LTL Freight Shipping Blog

“We have been thinking about contracting with LTL carriers to handle our shipping, but we are worried that they might not be reliable and our freight could end up sitting in a warehouse for days. Is this something we can expect?” In some ways this may be the case to a certain extent as your shipment is likely to switch from one truck to another on its way to your customer.

This is how LTL carriers work, each shipment is loaded on a truck that is loaded with other freight headed in the same general direction. Your shipment may have to change trucks several times on its way and this is why they cannot guarantee a delivery date. At LTL Freight Shipping, we work with some of the best LTL carriers in the country to move your freight from your shipping dock to your customers as quickly as possible.

While you might think that choosing an LTL trucking company based on the lowest cost is the best way to do things, as with many other things this is not always the case. In fact you are more likely to find that choose a trucking company in this manner will end up costing you more than it will save. Many of the companies with super low prices offer very poor service.

If the LTL trucking company you hire does not get your shipments delivered on time or in good condition, you could end up losing customers and that is going to cost you far more than paying a little extra for shipping. At LTL Freight Shipping we have created a nationwide network of high quality, dedicated LTL carriers that are affordable and provide superior services for every customer no matter how big or small their shipment is.

If you are running a business that routinely ships parts or finished products to your customers, you need to find a form of affordable shipping. This holds true whether you or your customers are responsible for paying the costs. If your shipments are typically less than 10,000 pounds and 6 pallets or less you might be a perfect candidate for LTL shipping.

LTL shipping involves using carriers that charge only for the space your shipment takes in the truck, the weight and the distance that your shipment will be traveling. You never pay for any more than you use and this can help keep your shipping costs to a minimum. If this sounds like the kind of shipping your company needs to be using, contact 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.

The LTL freight broker does not usually own any equipment, although some do. Instead they act as the middle man or go between when a small company needs to find a shipper that is willing to transport small loads at reasonable prices to any location in the country. They typically work with a group of […]

No matter what type of industry you are in, you need to find ways to keep the costs of your freight shipping down. They days of throwing a few things on a pallet and shipping it out are long gone, but at the same time you may not need to ship full pallets to each […]