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LTL Freight Shipping Trends to Watch For in 2022

Last year was huge for LTL freight, with a high demand primarily driven by the rapid growth of e-commerce. In 2020, experts forecast a steady growth with more balanced demand, the significant impact of technology, more small companies and startups entering the market, the rise of mobile tech, and the increase of freight rates. Let’s take a deeper dive into 2020 LTL shipping trends and see what will influence the LTL industry in the nearest future.

2020 LTL shipping trends: what to watch for?

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Black Friday Shipping 2022: A Guide for Retail Businesses

Black Friday is just around the corner, marking the official start of the holiday season for shoppers and retailers. Each year, the last Friday of November is getting bigger by generating more and more sales and revenues. In 2018, it generated $6.2 billion in online sales, which was almost 23% more than the previous year.  This has resulted in a leap in demand for e-commerce companies and retailers. It can be very challenging to keep up with that demand and maintain high-quality customer service at the same

Accessorial Fees – How to Avoid Them  

Freight shipping can be a simple and positive experience… when you know the fundamentals of the process. However, even experienced shippers sometimes make small errors that can cost them a budget, customers, or business relationships. When you state uncertain or inaccurate shipment information, you can be surprised by accessorial charges to your freight. Following some simple steps will reduce the likelihood of this experience and save you money.

What is an accessorial charge?

An accessorial charge i

What Is Billing and Payment Adjustment in Freight Shipping?

What is a billing adjustment?

The billing payment adjustment, or rebill, is an added cost of shipment in case of discrepancies between the actual and stated shipment information. The rebill is usually issued to a broker or shipping platform. This bill adjustment is often an unpleasant surprise for shippers. In many cases, this confusion occurs because of inaccurate measuring, or incorrect data interpretation. Freight carriers always weigh and measure any shipment to see if it complies with the stated inf

What Is Refrigerated Shipping and How Does It Work?

What is refrigerated shipping? Refrigerated (or reefer) shipping and trucking is the transportation method of moving temperature-controlled goods. In reefer shipping, freight is loaded and transported in trailers with built-in refrigeration systems and climate control. Refrigerated shipping plays an important role in the global economy since it’s the only way to prevent product deterioration in transit. Fresh produce, dairy, meat products, and pharmaceutics rely on refrigerated transportation every day.

The Three Key Benefits of Truckload Freight Shipping

The trucking industry accounts for almost 70% of freight tonnage moved throughout the U.S. Altogether, the truck market in the U.S. alone is worth more than $700 billion. Speaking facts, full truckload freight generates 85% of the entire trucking industry revenue. Both private and for-hire fleets keep the transportation industry running, and serve as the main transportation mode for thousands of companies. Nothing to wonder about, as truckload shipping benefits shippers regardless of the industry and compan

Flatbed Shipping Guide: How to Prepare for Flatbed Shipping?

If you have ever wanted to ship large or oversized items, you may have heard about flatbed shipping. It can be a beneficial solution for industrial shippers, as well for individual shipments of large objects that are too big for LTL shipping.

What is flatbed shipping?

Flatbed shipping is a type of truckload shipping that refers to moving oversized cargo with an open trailer. Unlike dry van shipping, the flatbed trailer is a type of open equipment. Basically, it is a plane platform, a trailer with no si

Everything You Need to Know About Truckload Shipping  

In over-the-road-shipping, trucking takes the biggest part of the cake and plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy. There are two pivotal modes of truck transportation: less than truckload and full truckload shipping. Both methods can be beneficial to the shipper, however, they have a lot of differences. While you may have heard about LTL a lot, truckload has its own specifics that should be considered before using this mode.

Truckload shipping definition

Truckload shipping refers to moving large volu

Improve Last Mile Shipping: Why It’s Important and How You Can Improve Your Service  

In the fiercely competitive e-commerce industry, last mile delivery is a crucial stage of the shipping process. With the growing role of customer experience, the demand for high quality, last mile shipping is rising.

What is last mile delivery?

Last mile delivery refers to the transportation of freight from a warehouse or distribution facility to the final destination, which is almost always a facility or residence of a customer. Despite it’s the final step of the supply chain, last mile is the most ex