Size and Weight do matter, 📏 +⚖ = GOOD SHIPPING!!! Information that you need to make sure is correct when shipping LTL: What is the pallet or unit size being shipped? Dimensions must include all the outside dimensions of everything in or on your shipment. Note, the carrier doesn’t want exact dimensions, they want rounded up dimensions. For example, let’s say the exact dimensions of your shipment including the pallet/unit and the part being shipped are 47.5”x39.5”x30.2”. The dimensions that the carrier needs to see on the Bill of Lading (BOL) are 48”x40”x31”. Note that any dimension over 0.0… rounds up to the next highest number, so 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9 all round up to the next whole number, in this case 1.0. More examples: 40.4 equals 41; 38.2 equals 39; 20.1 equals 21. You should be aware that nearly all carriers today have laser measuring devices in their terminals and the vast majority of all shipments are re-dimensioned by the carrier, so if your dimensions are off, you will receive corrections and anytime you receive a correction to a BOL, it will cost you money. 📏 What is the weight? As close to exact as possible. Like dimensions, the vast majority of all LTL freight is re-weighed. We recommend that all yards that ship have a commercial scale to weigh your shipments. If don’t want to invest in a large commercial scale, at least get a scale that can hook on to your forklift. There are options that cost less than $50. This investment can save you hundreds of dollars over time in reweighs. We have seen reweighs that range from 10# to over 5000#. ⚖ #inxpress308 #shipping #damagedshipment #ltlfreight
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Size and Weight do matter, 📏 +⚖ = GOOD SHIPPING!!! Information that you need to make sure is correct when shipping LTL: What is the pallet or unit size being shipped? Dimensions must include all the outside dimensions of everything in or on your shipment. Note, the carrier doesn’t want exact dimensions, they want rounded up dimensions. For example, let’s say the exact dimensions of your shipment including the pallet/unit and the part being shipped are 47.5”x39.5”x30.2”. The dimensions that the carrier needs to see on the Bill of Lading (BOL) are 48”x40”x31”. Note that any dimension over 0.0… rounds up to the next highest number, so 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9 all round up to the next whole number, in this case 1.0. More examples: 40.4 equals 41; 38.2 equals 39; 20.1 equals 21. You should be aware that nearly all carriers today have laser measuring devices in their terminals and the vast majority of all shipments are re-dimensioned by the carrier, so if your dimensions are off, you will receive corrections and anytime you receive a correction to a BOL, it will cost you money. 📏 What is the weight? As close to exact as possible. Like dimensions, the vast majority of all LTL freight is re-weighed. We recommend that all yards that ship have a commercial scale to weigh your shipments. If don’t want to invest in a large commercial scale, at least get a scale that can hook on to your forklift. There are options that cost less than $50. This investment can save you hundreds of dollars over time in reweighs. We have seen reweighs that range from 10# to over 5000#. ⚖ #inxpress308 #shipping #damagedshipment #ltlfreight
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1475 trucks VS 200 loads. I'm not sure if it's a bug with DAT One or if this is really happening. The last time I saw something like this was back in 2018, even the COVID times weren't this rough. To get things back to normal, we gotta get rid of some capacity. There is still lot of capacity out there, and what's weird is, if we notice last cycles, usually when the market's not doing so good, capacity starts to drop. But this time, it's different. The market is the worst it's ever been but carriers are still hanging on, hoping for the next bull market. Freight volumes might not pickup until Q3-Q4 ( or maybe 2025 ,the way things are looking ) but in order to see better rates, this capacity needs to go off the market. And honestly, I'm not too hopeful that'll happen anytime soon. #truckingindustry
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