For many businesses both in Canada and abroad, freight shipping is a crucial cornerstone of their business strategy.
The ability to ship large quantities of goods quickly and effectively is simply vital for success.
That said, freight shipping is also a vast industry, with a wide array of specific services to cater to many specific needs.
Understanding these various freight shipping services can empower businesses to make informed decisions that optimize their logistics operations.
This article will explain four of these key freight services – LTL, Spot Quote, White Glove Service, and Limited Access Delivery – and explore how they can specifically benefit your business.
LTL shipping is the most common freight service for small-to-medium-sized businesses.
A cost-effective solution for businesses that don't require a full truck for their shipments, LTL services most often consist of shipments between 1-6 pallets.
With this service, multiple shipments from different companies are consolidated onto a single truck, significantly reducing transportation costs.
This proves particularly beneficial for small to midsized businesses looking to maximize efficiency and minimize expenses.
Spot Quote is a service that provides quotes for shipments that fall outside their regularly contracted rates.
Spot quotes are most often used for specialized shipments, such as oversized or overweight loads, refrigeration, full truckloads (FTL) or partial truckloads (PTL), or deliveries that have strict appointment windows.
White Glove Service goes beyond traditional shipping, providing additional services such as inside delivery, unpacking, and assembly.
This service is ideal for businesses dealing with delicate, high-value, or specialized items.
While most often used for B2C shipments, such as residential delivery of furniture, large appliances, and power equipment, white glove services also extend to B2B shipments, such as delivery of similar high-value items to office buildings, storefronts, and other places of business.
Limited access locations, such as remote areas like farms, high security areas like airports, and difficult-to navigate areas like hospitals, can prove especially costly to deliver to, and in many cases these deliveries will be denied without booking the correct services.
Limited Access Delivery is one of many specialized freight services, and is designed for shipments that require special accommodations due to difficult access points like those listed above.
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Talk to one of our shipping experts today and see how Freightcom can help satisfy all of your freight shipping needs for less!