LTL Freight Shipping Blog

There is nothing worse for a company that contact a shipper for an LTL freight quote so that they can bill there customer only to find that when they get the bill for the shipment it is significantly higher. Unfortunately this happens far too frequently in the shipping industry and can have a major impact on a company’s profit levels or credibility if they try to pass on this increase.

When you choose to contact LTL Freight Shipping for your LTL freight quote, the LTL carriers in our network are willing to guarantee the quote you are given under certain easy to meet conditions. These are that the order you ship is the order you requested the quote for. If for any reason the size, weight or destination of the shipment should change, your quote will no longer be valid and it will have to be recalculated.

For those who are used to paying for shipping space in the Full Truck Load shipping industry, you have gotten used to a certain level of, in most cases at least, good service. These companies arrive on time to pick up your freight and generally see to it that it arrives on time at its destination. Switching to using an LTL trucking company may cause you to wonder if you will still be getting this same level of service.

Many are worried that because they are likely to be dealing with a smaller company that their commitment to quality customer service may be lacking. At LTL Freight Shipping, we carefully screen every LTL trucking company that we are considering adding to our network. We do this to ensure that they have a outstand record of customer service and that you can use them with full confidence in their ability to handle your shipments.

Many of those who contact us to arrange for LTL carrier service have never used this type of service before want to know what, if any, type of insurance coverage these carriers have in the event anything should happen to their freight during transit. As you are going to find throughout the trucking industry, all of the carriers in our network at LTL Freight Shipping are going to provide you with nothing more than liability cargo insurance.

This type of insurance covers your freight by the pound and only at a rate of pennies to the pound. If you are shipping anything of real value, you are going to find that this insurance is not going to come anywhere near cover the cost of replacement. However, you will find that you can purchase supplemental insurance coverage for anything that you plan to ship using an LTL carrier that will cover the full values of your shipment.

As there are a number of LTL Carriers to choose from, you may find that it can be very difficult for you to be able to tell which of them are likely to give you the best service for your money. You should start by looking carefully at the reputation of any company you are […]

When you contact any of the LTL trucking companies in our network you are going to find that just like any trucking company, they are going to come to your place of business and pick up your freight and then proceed to transport it to your customers. However, you will find that there is one […]