LOGISTICS 101
A Collection of Educational Content and Tips for Logistics provided to you by FreightRun
If you are new to Logistics, start by reading the following logistics articles we wrote. We hope you find our logistics tips and tricks useful. If you have any questions - feel free to contact us. We are continuously adding content so check this page often.
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Freight Shipper Tips :
- What Is Freight Forwarding
- Freight Market Forecast for 2024 - Truckload Freight Outlook
- Shippers Association or Cooperative – Cut Your Freight Charges Along with Others
- Is Hiring a Logistics Manager Worth It? What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
- You an Overworked Shipping Manager
- 5 Major Duties of an Excellent and Focused Shipping Manager
- Should I Hire Additional LTL Carriers? Avoiding Common Mistakes when Hiring LTL Carriers
- Need Help with Freight Rates or Shipping a New Product?
- Why Is Shipping So Expensive - 5 Reasons
- What is the Value of 3PLs and Online Brokers?
- Freight on Board (FOB) in Shipping
- Standard Pallet Sizes with Charts
- Dangerous Goods and Their Hazard Classes with Examples
- What Hazard Class are Automotive Batteries
- What is Intermodal Transportation — What Does Intermodal Mean
- Proof of Delivery: Meaning and Importance of POD in Shipping
- How to Reduce Freight Costs
- Christmas Tree Shipping: All You Need to Know
- Tip: Unused Skid Space Fee and What to Avoid
- What does NOI Mean in Shipping
- Legal Risks LTL FTL Shippers Face
- Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Common Carriers to Ship Your LTL Freight
- Freight Claims Overcharges and Weight Inspections Conspiracy
- When LTL Shipping Via Common Carrier Is Best
- Integrate with FreightRun Load Your Order Info Automatically
- Top 19 Freight Shipping Tips Using Common Carriers
- Released New Freight Rate Quote Calculator for Mobile Users
- Cubic Capacity Rule / Density Minimum Charges: Low Density Products Shipping
- Common Carriers, Transit Times and Online Freight Booking
- LTL Cargo Liability for Common Carrier Shipments and Importance of Insurance
- What you need to know about Packaging to ship Common Carrier!
- LTL Accessorials, Avoiding Them or Getting the Accessorials You Need
- How to Find a Truck to Ship my product? Shipping Strategies
- FreightRun has displayed 3+ Million shipping rates from various carriers
- The Scientific Argument for Dramatically Increasing Road Taxes on Trucks
- Annual Transportation Contracts: An Obsolete Concept?
- More and More Shippers are using FreightRun Daily, Why not you?
- FreightRun Team Wishes You a Happy Holiday!
- Ship LTL “PROTECT FROM FREEZING” or use a heated “REEFER” truck with FreightRun
- We Open Saturdays 9AM to 12PM Eastern Time
- LTL Trucker Carrier Reviews: Read LTL and FTL Shipping Companies Reviews
- Save Time & Reduce Errors In Your Next Shipment Using Our Address Book!
- Should I Know My NMFC Number When Shipping?
- DMC Density Minimum Charge – an Alternative Way for Common Carriers to Apply their Minimum Cubic Capacity Charges
- Uber Model For Trucking Faces Slow Adoption In U.S. Trucking World
- Full Truckload Pricing - Is that price a Joke?
- Best 10 New Ideas For Traffic Managers & Logistics Directors
- FreightRun.com Extending Business Hours To 8 PM Eastern Time
- Hiring the Perfect Logistics Director or Traffic Manager? Think Twice
- New 10% discount on Central Transport and Roadrunner Rates
- 123 Cargo Door to Door Services
- Fight Freight Inspection Up-Charges from LTL Common Carriers
- Check Your Company's Trucking Prices vs. Market Trucking Prices
- FTL: FULL TRUCKLOADS – BETTER BOOKED ONLINE – REPEAT SHIPPER PROGRAM
- MEGA CONTAINERSHIP STUCK IN ELBE RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM PORT OF HAMBURG
- Should shippers book FreightRun.com's pallet truckers or LTL/NMFC-class rated carriers?
- Import Solutions For Asian, Australian and European Manufactures Needing USA Distributors
- West Coast Express and East Coast Express – Pallet Shipping Coast-to-Coast: Time Critical Freight
- Is CH Robinson a dinosaur?
- Export Sales Need Solution To Forwarding, Logistics & Export Paperwork
- Drug Test Rate Cut to 25%
- FMCSA to Cut Rate of Driver Drug Testing to 25%
- Land Air Express of New England’s Authority Reinstated
- Common Carrier Inspections, Weight Inspections, Charging Extra Even for 1"!
- Volume and Truckload Freight Shipping
- Finding Reliable/Flexible/Excess Capacity in Truckload and LTL Markets
- How to Pack Your Freight For a Less Than Truckload Common Carrier
- 5 Reasons to Check Out FreightRun Online Shipping System
- Post Your Load via FreightRun and Take Advantage of Spot Truck Market
- Tired of NMFC Re-Classification Inspections and “UP-CLASSING” Charges?
- Read Carrier Reviews - Posted by FreightRun Users
- Automated full truckload (FTL) pricing: Book now exclusively at FreightRun
- Attention Northeast Shippers! New Competitive Rates From Ross Express
- Freight Shipping Companies Optimistic About Growth in 2015
- Largest Truckers Report Record Revenue
- CASS Freight Index February Report
- Announcing New Contract with Clear Lane Freight
- Freight Transportation Index January Report
- What is the Freight Transportation Services Index and Why is it Important?
- Freight Shipping from Canada or Mexico into the U.S
- What are Standard Freight Carrier Alpha Codes
- Free Freight Rate Calculator for Faster Freight Quotes Online
- FTL: Online Full Truckload Automatic Pricing: Is it Reliable?
