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I am on a quest to map out how each of the major LTL carriers manages and offers Residential delivery service. Every LTL carrier views Residential deliveries through a different lens, has a different set of rules and charges that […]

12. Engage With Carriers to Address Issues We are half-way through the 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve a Price Reduction. 11 down, 11 more to go. Let’s go! Communication is key in any relationship. That includes LTL shipping. From […]

  11. Fulfill Promised Volumes to Carriers Promises, Promises.  Some say they are made to be broken.  But in LTL, like many other industries, integrity matters.  Promises matter When you think about business transactions, it is quite common for there […]

10. Pay On Time You don’t expect your favorite fast-food restaurant to provide medical advice. You don’t expect your local dry cleaner to also change the oil in our car. So why do you expect your LTL carrier to be […]

9.  Provide Advance Shipment Projections   LTL is so different from other forms of transport.  That is one LTL’s greatest strengths, and why it is so appealing to shippers and growing so well.  Unlike full Truckload where you are essentially […]

Label And Package Freight Accurately And Clearly   LTL carriers are super-heroes. They can deliver thousands, even tens of thousands, of shipments a day of all shapes and sizes and packaging.  They can pick up one to hundreds of shipments […]

  Watch Your Accessorials Probably one of the most under-utilized yet most-effective way to reduce your LTL freight spend is to manage your accessorials.  I run across examples literally every day where a small amount of vigilance can pay off […]

  6.  Reduce Carrier Risk   Risk:  Possibility of loss or injury; something that creates or suggests a hazard. We all face risk. We all face risk with the decisions that we make every day.  If I stop for that […]

  Reduce Carrier Space Space, the final frontier. For LTL carriers, space represents a frontier of heightened understanding in regards to the amount of space each shipment takes up.  Space, directly and indirectly, accounts for upwards of 50% of LTL […]