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15
Nov
Part 14 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Consolidate Shipments
Consolidate Shipments My last article, part 13 of 22 ways to reduce LTL costs that don’t involve a price reduction, dealt with holding shipments at origin to build pickup density. That is a strategy which just about any shipper, […]
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17
Oct
Part 13 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Hold Shipments To Increase Shipments Picked Up
13. Hold Shipments To Increase Shipments Picked Up After a bit of a hiatus, I am back to wrap up the rest of the “22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve a Price Reduction”. The year 2022 […]
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03
Oct
Mixed Commodities Rule Item 640 – Roadmap to the Future?
The Mixed Commodity Rule Item 640 in the NMFC is a beast of an item. It is not only long and complicated, but it is also unfair to carriers in many cases and incredibly punitive to shippers in other […]
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30
Aug
Residential Deliveries – 08/30/22 Update
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 […]
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03
Aug
Residential Deliveries
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20
Jul
Part 11 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Fulfill Promised Volumes to Shippers
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 […]
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10
Jul
Part 10 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Pay On Time
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 […]
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05
Jul
Part 9 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Provide Advance Shipment Projections
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 […]
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20
Jun
Part 8 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Label and Package Your Freight
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 […]
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14
Jun
Part 7 of 22 Ways To Reduce LTL Costs That Don’t Involve A Price Reduction – Watch Your Accessorials!
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 […]
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