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 …
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
There are two ways to class freight in LTL: Density or NMFC. We’ve already discussed at length the explaining of freight class, and we’ve even got a Free Freight Paper on The Mysteries of Freight Class, but as carriers such as Fedex and UPS begin the process of density/dimensional pricing for their small package shipments, …
Continue ReadingDensity vs NMFC: The Battle of the LTL Freight Classes
How to ship wine? It’s a question as old as Dionysus. Well, not really. But the question of how to ship wine LTL or truckload is a question we get often at FreightPros, and one we’re happy to help with. The first step? Package, package, package. Most wine comes in glass bottles. You know what …