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Learning the Difference Between a Freight Quote and a Freight Rate

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Learning the difference between a freight quote and a freight rate

There’s a difference between a “freight quote” and a “freight rate” in LTL shipping. Understanding this difference is key to avoiding additional charges and invoice discrepancies, both with the carriers as well as the freight broker. So let’s break down how a freight rate differs from a quote, and hopefully we can avoid unplanned shipping …

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The 65% Rule | LTL Pallet Re-classes

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The 65% Rule | LTL Pallet Reclasses

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 …

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