So we have talked about what it means to guarantee a shipment, but what’s the difference between making a “guarantee” on a shipment and making it a “hot shipment?” Good question, but first let’s do a little background. FreightPros is a third party full service freight broker. What this means is that we handle every …
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Freight Insurance Freight insurance can save you time and money on your damaged or lost freight. Sounds good, right? Surprisingly enough, we’ve learned at FreightPros that some of our customers aren’t aware of the option for this third party insurance. Hmmm… How to remedy this situation? Suppose we could write a blog about it… To …
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Today we are adopting an official company policy, “We say no to hagglers!” As defined by the free dictionary, a haggler is someone who bargains over the price of something — but I would augment that definition a bit and define a haggler as someone where it is nearly impossible to have any type of …
A FreightPros Gift Exchange If you would have asked me a few years ago whether we should describe our company as a freight broker or third party logistics provider, I would have had a declarative answer to never use the term ‘broker.” In fact, I would argue that I was in the majority as most …
Need to ship a mattress? Looking to ship an engine? You might need a third party freight broker, so let me tell you what you need to know! What is a third party freight broker? How do I become one? Do I need a license? Does the shipping industry drive all of us crazy? These …
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