Trucking industry insights, market trends, and freight transportation strategies.
Surprised by accessorial charges in trucking? Here's what the most common freight fees mean, why they hit your invoice, and how to avoid them on your next shipment.
How many pallets fit on a 53 foot trailer, dry van or reefer, with real inside dimensions, weight limits, LTL linear foot rules, and when to book a full truck.
A step-by-step guide to shipping heavy equipment in the US: measuring the load, choosing flatbed, step deck or RGN, permits, securement rules and real costs.
FOB shipping point or FOB destination? Learn who owns the freight in transit, who pays the carrier, and who files the damage claim under US law, with examples.
Your LTL bill came in higher than the quote. Here is what reweighs, reclasses and lumper fees really cost, and the federal deadlines for disputing them.
A fuel surcharge is the diesel add-on to your freight rate. Here is the formula, this week's record EIA figure, a live LTL table, and what you can negotiate.
Freight broker and freight forwarder are federal legal statuses. 3PL is not. Here is what each is liable for when freight is damaged, and which one you need.
Most pallets ship for $250 to $900. Here is the density math, a real LTL quote priced line by line, and why your final invoice arrives higher than your quote.
Drayage is the short container move between port, rail ramp, and your dock. Learn the move types, the real cost line items, and how to avoid demurrage fees.
