The freight industry loves acronyms. You’ve got FAKs (Freight of all kinds), BOLs (Bill of lading), and PODs (Proof of delivery), just to name a few. If you’re going to be a freight shipper, it’s best to recognize these terms. And though they are not technically acronyms, you’ll also find SCAC codes across documents and tracking …
Anyone who has spent hours reaching out to providers for LTL and volume quotes know how time consuming and stressful that process can be. Time spent waiting for an emailed response to your quote request can make you feel like there’s just not enough time in the day. You’ve got other things to do! While having FreightPros assist …
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Small business shipping solutions are easy to talk about, but much more difficult to identify. The reason for this is simple: small business is complicated, and freight shipping is complicated. Solutions for complicated issues are few and far between, regardless of industry. Austin is no stranger to small business. Heck, FreightPros is a shining example …
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We often get the question of shipping labels when it comes to less than truckload freight. Does LTL use shipping labels? Can I print out my own less than truckload shipping label? Though we don’t use the same sort of shipping labels that you’ll see with Fedex or UPS, we do have a couple alternatives …
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