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From Freight Quotes to LTL Shipping: Ensuring Data Accuracy from the Start

GoShip Blog

Every successful shipment hinges on the precision of the initial data provided. In the world of LTL shipping, where shipments often involve multiple carriers and touchpoints, the accuracy of the initial data becomes even more crucial. This co-sharing demands precise data from the get-go.

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The importance of declaring correct cargo details and consequences of cargo misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

Incorrect cargo details and/or misdeclaration of cargo and its details has been the bane of many shipping lines over the years. The consequences of cargo and weight misdeclaration were so severe that the IMO had to implement SOLAS VGM regulations. For over two years now TT Club has been promoting its Cargo Integrity campaign.

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DGL Takes Cybersecurity Very Seriously

Dedola Global Logistics

Many receive emails alerting them of a data breach at their favorite mega-store or insurance company that exposed their personal information. Today, companies of all sizes are experiencing cyberattacks, leading to data breaches and system failures. Their customers’ were in limbo, unable to access their cargo status.

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Refrigerated Trucking How-To For Motor Carriers

Trinity Logistics

FSMA requires those transporting food to follow best practices for sanitary transportation, such as proper personnel training, maintaining shipment records, and following shipper instructions to keep food properly temperature-controlled during transit. It’s recommended to keep all records for 12 months, minimum. Pre-trip 1.

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Hazmat Products Shipping Tutorial for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

But you do need to make sure that everyone has the proper training and certification to handle hazmat products. Everyone from the manufacturer to your warehousing and fulfillment teams, freight and shipping companies, truck drivers and mail carriers, all need to be trained and certified to handle hazardous contents.

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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

Whether digital or manual, the business of shipping involves a lot of documentation. The shipper booked the cargo using a Freight Forwarder who issued the shipper with Original House Bills which were deposited with the finance company as security by the shipper. Here is a real life example. Image from : APL.

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Robots Help Solve Japan’s Problem

Logistics Business Magazine

Robots load and unload cargo In Japan, the average annual working hours for a heavy truck driver were 2,568, which is 444 hours longer than the national average for all jobs – labour ministry data from 2022 reveal. Placing cargo in and out of trucks and warehouses is one of the most time- consuming tasks of truck drivers.