LTL Freight Shipping Blog

When the company you are running ships mostly single packages or smaller shipments to your customers, you are going to have to find an affordable method of shipping your orders out to your customers. When your shipments routinely run less than 10,000 pounds and 6 pallets or less you might be a perfect candidate for LTL shipping.

LTL shipping means that you will be using carriers that will only charge you for the space your shipment occupies in the trailer as well as the weight and the distance that your shipment has to travel. You will never have to pay for any more than you use which can help keep your shipping costs to something far more affordable. If this sounds like the type of shipping your company should be using, get ahold of us at LTL Freight Shipping and let us connect you with our nationwide network of LTL freight carriers so that you can start saving money on your shipping.

As the department head in charge of you companies shipping, it is your job to see to it that all of your freight is properly packaged for the carrier you have chosen to pick up. If you are relatively new to the concept of LTL freight, you may be wondering if there are any special packaging requirements for this type of shipping.

In reality what you will find is that the packaging requirements are no different than preparing for any other form of shipping. You can either palletizes your shipment, build crates to hold whatever it is that you are shipping or place everything in a cardboard box and hope that the carrier will take good care of it while it is in their hands. For more information on packing your freight, contact LTL Freight Shipping and we will put you in touch with a shipper that can help you.

When the only thing your company ships is smaller loads that you have to ensure are going to be delivered directly to each of your customers, you need to find a form of freight shipping that meets with these needs. The first thing you are going to have to find is a carrier that is willing to carry smaller loads and see that they are delivered.

The other half of the equation is that you need to find someone who will only carry these smaller loads and delivery them to any address in the country, but they have to be able to do so at a price that is well within your budget. At LTL Freight Shipping we can help you find the right freight carriers to meet your needs as we have access to the top names in LTL shipping in the country.

It can be very easy to dismiss LTL companies as just another type of trucking company whose job it is to move your freight from your shipping dock to that of your customs. While this is essentially what they do, there are at least two things that set them apart from the FTL trucking companies. […]

When your job includes taking care of making all of your company’s shipping arrangements, you need to take advantage of every opportunity to keep your LTL shipment cost as low as you possibly can. If you are not using shipping broker to find the best possible prices, you are probably paying far more than you […]