What’s up with Liftgates? We talk about liftgates a lot here at FreightPros, and so we wanted to provide some serious clarification about what they are, when they’re used, and other bits of information you should know if you’re looking to use liftgates in your LTL. What is a Liftgate? It’s a lift on the …
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Do you consider yourself a freight dictionary? Are you a walking, breathing, shipping glossary? You probably answered, “umm…nope,” to both of those questions. But one of the great things about being a freight broker is learning new stuff. That’s basically what this blog is for! Freight is a big industry and there’s lots of vernacular …
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Double blind shipments are TOUGH! When normally you’re using one bill of lading, double blind shipments require as many as three. Three! But they say the first step of recovery is acceptance, so let’s talk about double blind shipping. What Is A Double Blind Shipment? A double blind shipment is an LTL freight shipment …
When I first started with FreightPros I wasn’t sure what to expect. Freight was a brand new world for me and the Solutions Team was new and still being shaped to what it is today: The Dream Team to help our customers navigate the complicated and at times unpredictable world of LTL shipping. Here are …
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If you’re a regular LTL freight shipper, you know the complications with freight class. You finally find the right one for your product and then the NMFTA goes and changes it! Maybe they move it from NMFC to density classing! You never know with those pesky NMFTAers. From class 50 to 500, the cheapest …
Continue ReadingClass 50 Freight: Weird things you can ship LTL on Class 50