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11 Best Practices to Ship Parcel Like a Pro

GlobalTranz

Instead of focusing on charging more to ship parcel, shippers should redevelop their processes to streamline shipping and reduce delays, as well as freight spend. Things go wrong, but freight or cargo insurance , often reserved for less-than-truckload and full truckload shipments, is available for parcels as well.

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The 12 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We first featured the most popular manufacturing blog posts followed by the top Supply Chain blog posts, then logistics, transportation, business, 3PL, and then finally we round out our series today featuring the most popular blog posts focused on freight and freight management. The 12 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts from 2014.

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Accessing Bathrooms

Cathy Roberson

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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Top 8 Online Logistics Tools For Logistics Professionals

GlobalTranz

Evernote as well as Eduzaurus has been rated as the best tool used by professional logistics in organizing important files, documents and images and is, therefore, a widespread global application in the field of supply chain management. It is widely known and used in online filing and storage of documents used in the supply chain.

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Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck Annual 3-Day Enforcement Event to Take Place June 2-4, 2015

GlobalTranz

During the annual three-day event, CVSA-certified inspectors conduct compliance, enforcement and educational initiatives targeted at various elements of motor carrier, vehicle, driver, and cargo safety and security. The special emphasis for International Roadcheck 2015 is cargo securement. Hours-of-Service Documentation.

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How to Mitigate Risk of Full Truckload Shipping: Freight/Cargo Insurance!

GlobalTranz

Believe it or not, product in the care of a driver does not necessarily place all liability for freight in the hands of the carrier. Under federal transportation law, and the Carmack Amendments, carriers traditionally held liability for freight until delivery, with four specific exclusions, but individual contracts may make liability unclear.

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The Ultimate Global Shipping Guide: Everything You Need to Know

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As POs come in, the provider calculates the dates for cargo to be picked up and continues to verify as the delivery dates approach. If your cargo needs to cross oceans or extremely long distances, your most likely choice will be air freight or ocean shipping. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.