Shipping Guides & Updates

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The paperwork. The costs. The stuff worth knowing before your freight hits the road. Shipping guides and updates for Canada and the USA.

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Shipping Guides

LTL vs. FTL Shipping: Key Differences Explained

LTL shares a trailer and is handled at every terminal. FTL takes the whole truck and is touched once. Where the cost lines cross.

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Cross-Border & Customs

In Bond Shipment: When Your Shipment Goes "In Bond to Canada"

What in-bond freight means, why your shipment wasn’t released at the Canadian border, and what to do while it waits.

Updated November 2026

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Equipment Types Used in the Shipping Industry

Dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, step decks, RGNs and more: what each trailer does and the load details you need to choose equipment.

Updated November 2026

Cross-Border & Customs

Shipping from the US to Canada: One Pallet, Step by Step

One pallet, one border. What to send for an LTL quote, how to pack it so it survives the handling, and who clears it into Canada.

Updated November 2026

Freight Costs

What Is Carrier Liability? Why $2 a Pound Is Rarely What Your Freight Is Worth

Carrier liability pays by weight, not value. The arithmetic to do before your freight moves, not after.

Shipping Guides

How to File a Freight Claim: The Seven-Day Window

Seven days from delivery, photographs before the packaging goes, and why "subject to inspection" is worth nothing.

Moto News

Raising the Bar: What We’re Doing to Improve Customer Experience in Logistics

Somebody opens every shipment every day and checks it against the paperwork. What that catches, and what it does not.

Updated November 2026

Shipping Guides

How to Tell a Well-Run Trucking Company From a Cheap One

Seven questions that separate a carrier who will handle your freight properly from one whose invoice will surprise you.

Updated November 2026

Shipping Guides

How to Track Your Shipment Online

Find your freight tracking number, check shipment updates and understand what to do when the reference or status needs clarification.

Updated November 2026

Cross-Border & Customs

Everything You Need to Know About Working With a Bonded Carrier

What bonded carriers can do, how to check their status and when a non-bonded carrier can use a single trip authorization.

Updated November 2026

Shipping Guides

Advantages of Removable Gooseneck (RGN) Trailers

See how RGN trailers load heavy equipment, how they differ from lowboys and step decks, and what to send when arranging a move.

Updated November 2026

Shipping Guides

10 Tips for a Successful December in Shipping (Save Your Sanity & Your Freight)

Get 10 smart tips to ship successfully in December. Avoid delays, secure truck space, and keep your freight moving through peak holiday chaos.