Posts Tagged ‘Freight’

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Palletized Freight: All you Need to Know

Posted on August 2nd, 2022

One of the most complicated and expensive parts of running a business is getting your items from your warehouses to your customers. If you want to save money when shipping items for your business, you should consider palletized freight. To find the right shipping solutions for your business, you’ll have […]

Best Practices for Short Hold Warehouse Operations

Posted on March 28th, 2019

With limited space available for “Short Hold” freight, being stored for short periods at a time, it is important to be efficient in utilizing that time and space. Require carrier appointments to minimize surprises and plan the docks accordingly. Re-slot positions as necessary to reduce time spent looking for freight […]

Short-Term-Hold or Short-Hold Storage

Posted on March 15th, 2019

Cross-docking is the practice of unloading freight and reloading them for transport to the next destination, with little to no storage in between trips. This is typically done to bring in loads from different points of origin to consolidate onto fewer trucks for delivery to a final destination, or to […]

The Importance of Cross-Docking

Posted on March 1st, 2019

Why Would Anyone Need to Use Cross-Docking? Inventory storage takes up space in warehouses, and costs businesses money to use. Oftentimes, storage is necessary, especially large inventory runs, anticipated demand spikes, timeliness etc. These demands show the importance of cross-docking and the benefits it brings. By having Just in Time […]

The Refrigerated (Reefer) LTL Shipment: What it Takes

Posted on January 24th, 2019

  Temperature Controlled reefer LTL shipments are a little more complex than regular dry LTL shipments due to the sensitivity of the freight for temperature and transit time requirements. What Are Refrigerated LTL Shipments? A refrigerated LTL shipment is a less than truckload (LTL) of goods that need to be […]

Black Friday 2018: The Supply Chain

Posted on November 16th, 2018

How Does Black Friday Affect Supply Chains? Black Friday – Let the shopping begin! These products being sold are planned to be manufactured far ahead of time, and takes more than what meets the eye to get these items to you. Ultimately, the items end up in a store or […]

What is Demurrage?

Posted on November 9th, 2018

Your container gets to port, and something went wrong in the planning to pick it up. Today is going to be the last free day. What does this mean? The “last free day” is the last day of a period of free storage time at the port without paying demurrage. […]

Free or Freight on Board (FOB) – What Does it Mean?

Posted on April 20th, 2018

There is nothing “free” about Free or Freight on Board (FOB), so it would be good to understand what this term really means. Which party is taking responsibility at which part of the move? Not understanding the liability involved if a product gets damaged or lost could result in a claim. Therefore, […]

Portuguese for Good: A 5th year Anniversary Celebration

Posted on January 27th, 2016

January 25th, 2011 marks the first day that BOA Logistics became an LLC. More than five years ago Walter and I had an idea to strike it out on our own.  Little did we know how much we had to learn without the training wheels. Thinking back on it now, […]

Do’s for Residential Shipping & Receiving by Ruby Rodriguez

Posted on August 11th, 2015

Do’s for Residential Shipping & Receiving We know that shipping and receiving freight can be a tedious process, especially with Residential parameters but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s a comprehensive guide for the do’s of residential shipping and receiving to make it easier: ***DO: For pickups from your residence […]

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