There I was, staring blankly at my dad to the age old question of, “Son, what the hell are you doing?” Using the side of a crescent wrench as a hammer seemed like a good idea to me. My old man didn’t quite agree. He thought I should use a hammer. Who knew? This story …
Continue ReadingKnow Your Open Deck Trailers: Use the Right Tool for the Job
Need to calculate shipping for your LTL shipments? No problem. You can always head over to our freight quote page to get the best LTL quote in the game, but first, get a few bits of information you’ll need to calculate shipping. 1. Where’s it going? This seems pretty self explanatory, but you’d be …
Continue ReadingCalculate Shipping for LTL Shipments | What Do I Need to Know?
There are times here at FreightPros where we enjoy having some Zen around the office. Well, at the very least, I like to get my Zen on. In these moments of self-reflection, I find myself dwelling on the question of stress and anger in this industry. How can so many people in freight be …
Continue ReadingFreight Minimalism (Less is More): The New Shipping Adage
Yellow Freight is common shorthand for YRC, one of our main carriers that we use here at FreightPros. If you’ve ever shipped with us, you know that Yellow Freight is one of our most reliable carriers. They have an excellent coverage map that stretches across the country, making it easy to ship from New York …
Continue ReadingYellow Freight: A Common Shorthand for YRC Freight Carriers
Let’s get this LTL acronym business out of the way from the start: LTL Acronym = LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD. So now that the LTL acronym mystery is solved, we can talk about what “LTL” really means. The LTL acronym is most commonly used in terms of shipping freight. This is different from your basic post office …