LTL
LTL Freight Class Explained: How NMFC Classes Affect What You Pay
A practical guide to LTL freight classes: how the NMFC system works, how to calculate density, why reclasses happen, and how to keep LTL invoices predictable.
· 7 min read
Freight & logistics insights
Plain-English guides that help shippers move freight smarter.
Heavy haul
Oversize and Heavy Haul Shipping: Permits, Escorts, and Trailer Types
How oversize and overweight freight moves in the US and Canada: legal limits, state and provincial permits, escort requirements, travel restrictions, and choosing between step deck, RGN, and lowboy trailers.
· 8 min read
Expedited
Expedited Freight: When to Use Team Drivers, Sprinter Vans, and White Glove Service
What expedited shipping is, how team drivers and dedicated vehicles cut transit time, what it costs, and how to decide when an urgent shipment is worth expediting.
· 7 min read
Transload
Transloading and Cross Docking: How They Cut Costs on Import Freight
How transloading and cross docking work, when they save money compared with direct container delivery, and how they help avoid demurrage and per diem charges.
· 7 min read
3PL
How to Choose a 3PL: Brokers, Agents, and Carriers Explained
Understand the difference between a 3PL, freight broker, agent, and asset carrier, what to check before you hand over freight, and the questions to ask any logistics partner.
· 7 min read
Accessorials
Freight Accessorial Charges Explained: Detention, Liftgate, TONU, and More
A plain-language guide to common truckload, LTL, and drayage accessorial charges, why they appear on freight invoices, and how shippers can prevent them.
· 7 min read
Drayage
What Is Drayage? A Shipper’s Guide to Port and Rail Container Moves
Drayage explained: what it is, how it fits into intermodal shipping, what drives cost, and how to avoid demurrage and per diem fees.
· 6 min read
LTL
LTL vs. Full Truckload: How to Choose the Right Mode
Compare LTL and full truckload shipping by cost, transit time, and handling risk, and learn the pallet and weight thresholds where each one makes sense.
· 5 min read
Cross-border
Shipping Freight Across the US-Canada Border: What You Need to Know
A practical checklist for cross-border truckload and LTL shipments between the US and Canada, covering customs brokers, PARS/PAPS, ACE/ACI eManifest, and common delays.
· 7 min read