One of the most common billing discrepancies we see here at FreightPros is the Limited Access Shipping charge. You are probably asking yourself, “What the heck is limited access??? Who decides what is limited???” What is Limited Access Delivery? Fear not, dear shipper. My name is Ashley Phillips and I’ve seen (and disputed) every sort …
Breaking Down Driver’s Hours of Service As a transportation broker, I can easily break down the months of the year into Truckload Shipping Seasons. When I first started in this industry, I had to jump in and learn on the fly, so I quickly identified what months were the busiest times of the year. I remember …
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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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Here at FreightPros, we take pride in creating good content for our past, present, and future customers. What is good content? For us, it’s a mixture of informative, fun to read freight news, and culture pieces profiling our team, our culture, and the place we call home: Austin, TX. In the vein of the former, …
Continue Reading10 Shipping Mistakes – A FreightPros Whitepaper
A quick peak at Wikipedia will inform you that the United States Postal Service was founded in 1971. That will seem a bit late, but keep reading and you’ll learn it was preceded by a number of independent courier organizations such as the United States Post Office (USPO) in 1775. In 1792, the Post …