Mailing perishable food isn’t as simple as putting it into a box and showing up at the post office. It’s worthwhile to consider exactly how you plan on mailing food from one location to another, whether you’re in the business or just need some help for a one-time shipment. Here are our top tips for mailing food so it arrives on the recipient’s doorstep or business in excellent condition. How to pack refrigerated and frozen food Your average cardboard box won’t be enough to keep frozen or refrigerated food cold. Instead, look for a cold shipping box from a store... View Article
Wondering how COVID-19 has affected intermodal freight, including drayage shipping? From supply chain disruptions to labor shortages, there’s a lot for shipping companies to keep in mind as the pandemic continues into its third year. Read on to learn more about COVID-19 and its impact on freight. What is intermodal transportation? Intermodal transportation involves the movement of cargo from its origin to its destination by at least two forms of transit, including rail, air, sea, land and pipeline. Transfer from one mode to the other occurs at intermodal terminals around the world. Several transportation methods make up the intermodal freight... View Article
COVID-19 has caused disruption in every industry, but the shipping industry is under particular stress due to an unprecedented labor shortage. When it comes to drayage shipping, COVID-19 port restrictions are causing further strain. The labor shortage and port restrictions combined are increasing chassis turnaround time, tying up movement of goods at the country’s ports. Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19-related port restrictions. What’s causing the backlog? COVID-19 has caused a tidal wave of problems for the logistics industry, including container shortages and backlogs at ports. Drayage shipping providers have seen particularly long delays due to global supply... View Article
With the economy becoming more global, it’s now more important than ever to ship and receive products efficiently—and the rise of technology has made this process more streamlined than ever before. If your company is still using spreadsheets and fallible human knowledge to optimize your transportation efficiency, you should know that there’s a better way. It’s called a transportation management provider or a transportation management system. A transportation management provider is a software system that helps map out and optimize logistics when it comes to companies transporting, shipping and receiving goods. Whether it’s HAZMAT shipping or receiving new products, a... View Article
Ground transportation is the backbone of the world’s supply chain economy. While a lot of equipment and merchandise is transported by plane or by ship, transporting goods by truck is the most common and most important form of supply transportation. This goes for overweight hauling and HAZMAT shipping as well. What constitutes overweight hauling varies by state, country and jurisdiction, but as a rule of thumb, any truck with a gross weight (i.e., everything is included) over 80,000 pounds or a container weight over 44,000 pounds qualifies as overweight hauling. Here are some questions you could ask a company you’re... View Article
