Hot Shot Trucking in Canada: What It Costs, When It Makes Sense and How Shippers Book It
A press brake goes down on a Tuesday afternoon at a plant outside Hamilton. The replacement part is sitting on a pallet in a supplier’s shop in Ohio, and the
Demurrage in Shipping: What It Is, What It Costs and How Canadian Shippers Avoid It
A container comes off the vessel on a Friday. Customs is still reviewing the entry, and the trucker you wanted is booked until Tuesday. Nobody has made a mistake yet,
Drayage in Canada: How Container Trucking Works and What It Costs Shippers
A container clears the vessel on Monday, the free time clock starts, and your warehouse does not have a dock door open until Thursday. Nobody planned for that gap, and
Freight Consolidation in Canada: How Shippers Combine LTL Shipments to Cut Costs
Six LTL shipments leave your dock on the same Thursday, all headed to customers within a few hours of each other. Each one gets its own bill of lading, its
Standard Pallet Size in Canada: A Shipper’s Guide to 48 x 40 Pallets and Other Freight Dimensions
The standard pallet size in Canada is 48 x 40 inches. Learn other pallet dimensions, how many fit in a 53-foot trailer, and how to prep freight for LTL or FTL.
Cross-Docking Services in Canada: A Shipper’s Guide to How Cross-Docking Works
Most warehouse conversations start with square footage. How many pallet positions, how many months of storage, how much it costs to hold inventory before it ships. Cross-docking skips that question
Cargo Securement Regulations in Canada: A Shipper’s Guide to NSC Standard 10
Most shippers never think about how a pallet actually stays on a trailer until something goes wrong. A strap lets go on the 401, a coil shifts on a flatbed
CARM in Canada: A Shipper’s Guide to CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management System
If you import commercial goods into Canada, or you run freight for companies that do, there is a good chance CARM has already landed on your desk. The Canada Border
ACI eManifest for Cross-Border Trucking: What Shippers and Carriers Need to Know
If you have ever had a truck sit at the Ambassador Bridge or the Blue Water Bridge while dispatch scrambles to fix a filing, there is a good chance the
USMCA Certificate of Origin: A Shipper’s Guide to Certifying Origin for Cross-Border Freight
If you move freight across the Canada-US border, you have probably filled out something called a USMCA certificate of origin, or heard a broker mention CUSMA paperwork, and quietly wondered