Whether you’re shipping personal possessions or business products, you expect your shipment to arrive without a hitch. If you’re new to freight shipping, it can seem overwhelming. Where do you start?
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What is the Shipping Process?
The process of delivering goods from one point to another, in particular, the merchandise from the warehouse to the customer, is called shipping.
Additionally, this process entails documentation, handling the packages, and noting the arrival times and means of transportation.
However, at a high level, this process can be broken into three basic processes: receiving the order, processing it, and finally fulfilling it.
These three stages of the shipping process are impacted by how quickly and accurately you can prepare the customer’s order and get it shipped to its destination. But for eCommerce shipping, you will need a shipper. So, who is a shipper?
The shipper is the person who processes and prepares the order to ship, and the carrier is the person who does the last-mile delivery process.
Sometimes 3PLs are part of the process. 3PL is a third-party logistics provider that offers inbound and outbound logistics. When an eCommerce company partners with a 3PL, the 3PL receives shipping orders directly from the fulfillment center where the eCommerce inventory is stored.
Choosing the Right Shipping Method
If your freight is going a long way, or to another country, there’s a good chance it will require several different modes of transportation to get from A to B. If you’re in a hurry or unsure of your options, talking to a shipping professional can clear up a lot of confusion.
Air
A plane can usually ship anything that can be shipped LTL. Air shipping is a fast option but can be a fairly expensive way to ship freight to other countries. However, if you’re on a time crunch it’s probably a good option.
Train
While it’s often considered dated, train or rail shipping is still a viable and economical way to ship freight. It can haul LTL or truckload shipments from one destination to another, or in combination with other modes of transportation.
Truckload
If you need freight weighing more than 15,000 pounds shipped within the country, truckload shipping is the way to go. Truckload (TL) shipments usually deliver on the same trailer they were picked up on, limiting the potential for loss or damage,
LTL
If you don’t have quite enough freight for a full truckload, you may consider a less-than-truckload (LTL). An LTL load holds shipments for several shippers, organized into one shipment according to destination, class and delivery time.
Ocean
Large ocean vessels can move freight from country to country, usually in large, metal, corrugated containers. This is the preferred method of shipping large amounts of freight.
Shipping Broker Advantages
After the mode of transport is chosen, many shippers are overwhelmed at the prospect of pricing, tariffs, surcharges and paperwork. Fortunately, shippers using a freight brokerage service don’t have to deal with these headaches!
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