WarehouseNow arranges disposal, destruction and salvage of rejected, damaged, expired and contaminated freight at vetted facilities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. We confirm a facility and a price within 15 minutes and provide a certificate of destruction or disposal for your claim file.
What freight disposal & salvage covers
Freight disposal is what happens when a load cannot be delivered, returned or sold. Common cases include temperature-abused food, water-damaged consumer goods, expired product, rejected pharmaceuticals and contaminated material. The freight still has to be unloaded, documented, and routed to a landfill, recycler, donation partner or destruction facility that will accept it, and the trailer has to be released so the driver can move on. Most warehouses decline this work. Our network includes facilities that take it.
How it works
Describe the freight
Commodity, quantity, why it was rejected, whether it is food, hazmat or regulated, and any shipper or insurer instructions.
We match a facility that will take it
Within 15 minutes we confirm a partner that can unload, hold and route the freight to the right end point, with pricing for each step.
Disposal, documentation, release
The facility unloads and processes the freight. You receive photos, weight tickets and a certificate of disposal or destruction. The driver is released the same day.
Typical turnaround
Facility confirmed in 15 minutes. Trailer unload and driver release usually the same day. Final disposal and certificates typically follow within 1 to 5 business days depending on the commodity and the end facility.
What drives the cost
- Commodity and regulatory status, with food, hazmat and pharmaceutical freight requiring specific end facilities
- Weight and volume, since landfill and recycling fees are tonnage-based
- Labor to unload and separate packaging from product
- Whether salvage or donation can offset part of the cost
- Certificate and chain-of-custody requirements from the shipper or insurer
Every quote covers the full job, including materials, after-hours labor and any storage days, so the number you pass to your customer or your claim is the number you pay.
Where we do this
Freight Disposal & Salvage is available in all 50 states plus Mexico and Canada. Partner coverage is deepest in these freight hubs:
- Disposals in Chicago
- Disposals in Phoenix
- Disposals in Dallas–Fort Worth
- Disposals in Atlanta
- Disposals in Houston
- Disposals in Los Angeles & Inland Empire
- Disposals in Memphis
- Disposals in Indianapolis
- Disposals in Columbus
- Disposals in Kansas City
- Disposals in Denver
- Disposals in Charlotte
- Disposals in Nashville
- Disposals in Savannah
- Disposals in Miami
- Disposals in Northern New Jersey