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US domestic full truckload and FTL by rail rates ready to book on Freightera.com April 2019 Rate Update Awesome news! 😊 We just got new
This EarthDay, 100 Clean50 Award Winners and Sustainability Leaders from Canada, including Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt, called on fellow Canadians in business, government and every
Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt selected as a keynote speaker for the 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on
Please join us at the upcoming CONNECT 2019 | Supply Chain + Management + Technology event in Bothell on May 17th! Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt will
Silpa Paul, Frost & Sullivan commercial vehicles industry analyst, mentions Freightera among key automated-on-demand solutions in her article in trucks.com earlier this week and states
Freightera Makes Rocket Builders’ ICT “2019 Ready to Rocket” Prediction List Highlighting Companies with Highest Growth Potential in BC VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera,
Happy International Women’s Day! Women in trucking, technology, customer service, marketing, sales, medicine, education, moms taking care of their kids at home, women in all
It’s been great to see the media attention pouring towards Freightera in the recent months, but having Freight Waves article about our green mission coming
Freight Train vs Truck – what is more efficient for shipping and what are the advantages and disadvantages of rail vs truck transportation? See our
Depending on how large, heavy, fragile, easy to handle or complex your less than a truckload (i.e. LTL) freight shipment is, it should be priced
Frost & Sullivan places Freightera among ‘Key Automated On-Demand Brokerage Solutions in North America’ along with Uber Freight and Convoy ANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15,
Happy New Year once again, dear blog reader, this time it’s a Lunar New Year celebration! Off to a Good Start It’s been a busy
Freight Cost Calculation Used to Be a Pain Shippers that don’t need to fill a full truck can save big time shipping their freight using
Canadian Shipper just published an article about Freightera’s ambitious mission. The story is written by Dan Goodwill, one of the top journalists and leading experts
Mediaplanet just published and distributed in USA Today their special edition about innovative technological solutions for transportation and supply chain management. This ‘Digital Supply Chain’
If you’re already working with us, you have probably noticed our customer care difference. We are obsessed with service and we want you to see
SupplyChainDigital.com picked up our recent press release about Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s 2019 Clean50 Award and published a feature article about this news for the
Photo: Eric Beckwitt, Freightera CEO, at the Clean50 Awards ceremony with the other winners in Manufacturing and Transportation category: Mario Plourde, CEO of Cascades, and
It’s a National Truck Driver Appreciation week in the US and we just celebrated trucking week in Canada. It’s that time of year when we
September is a big month in the trucking industry. It is a month of truck driver appreciation and celebration and the beginning of a busy
Our dear customers, Thank you – Thank you! We appreciate you 🙂 We are grateful for your business and great reviews you left for us
It’s fair to say that pallets move the world. They are an essential part of the modern supply chain. We use pallets for storage and
If you received our rate updates before, you may wonder, how does Freightera get better prices every time? The answer is simple, we continue to
Earlier this month Freightera was honored to be featured in the State of Vancouver’s Green Economy 2018 report by Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC). We were
Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s article about how Canada can lead in greening global freight transportation was just published in the La Malbaie, Quebec G7 Summit
Total Prestige Magazine has a tradition of interviewing inspiring professionals and business people. I was honored to get on their radar and happy to use
Good news for our friends and followers. Entrepreneur Magazine just featured Freightera and Eric Beckwitt in the article “Why All Businesses Can Benefit from a
Freightera, “Expedia for Freight”, celebrates its 10,000th shipment, on target to achieve best LTL inventory in the US and Canada. VANCOUVER, B.C., May 1, 2018
What are the differences between pallet, skid, and crate? Not sure if you need a pallet, skid, or crate? It’s easy to get confused because
The rise in demand for goods and products worldwide has pushed many businesses to go global. This requires them to develop efficient and cost-effective supply
Happy Friday, dear reader! If you’re reading our blog, big thank you! Let us share something with you that was designed purely for internal use,
Meet us in Toronto! 🙂 Eric Beckwitt, Freightera CEO has just been invited to speak on the freight brokerage industry at the annual Surface Transportation
Container Markings. What Do They Mean? See our newest explainer infographic answering this question. Everyone who works with shipping containers uses the container markings. All
TruckNews just featured Freightera and our collaboration with the SmartWay Transportation Partnership managed by Natural Resources Canada. SmartWay chose Freightera to feature certified carriers in
How to Avoid Freight Damage and how to deal with damage if it does happen The uncomfortable truth is: shipments do get damaged. It happens
When we first shared our green freight vision two years ago, we had a few concerns. How can green be applied to the most polluting
How Freightera got it’s #green #freight mission. Leena ElDeeb, journalist from Progrss interviewed Eric Beckwitt and Zhenya Beck at the #COP23 Climate Change conference in
Many exciting news for Freightera friends! In case you missed it, earlier this month we were featured among socially responsible companies in Inc. Magazine. “How
Sometimes things are going well, but we still need to push the boundaries. Our previous website served its purpose and worked great. That said, it
Another round of great reviews from our shippers last July 2017. Thanks for shipping with Freightera and sharing the word with other shippers! We truly
We found out that “div_by_zero” compared our prices with Fedex Freight, so we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks so much “div_by_zero”! Whoever you are,
Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Transcript
Great news, friends: Freightera wins Plug and Play Logistics Accelerator selection! Plug and Play Ventures renown Silicon Valley venture fund has selected Freightera as winner
Full transcript of the video: My name is Eric Beckwitt. I’m the Founder and CEO of Freightera. I would like to thank Dr. Nicole Serrij
Freightera’s Eric Beckwitt just made top of the list of Vancouver’s most likable CEOs!! We may think that a CEO isn’t approachable or someone we
Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace, Partners with SmartWay to Showcase Certified Carriers Freightera Logistics Inc. has partnered with Natural Resources
What is heavy haul? ‘Heavy Haul’ term in freight describes a shipment carrying unusually large and wide load, for example manufacturing equipment that exceeds the
Need to ship pallets across Canada? We can help! We work with 100s of carriers to ship pallets and skids across Canada & our goal
We’d like to thank our shippers for their reviews this past February 2017. We’re glad to read that we’re helping you ship with competitive rates in a
Click here for a printable version of this Pallet Shipping 101 article and here for a PDF version of the How to Pack, