Zipline Logistics’ carrier team surveyed more than 150 trucking companies in our network about the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate and its impacts. Goals of the survey included seeing how the market has adjusted since the December 2017 rollout of the mandate, what preferences and procedures have changed with fleets, and how drivers and dispatchers […]
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OTR vs Intermodal: Which Shipping Strategy is Right for You?
What mode of transportation is the best choice for the movement of your freight? Each mode offers its own set of pros and cons and is best suited for different situations. One of the most common debates is over-the-road (truckload) vs. intermodal (rail). Many shippers stick to using trucks/vans to move their product because it’s […]
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OTR vs Intermodal: Which Shipping Strategy is Right for You?
What mode of transportation is the best choice for the movement of your freight? OTR transportation or intermodal? Each mode offers its own set of pros and cons and is best suited for different situations. One of the most common debates is over-the-road (OTR) vs. intermodal (rail). Many shippers stick to using trucks/vans to move […]
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CPG Logistics: Right Carrier Mix and More Communication
Our friends over at the Freight Project Podcast recently had Zipline’s President, Andrew Lynch, on as a guest to talk about how in an Amazon-driven retail and logistics world, shippers who find the right carrier mix and focus on logistics fundamentals can find capacity and compete. CPG logistics managers are facing one of the toughest […]
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List of Top 20 Accessorial Charges
First, what are accessorial charges? Accessorial charges are fees added to a freight bill for additional services that the carrier might provide. These are a la carte, or per service, and outside of standard shipping and receiving. They are mode-agnostic but are known to occur most often with LTL shipments. These charges will oftentimes be assessed […]
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Freight Audit: Supplier Penalties and Accessorial Charges
A freight audit is the process of examining, adjusting and verifying freight bills for accuracy. While auditing your invoices for accessorial charges and supplier penalties is just a portion of the entire auditing process, it is an important step to take when looking to lower your transportation spend. There are often repeat offenses that you […]
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How to Get an Accurate LTL Freight Quote
LTL freight pricing is based off product density and commodity type. So, when the shipment dimensions provided are inaccurate, so is quoted pricing. Price differences aren’t necessarily drastic – ranging anywhere from $10 to a few hundred dollars per skid – but the more information provided upfront, the more accurate ratings will be and the […]
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LTL Freight Class FAQ
What are freight classes? LTL freight classes represent a standardized method of defining price for LTL freight based on the ease of movement. Ranking and classes are defined by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA). How is freight class determined? Each type of freight is evaluated on density, handling, liability, and stowability. Density: Pounds per […]
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Walmart’s On-Time, In-Full (OTIF) Program: What You Need to Know
https://sfa.ziplinelogistics.com/blog/walmart-otif-may-2019/ Walmart has changed their vendor guidelines and scorecard parameters a few times in recent years. They went from requiring a four-day shipping window in 2016 to a two-day shipping window in 2017 and a no-day shipping window in 2018. They have since relaxed rules to allow carriers to deliver one day early (as of April […]
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Minimum Order Quantity for Pallet Optimization; Case Study
Transportation data analytics help shippers uncover minimum order quantity for pallet optimization, going from breakeven to profitable Overview: A Zipline Logistics customer was shipping pallets of their beverage product into CVS but breaking even due to the cost to transport. Leveraging Zipline’s shipper intelligence tool, KanoPI, they worked with their Zipline solutions consultant to identify […]
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Preventing and Disputing Retail Chargebacks
What are retail chargebacks? Chargebacks are penalties or fees that are issued by retailers when vendors fall out of compliance. Being non-compliant could mean a multitude of things, but the most common reasons are tied to mislabeling, early/late delivery, and incomplete orders. Read more about the top reasons for retail chargebacks here. Vendor chargebacks can […]
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Case Study: Solving for Walmart Vendor Compliance
Strategic appointment times and booking of preferred carriers makes meeting Walmart vendor compliance standards simple. A producer of organic food supplements engaged Zipline Logistics to solve reoccurring delivery problems for one of its largest customers – Walmart. Orders for the big-box store were consistently rejected. This caused orders to be late, extra paperwork, and the […]
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