Freightera

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Follow these simple guidelines to make sure you make the right carrier choice LTL (Less-than-Truckload) freight shipping is a cost-effective way for businesses to transport smaller amounts of cargo that don’t require a full truckload (FTL). With so many LTL freight carriers on the market, it can be challenging to evaluate and select the right one for your needs.

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Freightera

JANUARY 26, 2023

Learn how to reduce one of the biggest expenses for small and medium-sized businesses In this article, we go over some of the often-overlooked practices that can help you and your business save time and money. Use technology to streamline the shipping process By using online shipping platforms such as Freightera, you can easily compare rates from multiple carriers, track shipments in real time, and automate documentation and invoicing, all in one place.

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Freightera

JANUARY 24, 2023

Follow these simple steps to make sure your cargo is safe during freight shipping If your business ships pallets regularly or occasionally, one or more of these questions has crossed your mind at some point: How do I ensure that my pallets are packaged safely for shipping? Is there such a thing as using too much padding? My freight is overhanging from the pallet — is this an issue?

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are many factors in determining a freight shipping price. Here are the right questions to ask to get a good deal. We’re here to help you figure out the right questions to ask when you’re looking for a freight shipping quote. A common question we get asked is how much it costs to ship a certain weight from A to B. Another one is how much it costs to ship a specific commodity such as a hairdresser or car engine from one city to another.

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Let us Save You Time and Money by Debunking Any False Presumptions You May Have About Freight Shipping. What we’re about to cover goes for experienced shippers and beginners alike. In fact, sometimes the more experienced shipper is more prone to assuming that skipping a step here or there is going to be fine. On the other hand, the inexperienced shipper is more likely to try and make a parallel between shipping a parcel or sending something to their aunt via their dad and shipping freight.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Should Businesses Who Frequently Ship Freight Oppose Fewer Lanes on Motorways or Less Parking? With many cities and countries worldwide shifting their focus from cars to cities when it comes to urban design, it’s fair to wonder how this may affect your business ! The topic itself is somewhat divisive with many people wanting more sidewalks and bike lanes, and many who want more parking spaces and better car accessibility. .

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Freightera

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Freightera CEO to speak about freight marketplaces, shipping trends, and innovative solutions that are more sustainable and affordable at the GIC 2022 Trade Show and Conference. Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt will be presenting at GIC Trade Show and Conference on October 25th. . The event will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre and focus on innovations by and for grocery retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and more.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With the season of spook upon us, we wanted to share some tips on how to avoid the horrors of extra charges or damage during freight shipping. Why do people enjoy watching horror movies? There are numerous reasons, some of which are novel experiences, adrenaline, catharsis, etc. But a requirement for enjoyment is safety. We need to know that we are safe in order to enjoy the feeling of fear.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Whether You’re Looking to Ship Cargo or Simply Play Scrabble, We Have the Answers For You! Freight is a common enough occurrence to make it a term brought up in everyday speech. It’s not common enough outside of businesses for everyone to know what it is. So what is it? In short, freight is (usually) heavy cargo transported by air, sea, or ground. Goods that are too large or heavy to be shipped by a parcel service such as the USPS are considered freight. .

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Freightera Featured on Globe and Mail’s Top Growing Companies List For the Third Time in a Row. “Whether they’re based in Vancouver or tiny Tara, Ont., have five employees or 7,500, one thing unites them: They’ve all managed to grow through some of the most tumultuous years on record.”. There are numerous companies popping up in numerous fields every day, but it isn’t easy to stay in the game for year after year, let alone grow.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Select the Right Carrier for Your Freight Shipping Needs in 5 Simple Steps. Freight shipping can be tricky, it can be stressful, and it can be difficult to maneuver. It makes you wish you could simply read a recipe and have everything done by just turning off your brain and following the steps. That’s why we’ve made the recipe below for you to follow and choose the right carrier.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Ship Across the USA-Canada Border Stress-Free by Following These 7 Simple Steps. If you’re looking to ship some cargo from the USA to Canada or vice versa, you’ll want to make sure everything goes smoothly. Shipping within a country already requires a considerable amount of attention. Cross-border transportation just raises that bar by about 20%. Here’s what you can do to ensure you don’t run into any trouble. 1.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Are You Looking to Ship Freight Within the USA or Within Canada? We’ve prepared our updated and improved FTL shipping rates within the USA and Canada for you! Take a look below! FTL USA. From Los Angeles. From Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY. Was: $8,570.84 USD. Now: $8,196.26 USD. From Los Angeles, CA to Dallas, TX. Was: $5,348.84 USD. Now: $4,696.67 USD.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Learn How to Fill out a BOL Quickly and Easily, Step by Step. The easy version of getting your BOL simply means getting a quote with Freightera and following our easy-to-use system’s instructions. You fill out the information as requested and voila, a BOL is generated for you, completely filled out. But what if you want to do it the old-fashioned way?

