, I-85
Typical spot rate
$7001,100
Per load, broker-billed (industry estimate)
Common equipment
  • Dry van
  • Drayage
Volume drivers
  • Port container (Charleston)
  • Auto (Volvo, BMW)
  • Retail

How flat 5% lands on a CharlestonAtlanta load

A 305-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $1,100 all-in — typically loses $198 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $902, the shipper paid the full $1,100, and the difference funds a call-center.

On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $1,100 — and the carrier sees $1,045 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $55 flat). Across a year of CharlestonAtlanta volume, the gap is real money. See your annual savings →

Carriers running this lane are FMCSA-verified (active authority + insurance on file) and identity-cleared through our in-house identity KYC before they can be paid. The matching engine ranks them on how close they are to Charleston, their rating and their delivery record, then offers the load to one carrier at a time with an hour to accept — no auction, no double-brokering.