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The Beginner’s Guide to Bill of Lading Documents

ShipLilly

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. Why are Bills of Lading important?

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10 shipper of choice tips to aid in securing capacity and carrier relationships

FreightWaves SONAR

With competition and the demand for fast and reliable transportation management options also increasing at rates never seen before, shippers need to focus on providing quality services to thrive. Improving dock efficiency times ensures drivers can get in and out quickly, which reduces delays in order fulfillment and transportation.

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5 Tips to Facing Your Fear of an Uncertain Freight Market

Trinity Logistics

We have learned that anything can happen in the last three-plus years when it comes to transportation. 1: Have Access to Data and Know It The first part of this tip should be simple. Once you’ve found your source, a great tip is to make your own printable data slides or documents that you can have on hand to share as needed.

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5 Tips for Writing a Transportation Management Plan

GlobalTranz

Every transportation firm sees the utility of having a transportation management plan. It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018.

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Shipping your first container.?? Here are some tips to help you

Shipping and Freight Resource

Here are some tips to assist you in shipping your first container. If you are shipping wine for example, it may require a permit for import into a specific market but may not be required in another market. Documentation. Create a check list of all documentation required for your shipment way before you start with it.

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5 Tips for Shipping Dangerous Goods

Forto

Before we go into details on how to ship hazardous materials, one needs to understand that different types of cargo require different measures for transportation. Great lengths must be taken to ensure its safe transport. Below are the 5 tips to guide you on dangerous goods shipping. Know your hazardous goods.

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How to Drive Internal Adoption of Your Real-time Transportation Visibility Platform

FourKites

At its core, rolling out a real-time transportation visibility platform – or any enterprise technology, for that matter – is both a change management project and a leadership opportunity. Smithfield Foods is one such example. Land O’Lakes’ Tips for Technology Adoption. Step 3: Produce training and documentation.