A business should always be on the lookout for ways to lower expenses. Controlling your shipping costs (freight rates) is a great way to do this. How do you know you are getting the best freight shipping available? You need to be informed and understand more about shipping carriers and the processes involved.
Large, whole-truck-only shipments are now, for the most part, a thing of the past. With the prevalence of eCommerce and direct-to-consumer deliveries, shipping methods have adapted to accommodate smaller, custom-sized loads.
Because of this, a new type of shipping method was introduced in the 1980's: LTL. This is an alternative to FTL. But what do LTL and FTL stand for?
Having goods delivered to a location is essential to running a business, but choosing the right method for calculating freight rates isn't always easy.
Many companies offer a freight shipping calculator to try and estimate how much a shipment will cost. But it's still important to understand what factors influence the cost and how prices are calculated.
Let's go over some of the essential aspects behind a standard freight calculator below so that you know how shipping freight rates are determined.
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These files have been designed as fillable forms where data can be entered and, if necessary partially completed and saved, to reuse later on a similar shipment. For example if you have regular orders between the same locations you can download a Bill of Lading and save it with all the required location information.
To take advantage of this functionality please right click the blue "download" text and save the file to your computer.
Note: If you are attempting to view any of these documents in your browser's PDF viewer (by clicking on them directly), you may not be able to make use the fillable form fields and the save functionality. Check if your browser supports the adobe plugin here and follow the steps to add the adobe plugin to your browser. If you can't get the in-browser forms to work just right click and download the PDF and open with Adobe Reader.
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