If you’re looking around for a truckload rate, there are some things you need to have ready before getting an accurate quote. Truckload rates are totally different from LTL rates. Freight class, for one, is not considered in truckload shipping, but it plays a huge role in the pricing of a standard LTL quote. …
DISCLAIMER: The following applies only to LTL shipping. Full truckload shipping has a completely different set of lanes, practices, and pricing standards. The basic fact of the matter when it comes to shipping zones is that they are not all created equal. There are areas of the country that even the freight industry won’t touch, …
Tradeshow shipping can be a real problem with LTL freight, as there are a number of things you have to keep in mind to successfully avoid major additional fees. It’s not really all that surprising that tradeshow pickups and deliveries can wreck havoc on your freight game. Depending on the size of the tradeshow, there …
We need to talk about the trouble with freight calculators. They trouble is…they can easily lead to freight reclasses. They can easily lead to additional shipping fees, and nobody wants additional shipping fees. It would be fantastic to invent a tool that could easily identify your shipment’s freight class. Enter in a few simple bits …
Good news for all you LTL shippers out there. We finally have our own density calculator, and you can find it at our website on our customer login page. But what’s a freight density calculator, and why is it an important tool to have in getting a freight quote? What Is A Freight …