White glove delivery explained

Are you planning to ship high-value, fragile goods to a distributor or client? 

A standard shipping service might not be the right fit. 

Sometimes, cargo like fine art, precision aerospace parts, sensitive electronics, medical equipment, and trade show displays needs special attention and care.

How can you make sure goods like these arrive safely, remain intact, and get delivered with care? 

That’s where white glove delivery service comes in. 

In this post, we’ll explain everything you need to know about white glove delivery, including the benefits and some common use cases.

What is white glove delivery?

White glove freight delivery is a premium shipping service that extends beyond the standard dock-to-dock or curbside pickup. It caters to recipients who don’t want goods delivered to their loading dock or door like regular shipments and allows businesses to offer something a little more sophisticated. 

In some cases, white glove delivery may be essential if end clients lack the staff or physical capabilities to unpack freight themselves.

This service includes:

• Inside delivery
• Careful handling, unpacking, assembly, and installation (if necessary)
• Packaging removal
• Specialized equipment and trained teams

A white glove service is ideal for shipments that are oversized, sensitive, fragile, or highly valuable.

Advantages of white glove freight delivery

White glove offers businesses several benefits, including:

• Extra protection and reduced risk: Minimizes the risk of damage to expensive, fragile, or sensitive shipments.
• Professional handling: Trained teams know how to handle high-value, delicate shipments with care.
• Time savings: Businesses can reduce workloads and save time with this service, like assembly, installation, and debris removal.
• Customer experience: End clients will receive freight that’s ready to use. Recipients like show exhibitors, offices, museums, and hospitals may appreciate the efficiency.
• Peace of mind: Shippers feel reassured that freight is secure with insurance, visibility, and concierge-level coordination. 

Top industries for white glove delivery

Businesses across a wide range of industries can benefit from using white glove delivery services. 

Art galleries and museums

Careful handling is essential for shipping to art galleries and museums because the cargo is often highly valuable due to its cultural and artistic significance.

Galleries and museums can use this type of service to ship:

• Paintings
• Sculptures
• Exhibits
• Priceless items and artifacts

Interior designers

Interior designers may use white glove delivery to ship a wide range of goods to clients. Nobody wants their expensive dining room table or new suite of office furniture to arrive damaged. 

Interior designers looking to create ideal delivery conditions can work with trained white glove teams to carefully deliver and install furniture and decor.

Items that could benefit from white glove include:

• Fine furniture
• Decor
• Custom creations that require proper handling and placement

Medical equipment companies

Shipping medical equipment to hospitals and clinics demands secure, careful handling. These items tend to be highly sophisticated, intricate, and expensive. 

Medical equipment companies can use a white glove delivery service to ship:

• Sensitive diagnostic tools
• Surgical devices
• Lab equipment that requires precise delivery and setup

Aerospace parts

Businesses manufacturing aerospace parts may depend on a white glove service to ship items. Recipients not only need reassurance that parts will arrive safely but also that trained handlers will bring them beyond an external drop-off point.

Aerospace manufacturers use this type of delivery to transport high-value, precision parts demanding careful, secure, and efficient transportation, including:

• Engines
• Electrical components
• Landing gear parts

Electronics

Shipping electronics can be complicated, especially when precision components are sensitive to vibration and temperature fluctuations. 

A white glove service will ensure the goods arrive safely and are assembled properly. They can handle:

• Servers
• IT equipment
• AV systems

Work with DTS for the best shipping options for your business

A white glove service is an ideal shipping solution for high-value, fragile, or specialized cargo. Specially trained teams will deliver and set up freight inside a customer or client’s location, creating a more convenient, reliable, and refined customer experience.

If you want to learn more about different types of shipping, the DTS blog is packed with helpful posts on everything from liftgate delivery to roadshow demo logistics.

The experienced DTS team can help you select the right shipping methods for your freight and provide a customized quote tailored to your unique needs.

Ready to speak to one of our professionals? Request your custom quote from DTS today.