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Understanding Overlength Surcharge in LTL Shipping

Sep 17, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Freight Costs, The Basics

Understanding Overlength Surcharge in LTL Shipping Overlength surcharge is a source of frustration or profit depending on your perspective as a shipper or carrier. Understanding when and why carriers surcharge for overlength can reduce surprise charges. What is a...

How to Calculate Density for LTL Freight Costs

Sep 15, 2020 | Blog, Freight Costs, The Basics

How to Calculate Density for LTL Freight Costs Shippers need to know how to calculate density for LTL freight costs because many carriers use freight density along with actual weight to price LTL shipments. Calculating freight density may sound like a task...

How to Save on Freight Costs: 11 Expert Strategies

Jun 24, 2020 | Blog, FLEX Outbound Freight, Freight Costs

How to Save on Freight Costs: 11 Expert Strategies In a world where online commerce has exploded, and customers want their stuff mere hours after placing an order, there has never been greater scrutiny by management of how to save on freight costs. Whether you are in...

Why is LTL Freight So Expensive? Can You Reduce Costs?

May 18, 2020 | EXACT Inbound Freight, FLEX Outbound Freight, Freight Costs, The Basics

Why is LTL Freight So Expensive? Can You Reduce Costs? It doesn’t matter what industry you are in or where your company fits into the supply chain, shipping costs are almost certainly a major consideration when you add up the costs of doing business. Some...

Freight Management: Those Who Keep Control, Keep the Money

May 13, 2020 | Blog, EXACT Inbound Freight, FLEX Outbound Freight, Freight Costs, Latest News

In decades past, companies generally treated their freight management as a common task, often not considering the possibility that there could be more money saved by taking greater control of the shipping process. When a company was offered a 30% or 40% discount, it...

Discovering, Mapping and Eliminating Hidden Inbound and Outbound Freight Costs to Enhance Profitability

May 13, 2020 | Blog, Freight Costs

Most companies don’t set out to build a great shipping department. They set out to build great products, minimize overhead, and sell for a profit. Cost controls in shipping rarely enter the equation, and when they do, controls are almost exclusively centered on...

Freight Costs

Understanding Overlength Surcharge in LTL Shipping

How to Calculate Density for LTL Freight Costs

How to Save on Freight Costs: 11 Expert Strategies

Why is LTL Freight So Expensive? Can You Reduce Costs?

Freight Management: Those Who Keep Control, Keep the Money

Discovering, Mapping and Eliminating Hidden Inbound and Outbound Freight Costs to Enhance Profitability

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