When you’re shipping to Puerto Rico, there’s no reason to feel like you’re on an island. Though more than 1,000 miles separate it from the southern tip of Florida, shipping freight there isn’t difficult. In fact, it’s not very different from shipping to any contiguous U.S. state. You just need to plan for different transit schedules and provide some additional documentation.
A presence in Puerto Rico since 1986, we’re no stranger to the island or to operating an activated Foreign Trade Zone. But a rare status award has provided an opportunity to serve customers in a more comprehensive way.
Every retailer has requirements in place to streamline its shipping and receiving processes. And meeting them is key to a vendor’s success. Failure to comply with assigned delivery times, labeling practices and other shipping procedures can result in financial penalties and damaged relationships. But because compliance means different things for each retailer, vendors can struggle to meet the varying conditions of when, where and how they may deliver goods. That doesn’t mean the two are working against each other, though.
Each June, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) hosts the International Roadcheck — commonly known among shippers as DOT Week. Since its beginning in 1988, more than 1.6 million roadside inspections have taken place to promote commercial motor vehicle and driver safety. The 2019 dates are June 4-6.
When standard delivery times and options don’t fit your needs, ArcBest® offers two solutions: time critical and expedite. These fast shipping services provide unique benefits for shippers — from speed and precision to enhanced safety and security. While both options can provide faster-than-average transportation times, there are a few differences to consider. Take a look at what these solutions entail, and learn when each one is right for your business.
This month, Phillip Martino, director of Enterprise Sales for ArcBest, will run the 2019 Boston Marathon.
A member of the 2018 class of the ArcBest Leadership Academy, Martino is taking the opportunity to run the marathon in honor of his mother and raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Cargo theft isn’t just a big issue for shippers and carriers. It also has a significant impact on the economy. When freight is stolen, supply chains are disrupted, freight isn’t delivered as planned, customer satisfaction is impacted, and downstream costs are incurred (including higher insurance rates). The costs for all of this ultimately gets passed on to the consumer.
Choosing between parcel and less-than-truckload used to be pretty straightforward: lightweight shipments went parcel, heavy ones went LTL. But as carriers broadened their services, the line between the two became more blurred. Now, freight that used to be more economical to ship parcel is sometimes better suited for LTL — and vice versa. So how do companies decide which method is best to use when their products can move either way?
Overcoming anxiety about the unknown, Mallory Scheurer spent an October morning rappelling down the tallest building in Fort Smith, Arkansas — while raising more than $3,000 to help cancer patients.
Scheurer, senior manager – Process Development & Compliance for ABF Freight, had never rappelled before taking part in Over the Edge, a fundraising event benefiting the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House in Fort Smith.
ArcBest has received many questions from customers about the notification issued by UPS Freight on November 1 regarding its less-than-truckload operations. In a transportation marketplace already constrained by available capacity, know that we’re actively monitoring the situation and possible service disruption at UPS Freight.