LTL Freight Shipping Blog

In this world you get what you pay for and nowhere is this more obvious than it is in the shipping industry. Far too many of us are wrapped up in getting the lowest LTL freight quote we can find and not in finding the best quality shipping service that fits into our budget. The net result is that we end up getting far less service for our money and decidedly unhappy customers.

When you start looking around for an LTL freight quote for your next shipment and are given one that seems too low to be true, you might want to do a little research before you decide to give the company in question a chance to haul you freight, what you find out might scare you. At LTL Freight Shipping, we can provide you with the best possible rates from carriers that have a proven track record of providing top quality service.

One of the biggest mistakes many companies make when they are looking at LTL trucking companies is that they think they are going to be saving money by going for the company with the cheapest rates. Then once they start using this super cheap company, they realize why their rates are so low as their shipments end up taking weeks instead of days to arrive at their destinations.

Of course when you use many of these low budget LTL trucking companies, you might as well forget about customer service and make sure that your shipments are well insured. If this is not how you want your products to be handled, you will find that all of the trucking companies in our network at LTL Freight Shipping have been prescreened to ensure that you are going to get the best possible customer service along with the best possible rates.

If you have never had the opportunity to use an LTL carrier, you are going to find that using this type of commercial carrier is somewhat different than using an FTL carrier or a package service such as UPS or FedEx. This is because LTL carriers make their living carrying small loads to a single destination. Often these deliveries are completed in several stages rather than a single trip, so you will need to be prepared for the fact that your shipment could end up sitting in a warehouse for a short time waiting for the next truck to take it further down the road on the way to its destination.

This does not mean that you are not going to be getting reliable service from an LTL carrier, only that you shipments may take longer. At LTL Freight Shipping we have built a nationwide network of carriers that will work with you to ensure that your shipments reach their final destination in a reasonable amount of time and at a fair price. Contact us for all of your LTL shipping needs.

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