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 …
For part two of our three part series on shipping quotes, we are going to talk about truckload quotes, how they differ from LTL (pretty different) and what basics facts you’ll need to get an accurate TL shipping quote. While LTL was pretty self-explanatory as to its meaning, LTL = Less Than Truckload, truckload proves …
I often think of the shipping industry as a giant clock. There’s an assortment of levers, gears, and hammers that have to sync together perfectly to ensure the correct time. If even one of these pieces malfunctions or breaks, it renders the entire device mute and then it’s time for a trip to your friendly neighborhood watch …