Determining freight class might be one of the most overwhelming parts of shipping your LTL freight because of the many factors involved in the process. However, getting the right class for your freight could mean significant differences in pricing, as well as strained relationships; particularly if your freight is reclassified by your carrier. For … [Read more...]
Customs Clearance Tips for New Importers and Exporters
Not every business ships overseas or imports goods. This is completely understandable given the complexity and cost of passing customs. But overseas markets offer countless opportunities for business growth. So when it comes time to take the plunge and export to other countries, these tips can make clearing customs much easier. Plan in … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Small Business Freight Accounting
Financial documents and basic terms of accounting are critical to small freight businesses. The health, history and general performance of companies are reflected through accounting data. With a proper understanding of accounting information, business decision makers, shipping coordinators, and business owners get to know whether their companies … [Read more...]
5 Key Logistics Trends for 2016 and Beyond
We don’t know about you, but at FreightorGator, we are constantly excited and impressed with the rapid revolution taking place across the freight industry. Outdated legacy systems are being bulldozed and in their place, a new generation of shipping logistics technology is being built. While its one-of-kind cloud-based freight exchange service is … [Read more...]
Accessorials: The Inevitable & Unforeseen Freight Charges
Accessorials—shippers can’t live with them and carriers can’t live without them. On the shipper’s side of things, accessorial fees complicate LTL shipping and turn cheap quotes into expensive rates. Carriers, though, rely on accessorials to service certain shipments and turn a profit. Many shippers don’t understand accessorials and their role in … [Read more...]
A Paradigm Shift in the LTL Shipping Industry
The Industry State Less-than-truckload shipping—a $32 billion traditional freight industry—is receiving a long-awaited makeover. The industry that was born out of 1970s freight deregulation still plays a vital role in the way many American companies do business. Whether you’re a large multi-national corporation or an up-and-coming startup, if … [Read more...]