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Freightera

AUGUST 26, 2022

At Your One-Stop-Shop When it Comes to Shipping, You Can Now Get Additional Insurance Coverage Too! You’ve been asking for it and it’s finally here! Our instant, additional third-party insurance for your freight shipping needs. Statistically, your shipment only has about a 2% chance of getting lost or damaged during transit. This sounds like a pretty reasonable margin, considering the amount of freight that gets moved around daily.

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Freightera

AUGUST 8, 2022

Let These Three Reviews We’ve Received Recently Tell You Why You Want to Give Freightera a Shot. We’ve received some wonderful feedback from our clients over the years. Recently, we’ve received some reviews that we actually wanted to frame. . However, this being the internet, we’ll settle for the next best thing and we’ll eternalize them on the web. .

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Freightera

AUGUST 2, 2022

Looking to ship some cargo cross-border? We can help with that! Take a look at our rate examples for full truckload cross-border shipments from the USA to Canada and vice versa. Cross-border from CA to the US. From Montreal QC to Westbrook ME: $1169 USD. From Chilliwack BC to San Francisco CA: $1601 USD. From Windsor ON to Nashville TN: $2362 USD. From Surrey BC to Los Angeles CA: $2472 USD.

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Freightera

JULY 28, 2022

These 5 Tips for Safe Shipping Will Help You Avoid Reshipping Your Freight. You may have heard of the phrase “I’m not rich enough to buy cheap things”. With rising shipping costs, it’s likely that you’re not rich enough to ship the same cargo again after you’ve already tried to ship it. Even if you were, why would you want to? Below are some ways which will help you ensure you won’t need to ship the same freight twice or spend months waiting for insurance claims to be resolved.

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Freightera

JULY 20, 2022

Why Online Freight Marketplaces Such as Freightera Are the Way to Go. You’re a small or medium business owner and you just need to get your cargo from point A to point B. You contact a carrier, negotiate a price and it’s done. Great. . Then you need to move your cargo from point A to point C. Tough, that same carrier can’t help you. They don’t service that lane or they’re asking for a fortune.

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Freightera

JULY 13, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Taxes for Shipping Within Canada. If you’re looking to ship goods within Canada, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the applicable taxes for each province. . In this article, we’re going to simplify the topic for you and when you book a shipment, our system will simplify the math. So let’s get started. Goods and Services Tax (GST).

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Freightera

JULY 7, 2022

What does “greenwashing” mean and how does it compare to “green” services and companies. Companies often market themselves as “green” and “sustainable”. We ought to know, we’re one of them. However, there is a massive difference between companies that aim to actually make a difference and those that simply market themselves as such. . That’s why, in this article, we’re going to cover the differences and hopefully make it easier for you to make an educated decision on which companies to work with

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2022

Commonly Shipped Goods Throughout the USA and Their Shipping Class. We’ve put together some data from 2022 regarding our most commonly shipped goods classes. We’ll show you what you can expect when you ship some of our most commonly transported commodities. Read on! Before we begin. Okay, so before we begin, let’s clarify what freight class is and what it’s used for.

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Freightera

JUNE 8, 2022

Streamline Your Oversized, Undersized, and Container Cargo Shipping Processes by Following These 6 Tips. It’s not easy to move oversized cargo. You need special permits, there are time constraints, etc. Containers are no different and parcels are very different (simpler ). . Any type of shipment that isn’t full truckload (FTL) or less than truckload (LTL) is outside the industry norm.

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Freightera

JUNE 1, 2022

Freightera’s enhanced quoting engine makes the largest freight rate inventory in North America more accessible for businesses struggling with lack of transport availability and high prices. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 1, 2022 ( Newswire.com ) – Freightera, the innovative award-winning freight marketplace serving businesses with instant freight quotes in the USA and Canada, just announced the release of a significantly upgraded quoting engine.

