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How to Ship LTL in Freezing Temperatures

Your business needs to ship through a region known for maintaining below-freezing temperatures for several months on end. Unfortunately, your business does not have enough product to fill a truckload — which puts your shipped goods at even greater risk of sustaining freeze damage.

Shipping LTL

When you are shipping less than a truckload, or LTL, you need to take extra precautions to protect your items during the winter season. Here are a few tips to get you, your business and your products through the cold temperatures safely.

Work With LTL Carriers During Winter Months

During times of year when your freight is at risk of experiencing freezing temperatures, you might pivot your operations to take advantage of the knowledge and skill of LTL carriers.…

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Shipping Logistics for Beginners

Shipping logistics is a complex topic with endless jargon to master. This article will give you an introduction to the basics of shipping logistics and how they can be used in your business or career.

Shipping logistics

What is Logistics?

Shipping logistics refers to the process of moving goods or products involved with transportation between countries, which includes addressing, storing, packing, and delivering them. These industries are often grouped by proximity, like the UPS and FedEx companies.

Shipping logistics within a country are often referred to as freight shipping. Freight shipping involves moving goods from one location to another, from a manufacturer to a wholesaler or retailer.…

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What is Transatlantic Shipping?

Transatlantic shipping, for the purpose of this article, is the movement of goods between the UK and the US, and vice versa. From a US perspective, the UK is currently its 7th largest goods trading partner at a substantial $132.3 billion in total two-way goods trade. This is no small number, even considering the scale of the US economy.

Transatlantic shipping

The US is the UK’s largest export and import market for goods outside of the EU. China comes in at 2nd place (of non-EU markets) behind the US, which may be a surprise to some.

The Special Relationship

The widely known ‘Special Relationship’ between the US and UK is an unofficial term first used by the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, during a speech in 1946.…

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Get the Most Out of Protecting Your Inventory with Cellular Impact Recorders

Impact recorders are incredibly useful for revealing impact issues and catching concealed damage as inventory travels along the supply chain. They can also be useful for a wide range of other applications at any organization.

Shipping containers in a shipping yard

As freight travels from the warehouse to its eventual destination, the potential for sustaining shocks, mishandling, or receiving some sort of damage increases during transit. Between 2% – 11% of cargo arrives at destinations damaged from poor shipping, mishandling, impacts, or other issues along the way. The causes of impact damage can easily be placed in the category of mishandling; shifting weight, improper loading/unloading, incorrect-sized containers, and bad packaging are all ways of inflicting impact damage on cargo.…

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Tips On Selecting The Right Freight Forwarder

International freight forwarding and transportation can prove to be intimidating without the right professional agent taking care of all the shipping logistics down to the last detail. A wide range of businesses take advantage of freight forwarding services resulting in their ultimate success.

Freight forwarding

The world is ever-evolving. It’s rapidly becoming reliant on promptness, cost-efficiency, supply chain optimization, and consistency of service not only for those responsible for shipments but the importers/exporters and anyone involved in the supply chain. It makes it imperative to select a freight forwarder versed in international and domestic logistics. See this https://incodocs.com/blog/guide-choosing-the-right-freight-forwarder/ for guidance on making your decision.…

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Dry Van Shipping vs. Refrigerated Shipping

The debate between dry van shipping vs refrigerated shipping is highly situational. You can’t say that one is definitely better than the other because it depends on what you’re hauling. This will talk about both and then show which one is better in certain situations.

Reefer trailer

What is a Dry Van Trailer?

A dry van is exactly what it sounds like. This is a trailer that is dry inside and intended on shipping dry goods and items. This is a broad term that describes most semi-trailers that are enclosed and protect the good from the elements.

Since this is one of the most common types of trailers and you’ll likely be using it frequently, consider choosing new dry van trailers for your hauling needs.…

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4 Questions Beginners Ask About International Shipping

Now that everything’s available online, it’s easy to see why eCommerce businesses are doing so well. Add the fact that it’s safer to buy items online and have them shipped right in front of your doorstep instead of having to go out and buy them yourselves.

International shipping

Having items shipped at home is safer and more convenient for everyone. But shipping products, especially internationally, can be expensive. That’s why you should explore your shipping options.

Aside from choosing a courier that can significantly lower shipping costs to attract more customers, you also have to consider their reliability and service. Although the time it takes for your items to be shipped to your customers isn’t completely within your control, it will still reflect on your customer ratings.…

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What Are Ecommerce Shipping Best Practices? A Guide to Shipping

Online businesses or eCommerce is well on its way to phasing out traditional retail. In the fourth quarter of 2019, eCommerce in the U.S. was worth a staggering $187.25 billion. That’s a more than 16% increase from $160.89 billion in 2018.

Ecommerce shipping best practice

Shipping is one of the most important aspects of any eCommerce store. The way you handle your shipping can either make or break your online business. In fact, industry giants like Amazon and Alibaba attribute their success to adopting all the eCommerce shipping best practices.

Fast and organized shipping is the only way they get the right products to their customers within the stipulated time.…

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Why Pitney Bowes’ SendPro Online Service Makes Sense to Business Owners

Small to medium-sized business owners face a plethora of unique challenges that usually involve obstacles including cost and time. When it comes to shipping, small business owners are definitely caught at a crossroads between needing a reliable shipping solution and needing a budget friendly option. Many small businesses have shipping needs that send them on a quest to find the cheapest shipping carrier, whether it be USPS, UPS, or Fedex. This is a burden that costs business owners crucial time and money.

SendPro Online by Pitney Bowes

Many current shipping solutions seem to cater to larger companies only. While there are some shipping savings that can come into play, most business owners would be shocked to see that they can’t just do everything within the fee they pay.…

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How Small Businesses Can up Their Game With Quality Shipping

In 2016, nearly eight in 10 Americans shopped online, and that number is likely to rise as e-commerce grows even more prevalent across industries. Now that more customers are skipping crowded shopping malls to order online, shipping has become a vital part of running a business.

Product shipping

Large companies like Amazon have honed shipping into an art. In light of this competition, it can be difficult for many small businesses to develop shipping practices that both satisfy customers and leave room for a modest profit. But to thrive in the digital marketplace, quality shipping practices are essential.

Here are several ways small businesses can improve their shipping strategy to see more success.…

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