Freight Resources
White-Glove Shipping: The Ultimate Solution for Your Most Valuable Freight
When you need to ship items that demand extra care, white-glove shipping is the service you can rely on. Whether you’re shipping valuable furniture, fragile electronics or priceless artwork, white-glove freight services ensure your items get the attention they deserve and arrive in perfect condition. What is white-glove shipping? Simply put, white-glove freight services offer…
Read MoreTypes of Cargo Theft (and What to Do if It Happens to You)
If your business ships freight, you never want to hear the words “cargo” and “theft” in the same sentence. And rightly so! Cargo theft is a hot topic and major concern in the logistics industry, and has been on the rise in recent years. In fact, more than $150 million worth of shipments were stolen…
Read MoreMy Freight Got Rejected! What Now?
“Rejected freight” is a phrase no shipper ever wants to hear. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), rejected freight is an unwanted and unwelcome proposition, and it’s equally painful for the recipient and the carrier as well. Unfortunately, while freight rejection rates are fairly low, refused loads do happen. At the end of 2023, the…
Read MorePackaging Tips to Start Your White Glove Shipment Off Right
There are several types of high-value and/or fragile freight that just needs a little more care than what is provided with standard delivery. Maybe it needs to be brought to a specific spot in the warehouse versus the usual shipping dock, or perhaps it’s being delivered to a challenging destination like a small retail storefront.…
Read MorePro Tips for LTL Freight Optimization: 7 Advanced Strategies
If you’re an experienced shipper of less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, you may feel like you have a handle on how to do it well. But you may wonder whether you’re missing any angle — if there are LTL freight optimization strategies that you aren’t thinking of or might not know about. For seasoned LTL freight shippers,…
Read MoreHow Worldwide Express Delivers VIP White-Glove Shipping
Sometimes your freight shipment needs extra TLC. Or it might call for extra setup or assembly after delivery. Other times it might require extra help being packed up. For all those times you need a little “extra,” there’s white-glove shipping — a premium service that transforms the freight shipping delivery experience with meticulous care and…
Read More8 Questions About FTL Freight Shipping Answered
As your business grows, the need for changes in shipping strategy may sneak up on you gradually. Have you been finding your less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments getting bigger, heavier or more frequent? Do you feel like the rules and extra fees of LTL are cutting into your efficiency and bottom line? If so, it’s worth exploring…
Read MoreFreight Rates, Fraud and Recovery Indicators: A Mid-2024 Freight Recession Update
Is the freight recession over? That is a question that is often asked in the logistics industry and one that is very difficult to answer. The downturn, which started in 2022 and continues deep into 2024, has wreaked havoc in the freight shipping industry, causing many carriers to close their doors and sending shippers looking…
Read MoreTransform Your Freight Operations With a TMS Shipping Platform
If freight shipping is a key part of your logistics strategy, you know how complex it sometimes can be to manage. From getting quotes from multiple carriers to booking and tracking shipments to recordkeeping, it’s easy to get bogged down in all the details if you don’t have good processes in place. Small to medium-sized…
Read MoreYour Checklist To Finding the Right Freight Carrier
As a business owner, it’s crucial to build and maintain professional relationships throughout your supply chain with suppliers, vendors, partners and customers. However, it can be challenging for some shippers, particularly when they have to find new freight carriers to move their product. The shipper and carrier relationship is an important one to foster to…
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