Shrink Wrap Machines
Shrink Wrap Machines, Does Your Business Need One? Shrink wrap machines prepare a pallet for freight shipping. A shrink wrap machine may be a great investment for a company if they ship freight regularly. A shrink wrap machine will save time and helps reduce freight shipping claims as an added benefit. Shrink wrap machines come […]
Choosing The Right 3PL
What to look for when choosing a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) Company Outsourcing your company’s transportation needs to a 3PL freight company is an important decision you should not take lightly. In professional sports, teams spend a considerable amount of time and resources in choosing the winning pieces to make their team a success. Businesses […]
Is Volume LTL Shipping Right For You?
What Is Volume LTL shipping? Volume LTL shipping can be an attractive proposition to a freight shipper looking to save money. A freight shipment that takes up as little as 8 linear feet or weighs over 5000 pounds is eligible. There are limitations with volume LTL shipping but shippers that are willing to forego certain LTL […]
Why freight cost won’t be coming down anytime soon. Part 1
Market conditions are ripe for truckload rates to increase. The reasons are varied but the biggest problem has been for the privately owned fleets to reduce or eliminate driver turnover. Driver turnover rate is the biggest and largest loss of capital investment for these fleets. When you add this to the inability of these same […]
Not All Pallets Are Created Equal
Not all pallets are created equal or for the same commodity as you will find in this informative post about the different types and sizes of pallets used in the freight shipping industry. When asking for a freight quote many times you will be asked for the dimensions of the pallet. Depending on the commodity […]
2014 LTL BUSINESS SHIPPING
2014 is promising to be a better and exciting year for new and existing businesses. For existing businesses this means that the rate their truckload and LTL rate quote needs will increase exponentially. For medium and large businesses truckload and LTL shipping is nothing new but for new business owners they will find that they […]
What is the value of an LTL rate quote?
Value simply put is the importance, worth or usefulness of something. But value by which value in itself is measured also means different things to different people. Freight Specialist offers our customer’s, shippers and consignees the value they seek along with the service they expect for all their LTL shipping needs. Shippers often find themselves […]
What are LTL freight accesories?
LTL freight accessories are any additional services that embellish a standard LTL freight quote. When you ask for an LTL freight quote you can add as many options as is necessary depending on the needs the shipper has for that current shipment. There are almost an infinite amount of services available to suit the needs […]
Rail shipping trends for 2014
RAIL SHIPPING TRENDS FOR 2014 There is no doubt that the world economy is on the rebound. Home prices are up, unemployment numbers are down and freight volumes are on the rise as well. This is great for our industry and for everyone in general because the transportation and logistics industry employs many different people […]
How to Use Freight Bumping Effectively
Freight Bumping. LTL’S Dirty Little Secret Today we are going to expose a little-known practice known as freight bumping. It is perfectly legal as long as some basic steps are taken. Freight bumping can be extremely beneficial for shippers of density based items but there are a few things to consider before bumping yourself into […]
