June 14, 2008 by: Ted Grummons (Logistics Manager, CompCore LTD)
It has probably happened to you. You get a great freight rate to move your LTL load, then receive a nasty surprise when you receive your freight bill. The nasty surprises are typically the result of reweighs, freight reclassifications (for LTL), and additional accessorial charges....
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April 29, 2008 by: FreightClick staff
The key to understanding proper freight shipping packaging is the two categories, "Oustide the Box" and "Inside the Box".
"Oustide the Box" means things like:
1) corregated cardboard boxes and strong packing tape;
2) wooden crates for bigger items;
3) proper palletization, especially of larger loose/unboxed/uncrated freight.
"Inside the Box" means things like:
1) sufficient fill (bubble wrap, packing peanuts, paper packing);
2) freight orientation and balanced packaging....
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April 16, 2008 by: Dean Whittier (Warehousing, ETD Limited, LLC)
Any person whose shipped a lot of LTL freight has experienced freight damage. For sure, many times freight damage is the result of careless carrier handling. But many times, damage could have been avoided by proper packaging....
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April 9, 2008 by: Ted Grummons (Logistics Manager, CompCore LTD)
Most LTL carriers are interested in one thing - maximizing profits! That means when you ship freight, you need to be careful about the ways carriers can increase the cost of your loads.
One way is very simple. It is called "re-classification"....
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