GoShip Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Shipping OEM parts can be time-consuming, expensive, and risky. Find out the difference between OEM and aftermarket parts and the best shipping methods if you opt for OEM parts. What is OEM shipping? OEM shipping can seem challenging due to its complexity. OEM shipping pricing. Availability. Versatility.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

With COVID-19 creating changes in best-fit practices, Amazon contributed to the plight of its competitors by raising the bar. Consumers had come to expect options like free shipping, free return shipping, same-day delivery, and high visibility. The end of 2020 sees all-time highs in LTL stock trading.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2018

These giants have deep pockets, capable of offering low-cost, if not free, parcel shipping. However, that does not mean all shippers must face the challenges to ship parcel at their expense. If shippers charge to ship parcel, customers will simply go to Amazon. Negotiate Shipping Rates Like a Pro.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 11, 2018

If you’re new to less-than-truckload (LTL) freight shipping, then there is a good chance that all of the terminology and shipping processes that it comes with are a little confusing. We can offer you a few best practices to use to make LTL freight shipping even easier to understand.

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Freight Center

JULY 30, 2019

The most common LTL freight-shipping mistakes happen when people try to do something that seems perfectly logical to them. Taking a proactive approach, FreightCenter does its best to help you avoid making these mistakes (and paying the price for them). Speak with a shipping expert about how to measure your shipment.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digitization takes living, real-time data from once futuristic fantasy to practical present-day tools. Companies who embrace these changes can stay ahead of shipping needs, coordinate the arrival and departure of shipments at distribution facilities and offer customers full transparency regarding product tracking.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

Editor's Note: As a third party logistics company with a focus on better Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight management, we have several shippers who are in the manufacturing industry. We relay on guest bloggers and the expertise of others for manufacturing best practices. We hope this post is helpful. .

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Freightera

AUGUST 17, 2020

Shippers who become Freightera members may lessen some of these concerns by utilizing the company’s streamlined automated shipping processes, their broad range of services, and their extensive network of carriers. Specifically, they needed: Parcel shipping – Canada and the US, as part of an ‘all-in-one solution’. API integration.

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Logistics Problem Solving

AUGUST 9, 2018

In this blog, I’m going to examine the most important factors that will determine your decision. Early in my career, I was always taught to strive for high-class in everything you do, but that’s not what you want when you’re shipping LTL freight! Why Companies Need New Supply Chain and Logistics Software.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2021

When shippers have a significant number of LTL-sized orders that are destined for the same geographic area, they can be combined to create a full truckload shipment out to a pool distribution facility that serves the geographic area. From this pool point, orders are shipped via LTL to end customers.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Select the Right Carrier for Your Freight Shipping Needs in 5 Simple Steps. Freight shipping can be tricky, it can be stressful, and it can be difficult to maneuver. Determine whether you need a whole truck, or if less than truckload (LTL) services would be a better option. The other option is LTL (less than truckload).

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