Understanding how freight pricing varies by transportation mode can help determine the most cost-effective solution for your business. By learning the ins and outs of pricing variables, you can find ways to cut costs, increase efficiency, and avoid overpaying for services you don’t need. Quite frankly, determining the mode of transport is one of the… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Logistics Plus Ranks Among America’s Top 3PLs According to Multiple Transport Topics 2021 Lists Logistics Plus ranks as a top freight brokerage firm and a top dry storage warehousing firm in the $231 billion U.S. third-party logistics industry. ERIE, PA (April 6, 2021) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of… Read more »
The Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These changes became effective 04/10/2021. Some notable changes are listed below. Subjects 2 and 3 – Foodstuffs Group – Bakery Goods, Coffee, Tea or Herbal Tea, Cookies or Crackers, Foodstuffs, NOI, Snack Foods, NOI: These items were… Read more »
As widely reported by freight industry media outlets, such as Freightwaves, Logistics Management, Journal of Commerce, and others, general freight rates – including those for less-than-truckload (LTL) services – continue to rise. Most experts are predicting high, single-digit rate increases in 2021, along with higher diesel fuel prices. Renewed economic demand, increases in e-commerce shipping,… Read more »
The Logistics Plus North American Division (NAD) is an award-winning freight brokerage team. In the complex world of logistics, our NAD team provides a wide variety of solutions for today’s changing transportation world. Whether you have one shipment or thousands of shipments, Logistics Plus will find the right solution for you. Outlined below are only… Read more »
The Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These changes became effective 12/19/2020. Some of the notable changes are listed below. Controllers, Motor Controllers, Switchboards or Switchboard sections – New Item, new classifications Battery Chargers, Item 61270 – This item canceled and moved into Item… Read more »
Ready to kick the tires on eShipPlus™? eShipPlus is a powerful cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) for Logistics Plus North American customers. For a limited time, we are offering interested customers “demo” access to test-drive the easy-to-use quoting features of eShipPlus. Alternatively, our freight management specialists are available to provide a risk-free Zoom demonstration of… Read more »
In case you missed it, the Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These changes became effective 8/15/2020. Some of the notable changes are listed below (thank you for the reminder from our friends at Southeastern Freight). Boats or Boat Sections – Athletic Goods Group… Read more »
As a freight broker/intermediary, Logistics Plus has no legal liability for loss and damage claims that occur as a result of carrier services we source for our customers; although we do offer to assist our customers with the processing of freight claims. No one likes to deal with missing or damaged goods or filing freight… Read more »
Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping can be somewhat complex and confusing. It is important for shippers to provide their LTL carrier – or 3PL/broker – with accurate bill of lading (BOL) information to avoid unexpected charges. Sometimes those surprises can come in the form of fees associated with overlength, linear foot, cubic capacity rules. The following is… Read more »
