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Where does trust break down with LTL? For starters, the invoice. Shippers do not trust that the carrier invoice will match their quote, even when they do their very best to provide an accurate weight and dims. Carriers do not trust shippers to […]

Updates are in and most LTL carriers have indeed made changes to their Over-Length fees in the last 2 weeks. The graphic below shows fee structures for many major carriers prior to November and current. Those whose column is blank […]

Shippers and LTL carriers have long operated under a tacit freight tender process whereby the shipper uses the BOL to tell the carrier what and how much they are shipping, from where and to where, and what services are requested.  […]

If you are involved with LTL shipping, you are probably familiar with the NMFC aka National Motor Freight Classification guidebook.  The NMFC is the definitive source of freight classifications for LTL shipping.  It can be mysterious yet accessible, confusing yet […]

Virtually every LTL carrier utilizes freight scales to verify the BOL weights of shipments tendered to them.  They do this for several reasons.  The primary reason, of course, is that shipment weights often impact shipment charges and the revenue they […]

What are the correct dimensions (length, width, and height) of the LTL shipment above?  Was the length really 46.5 inches?  Was the height really 80.5 inches?  How does that tilted carton factor into the equation?  We will cover that topic, […]

It is always in the shipper’s best interests to provide dimensions for individual handling units on the BOL.  Carriers will greatly appreciate this as it helps ensure they have accurate information for costing and load planning purposes.  This information can […]