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If a loading dock is not available at your delivery site, for an additional fee, you can select “inside delivery” on most freight shipments. In this instance, the driver will carry your shipment through the threshold of the delivery location. 

The retail boom may have a serious impact on your LTL shipping strategy. Being able to leverage this boom in your favor can keep your shipping approach headed in the right direction.

When determining your preferred LTL shipping method, there are two options that must be considered – consolidation and hub & spoke. Learn which one is best for you.

The back to school season is a time of the year that brings more consumer spending and demand in the market year after year. This can be an excellent time to take a second look at your truckload shipping strategy.

Shippers have seen and will continue to see the changes in technology around them. It's important to know how these changes will shape LTL shipping in the future and what is pushing that change.

Small businesses deal with many of the same issues as larger companies, but due to their nature and size, the challenges in front of them are increasingly more difficult to overcome. However, thanks to LTL shipping, small businesses have found a solution for many of their shipping concerns.

When you need to move less than a full truckload, finding the best shipping option is part science and part art.  Find out how to save when sharing the ride.

The trucking industry is at a much higher risk during the winter months, so be sure to plan accordingly by adhering to these tips to minimize any potential issues.

FAK, NMFC, BOL, EDI, FOB, huh? If you find yourself frequently lost in acronym land, you must work in the transportation industry. Why? Because with all of the different terms used in the transportation and shipping industries, acronyms are a must! And while we all throw around these letters freely, their actual meaning often gets lost in the juggling. 

In physics, density is described as a measurement of how tightly matter is packed together. It explains why some objects float on water and some sink, like a plastic toy floating in a bathtub. While density sits within the foundation of physics, it also takes on a crucial role in LTL freight shipping.