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Freightera

MAY 31, 2022

If You’re Looking to Ship FTL Freight You’ll Want to Check Out These 5 Tips for a Good Experience. You’re shipping freight and you’re not sure if you need a whole truck, less than truckload, or a whole smaller truck? Well, we’re here to answer your questions. In this article, we will run down a list of useful tips for shipping full truckloads worth of cargo.

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Freightera

MAY 30, 2022

Instant online quotes at Freightera just got better: they load much faster and you can interact with them right away. Freightera’s Quote Machine was slowing down having to process all the carrier rates in our largest in North America inventory. Our engineers had to rethink the loading strategy and rose to the challenge. Not much has changed with the look you know, but the speed and feel of interaction are different.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

Follow These 7 (And a Half) Steps to Make Sure Your Less Than Truckload Freight Gets Delivered Smoothly. If you’d like to pick up a few things about stressless less than truckload shipping, you’ve come to the right place. In the shipping business, we often forget about the good things that come from our efforts due to the stressful nature of the work itself.

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Freightera

MAY 10, 2022

LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA and Canada to Kansas City, Missouri. See some of the examples of our freight rates (1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100) , for shipments going from major cities in the USA and Canada to Kansas City, Missouri: From Kansas City MO to Granbury TX : $241.91 USD. From Kansas City MO to Austin TX : $234.16 USD.

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Freightera

MAY 9, 2022

What Is The Difference Between Passenger Trains and Freight Trains. The differences between transport and freight trains are numerous, ranging from technical to operational. In this article, we’ll take a deeper dive into the main differences and what trains, in the day when electric cars are all the buzz (pardon the pun), have to offer. So let’s dive right in.

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Freightera

MAY 2, 2022

LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA and Canada to Baltimore, Maryland. See examples of our freight rates for a sample shipment of 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100 , going from major cities in the USA and Canada to Baltimore, Maryland: From Minneapolis MN to Baltimore MD: $284.44 USD. From Sanborn NY to Baltimore MD: $235.32 USD.

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Freightera

APRIL 29, 2022

Online Chat: A Fast and Stressless Way of Getting the Help You Need at Freightera. Most of us know the feeling of anxiety before making the call to order a pizza. The phone is just sitting there, waiting for you to pick it up and do what has to be done. . Luckily, technology now allows us to order food and pretty much anything else without making an actual phone call.

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Freightera

MARCH 15, 2022

Not all cargo is the same. There are the standard, frequently shipped items such as crated engines, palletized stacks of boxes containing dry food or electronics. On the other hand, there are the less common, trickier to move commodities such as artwork and hay. . It’s not that anybody would outright refuse to ship such items, but they do require special care and attention.

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Freightera

MARCH 10, 2022

Vegetables, Fruit, Plants, and Flowers Can’t Survive in Standard Trucks for More Than a Few Hours. From different truck sizes to additional services that range from simple appointments and tailgate requests to more complex requirements such as crane services and teams of drivers, there’s very little that cannot be done to accommodate your shipment. .

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Freightera

MARCH 9, 2022

See our new, more affordable freight rates for shipping pallets within the USA. Freight rate examples for 1 pallet with the dimensions 48” x 48” x 48”, with the weight of 500 lbs. (class 500, business to business, dock to dock). From Burlington, VT to Boston, MA. Was: $266.98 USD. Now: $137.74 USD. From Boston, MA to Hartford, CT. Was: $167.73 USD.

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Freightera

MARCH 8, 2022

With recent events in the world leading to significant changes in how we view work and what is sustainable, many businesses are switching to remote work. Since it’s been established in 2014, Freightera has been a 100% remote-working company and that’s why our employees have a bunch of useful tips for working from home! Follow these tips to improve your productivity as well as your physical and mental wellbeing!

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Freightera

MARCH 3, 2022

It’s not uncommon for our clients to ask us why a driver didn’t call them ahead of delivery when they specifically wrote this request in the special instructions section of the bill of lading (BOL). . There are a few key differences between appointments and calls ahead of pickup/delivery which we will cover below and, hopefully, you won’t run into this problem yourself.

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Freightera

MARCH 2, 2022

Dear shippers, we have a new freight rate update for LTL (less than truckload) freight shipping within Canada. We are doing our best to get you the most affordable carrier rates out there, and you’ll see that the price decrease in the examples below is quite significant. Freight rate examples for 1 pallet with the dimensions 48” x 48” x 48”, with the weight of 500 lbs, residential delivery, and tailgate at delivery included: From Toronto, ON to Calgary, AB.

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