Check out the calendar for closure dates for less-than-truckload carriers this 2023 holiday season. CARRIER 22-Dec 25-Dec 26-Dec 29-Dec 1-Jan Day of the Week F M T F M AAA Cooper Transportation CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED ABF CLOSED CLOSED ACI Motor Freight CLOSED CLOSED A Duie Pyle CLOSED CLOSED Averitt Express CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Central Transport …
National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is an essential element of the shipping industry that plays a significant role in determining the appropriate classification of goods for transportation. On December 2, 2023, there will be changes to several freight classes including the following BARRELS GROUP BOILERS, FURNACES, STOVES AND RELATED ARTICLES GROUP BURIAL CASE GROUP DENTAL, …
Adding “Guaranteed Standard Service” (GSS) to an LTL shipment can increase your peace of mind when your shipment is time-sensitive. To officially guarantee a shipment with a carrier means that you have agreed to pay an additional fee to make sure the freight arrives on time. By paying this fee, the carrier agrees to deliver …
There’s a saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” and a lot of people stand by the belief that bigger is always better. In the freight industry, however, this isn’t necessarily the case. LTL pricing is partially based on contracts that allow for a certain amount of space used in the carrier’s trucks. If you have …
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Make your service offering something that your employees can really be proud of. Wow, re-reading this first sentence, I realize there isn’t anything really revolutionary there. However, I think it is really important for management to really dig down to the core of a company’s service offering and figure out if their offering is something …
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