- Improving U.S. Economy to Increase Demand for Freight Quotes from Shipping Companies
- 20 Freight Shipping Facts and Statistics
- Freight Delivery and Freight Shipping Services
- FreightRun Deluxe Delivery in Partnership with Pilot Freight Services
- New Contract with Pilot Freight Services
- Customize Which Carriers To See & Add Your Own Notes
- New Contract With Old Dominion Freight Line
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Less Than Truckload Tips :
- LTL Freight Meaning - What Does LTL Mean in Trucking
- Volume LTL Shipments
- Tips on How to Ship a Pallet via LTL Truck
- Why Sometimes You Should Switch to Full Truckload From Less Than Truckload?
- Choosing LTL (Less Than Truckload) Carrier: Is Least Expensive Always Best?
- LTL Shipping Tip: Avoid Extra Accessory Charges from Common Carriers
- LTL Tricks to Save Money
- What Is Less Than Truckload (LTL) Trucking?
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Full Truckloads Tips :
- Full Truckload Market Rates: Hot States Indicator
- STANDARD FTL or “Plain Vanilla” Full Truckload Moves
- Booking “Special Need” Full Truckload Shipping or Advanced FTL Issues
- Detention On Full Truckloads - Advice for Shippers
- Full Truckloads Online: Why and Why Not?
- Full Truckloads and the Enemies of Transparency
- Truckload Line Indexes: Spot Truckload Prices vs Contract Pricing
- Top 5 Tips to Get Best Rate/Pricing For Your Full Truckloads Freight
- 5 Important Things to Know About Shipping Full Truckloads Freight
- How many pallets fit on a truck
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Miscellaneous :
- What is Last Mile Delivery?
- What Is a Shipping Agent?
- What You Need To Know About International Freight Shipping
- Ultimate Guide for Ground Freight
- What Does Partially Shipped Mean?
- An In-Depth Guide About Reefer Trucks
- What is a Freight Terminal?
- What Is A Freight Train?
- How to File a Freight Claim on a Brokered Load
- What Is a Fuel Surcharge in Trucking
- Amazon Freight Forwarder for Amazon Shipments
- What Is Curbside Pickup and Delivery Services
- What Is a Dually Truck - the Best Trucks for Hotshotting
- What Is Threshold Delivery in Freight Shipping
- How To Ship Large Items Across the Country
- Cheap Freight Shipping - How To Find the Cheapest Freight Shipping Rates
- White Glove Delivery Meaning in Freight Shipping
- What Is TONU in Trucking - Truck Order Not Used
- What Is Drayage Service in Trucking and How It Works
- A Decade of Excellence: Celebrating 10 Years of FreightRun
- What is a Freight Brokerage and What Do Freight Brokers Do
- 5 Innovations in Freight Technology You Should know About
- What is Specialized Freight Shipping
- What is a Partial Truckload in Freight Shipping
- The Benefits of Intermodal Transportation: Saving Time and Money
- Oversize and Wide Loads Regulations in 2024
- Time to Tax “dirty” Imports Into the USA
- How to Ship a Car to Another State
- What is Hot Shot Trucking and Hot Shot Loads
- What is Intermodal Transportation?
- How to Ship Ammo: Firearms or Ammunition
- Shipping a Parcel Nationally or Internationally? Check our new Parcel Rate Quote Calculator
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak Notice
- How to Make a Bill of Lading & BOL Template
- What is a Step Deck Trailer?
- What is Gooseneck, RGN, Single & Double Drop, and Lowboy Trailer?
- What is a Flatbed Truck
- What is blind shipping
- How to transport lumber
- What Is Expedited Shipping?
- The Best Ways to Ship Frozen and Perishable Food
- Heavy duty truck transport for equipment hauling
- Engine Shipping Crates
- Trump Rhetoric Has Caused a Surge In Chinese Imports
- Trump Deals with Canada and Mexico: the “NAFTA 2.0”
- Common Freight Tracking Acronyms
- Dry Van Full Truckload Companies Unite (and The Brokers Who need you)
- “3PL UP” With FreightRun
- New Referral Program – Receive 10% Discount on LTL Shipments!
- Common Types of Trailers Using in The Trucking Industry
- ELD Implementation and Enforcement Leading to Spike in FTL and LTL Prices
- How to Ship Alcohol to a Friend
- Old Dominion LTL, Virginia Based Carrier, a Success Story
- Responsibilities of the Receiver
- Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping and Rates with FreightRun: 3 key advantages
- Why an Efficient LTL (Less Than Truckload) Shipping Process is Critical
- Announcing automated 3rd Party Supplementary Insurance at FreightRun
- Your International Shipment is Too Important to Leave to the FORWARDERS or NVOCCs
- FreightRun is a Member of the the Transportation Intermediaries Association
- Automated Trade Show Freight Quotes Now on FreightRun Rate Calculator
- Why Hire a Freight Broker/3PL?
- Are Freight Costs Eating Your Profit Margin? Freight Broker/3PL can help!
- How To Handle Truck Damages To Your Receiving/Shipping Dock and Surrounding Property
- Export, Import & Product Liability
- Advanced Transportation Strategy - Four Key Goals
- What is Logistics Management? Definition from FreightRun.com
- How to Avoid Emergency Expedited Shipments
- Finally The Day Has Arrived: Automated Online Full Truckload Pricing
- BILL OF LADING Strategies to Protect Your Company
- What is LTL Shipping? History of Trucking Regulation and De-Regulation
- Impact of the IoT on LTL Freight Shipments
- LTL vs FTL: Pros and Cons
