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Continue Reading10 Shipping Mistakes – A FreightPros Whitepaper
What is a standard pallet size? Pretty basic question, right? (Though maybe not if you’re shipping through the post office). Surprisingly, considering the size and scope of the freight and shipping industry, this information is not as known and available as one would hope. Crazy right? We’re talking about a global industry that rakes …
Continue ReadingStandard Pallet Size: Everything to Know About Shipping Pallets
What’s the best way to ship coffee? Someone famous once said, “Coffee is the elixir of the gods,” and if they didn’t then they should have because coffee is the elixir of the gods. Seriously. If you aren’t one of the 54% of Americans that drink coffee every day then you are missing out, because …
At FreightPros, we believe in visibility. We believe in our customers getting a window into our culture and family here, not only because we think we work hard to create something special and unique (though there’s that too), but because our number one priority has and will always be our customer relationships. Now listen, we’re …
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Visibility in Freight Shipping
Over the past year I’ve met with multiple Presidents of other freight brokerages and have had heard the same theme ringing through regarding freight services as a whole. That the services we provide for people’s freight are essentially a commodity. One President told me something along the lines of, “We’ve accepted that LTL freight shipping …