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Produce season may span from April to June, but it can still impact your business throughout the rest of the year. Read how the changing capacity and costs that come with produce season should help shape your year-long strategy.

Small business shipping is at the heart of what we do at Freightquote by C.H. Robinson. This is why we provide a self-service shipping tool that brings enterprise level solutions to the small business shipper.

2020 has been a difficult year for small businesses. Between an ongoing pandemic and the usual fractured attention span of news organizations during an election year, small businesses struggle to stay in the headlines. Learn how Freightquote stands for small businesses this Small Business Saturday by helping companies reduce their freight shipping costs.

We saw the impact of record low rates on the quality of shipments in 2019. As we look ahead to 2020, what can you expect and how do you take advantage of the coming trends?

Navigate the complexities of less than truckload shipping with ease. Follow these four steps at pickup to make LTL shipping simple.

The holidays are a busy time of the year for small to medium-sized businesses. Letting this season be a positive opportunity for your business is made possible when you have the right shipment plan in place.

The topic of damaged freight – especially concealed damage – is a hot button for many shippers. Items can, in fact, be damaged despite intact packaging and a pristine-looking box.

In an effort to help our customers with their freight shipping needs, Freightquote has created a freight shipping tips series.

One of the greatest challenges shippers in America face is staying on top of the ever-changing truckload shipping market. Whether it’s industry-wide issues like driver shortages and market regulations, or seasonal shipping increases like Christmas tree season in the Northwest and produce season in the Southeast, changes in the market can directly affect shippers across the country.

Partial truckload shipping is an under-utilized mode of transportation that avoids the cross-docking of LTL shipments and can lead to the big savings and fast transit times of full truckload shipping.

This shipping method can be a solution for those shippers that face a conundrum with mid-sized shipments on a daily basis. These shippers often only consider a less than truckload or a full truckload carrier.