What is old will be new again. This is the life of “the cool.” For the past few years, vinyl sales have exploded. Vinyl records are hip again, and I imagine they’ll continue to be until cassettes make their long-awaited return, and after that, compact discs. It’s a vicious cycle. But for now, we’ve got vinyl. …
Overnight shipping and delivery is a great thing. No doubt about it. For better or worse, we live in a culture of immediate gratification. “I want it now,” sang Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. At times, “Patience is a virtue,” seems as outdated as flip phones. But virtues are timeless for a …
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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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Freight Collect (sometimes known as Cash on Delivery, or COD) is something you might encounter during your time shipping LTL. But what is “freight collect?” Do you want it? Need it? That’s what we’re going to discuss in today’s blog. What is “Freight Collect?” Freight Collect is when the driver, at the time of delivery, takes …
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The words value and price are not synonymous, especially when it comes to freight shipping. At FreightPros, we’re interested in offering value over price. What does this mean? Let’s look at a hypothetical shipper to better explain the difference between value and price. Let’s say that you’re a new business owner, one who will need …
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