Is LTL Freight Consolidation Right For You?

LTL Freight Consolidation

What is LTL Freight Consolidation? Today LTL freight consolidation needs to be given serious consideration. The reason is simple, improving freight shipping cost. LTL freight consolidation is the practice of combing LTL shipments to take advantage of truckload pricing.  The less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight industry operates within a highly dynamic landscape. Many manufacturers and distributors struggle […]

Why Your Company Should Use A Freight Broker

Best freight services provided by a freight broker

Why Use A Freight Broker?   The reason your company should use a freight broker is simple, savings and efficiency. Using a freight broker to handle your company’s freight shipments is a great investment. It is an investment in time management and allows your business to concentrate on growing sales. In addition, a broker can […]

How To Ship Freight To And From Canada

Shipping Freight To And From Canada

How To Ship Freight To & From Canada Shipping freight to and from Canada is quite easy. Generally, following a few simple steps is all it takes. With this in mind, lets remove your fear of shipping cross border. Read on for a step by step process and open yourself to a whole new market […]

How To Lower LTL Cost

Lower LTL Cost

Lower LTL Cost   There are a few talking points that emerge when discussing best practices for a lower LTL cost. These things may be oversimplified; in any case, they will help you enhance business connections so they are commonly advantageous and productive. These practices could help you discover lower shipping cost and optimal capacity […]

Is Volume LTL Shipping Right For You?

Volume LTL Shipping

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 […]

What is the value of an LTL rate quote?

LTL Value

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 […]