What weight can a 53' dry van legally haul?

Under the federal 80,000 lb gross vehicle weight limit, a standard 53' dry van tractor-trailer typically nets 42,000–45,000 lb of payload depending on tractor weight, fuel and axle configuration. Heavy loads should be palletized to spread weight across the trailer.

Do you handle food-grade dry van freight?

Yes. Our vans are washed out, odor-free and inspected before food loads, and our drivers are trained on FSMA Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food requirements.

Can you do drop trailers at our dock?

On recurring lanes we can place a trailer at your facility for live pre-loading. Ask for a dedicated freight program when you request your quote.

53' vans for palletized, boxed and packaged freight

Dry Van Trucking Services

Dry van is the workhorse of full truckload freight, and it is the backbone of the Maas Logistics fleet. We run 53-foot air-ride vans behind 2020–2025 Freightliner Cascadias, hauling palletized consumer goods, packaged food, building products, paper, retail replenishment and general commodities out of North Texas to every corner of the continental United States.

Get a rate on this service

Same-business-day pricing. Dispatch: (916) 770-7323

Standard van length: 53 ftStandard van length
Typical max payload: 45,000 lbTypical max payload
States served: 48States served
Average weekly truck miles: ~3,500 miAverage weekly truck miles

Why shippers use us for this

Late-model, air-ride equipment

2018–2025 trailers with swing doors, logistics posts and clean, dry, odor-free interiors ready for food-grade and retail freight.

No-touch, drop-and-hook friendly

Most of our dry van freight is no-touch. We work with shipper-loaded, driver-count and drop trailer programs at high-volume DCs.

Real-time visibility

Every tractor runs Samsara ELD, so you get GPS location, HOS-accurate ETAs and automated arrival/departure timestamps.

48-state authority

One carrier for regional Texas triangle runs and 2,500-mile transcontinental moves — no broker chain, no re-brokering.

How it works

01
Send the load details
Origin, destination, weight, pallet count, pickup window. A quote comes back the same business day.
02
Get a rate and a truck
We assign a dedicated tractor and trailer — we do not re-broker your freight to the load boards.
03
Track it to delivery
Samsara GPS check calls, proactive delay notifications and PODs returned electronically.

Dry Van Trucking from Maas Logistics runs on 2020–2025 Freightliner Cascadia tractors with Samsara ELD tracking, serving the 48 continental US states from Melissa, TX.

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