Live loads on this route
There are no live loads from Georgia to Florida on GigFreight right now. Loads appear here as soon as brokers and shippers post them. Meanwhile, browse the United States board or post your own load.
Distances
- Atlanta → Orlando: about 440 miles
- Atlanta → Miami: about 660 miles
- Savannah → Jacksonville: about 140 miles
Transit time
Atlanta to central Florida is about a day; to South Florida about one and a half days. Under FMCSA hours-of-service rules a property-carrying driver may drive 11 hours within a 14-hour window and must take a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving, so one driver covers roughly 500–600 miles a day.
Typical freight
- Port of Savannah imports
- Retail and grocery distribution freight
- Building materials
- Consumer goods
Tolls, bans and documents
Hours of service
Under FMCSA hours-of-service rules a property-carrying driver may drive 11 hours within a 14-hour window and must take a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving, so one driver covers roughly 500–600 miles a day.
Tips for carriers
- Florida produce and port freight are the usual northbound backhauls — search before you unload.
Questions
Why are Florida backhauls harder to find?
Florida consumes more freight than it ships out, so outbound loads are fewer than inbound ones; produce and port freight are the main northbound options.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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