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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CC image courtesy Wajahat Mahmood Expedited Shipping is one of the many types of freight shipping we handle here at FreightPros, but we’ve found that some people don’t quite understand the different ways we do this. Today, we’re going to fix that problem. We’re going to learn the basics of expedited shipping for LTL, …
“Where is my truck???” As a member of the FreightPros Truckload Team, this seemingly simple question can cause the biggest issues. Between cell phone dead zones, sleeping drivers, language barriers, and busy dispatchers, getting a location on a truck can be a headache. However, knowing the current location of our trucks is paramount in making sure our …
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Many of the full truckload shipments that make it over to my team are from customers that normally ship LTL, but for whatever reason they have a sporadic shipment that cannot move via LTL. What if your shipment exceeds the size allotment to ship LTL, or even a volume quote? What if you have …
The wisest of us know that there is always work to be done. Regardless of industry, there’s always something to learn. As work as in life. The freight industry is a proud member of this club. The best brokers know there is ALWAYS something to learn in the shipping business. There is no finish …
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