Account Managers are an endangered species in the freight industry. At FreightPros, we’re into conservation. Here are some ways that an AM can make your shipping experience worthwhile. One Point of Contact When freight questions arise, who ya gonna call??? Ghostbusters! Just kidding. You should contact your account manager of course! As account managers, we are …
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Shipping freight shares some interesting qualities with life, mainly, they can both (at times) be a pain. They can also be glorious. There is little more satisfying than the hand-raised victory dance that accompanies a particularly difficult delivery. I’m not kidding. I’ve seen dancing in this office because freight picked up or delivered. But …
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There is a little known but important classing rule to take into account when you’re palletizing your freight. Considering this is LTL, (hopefully) you’re palletizing most of your freight (on standard-sized pallets, no doubt). So listen up! We call it the 65% Rule, and what it means is that when a commodity or item is …
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 …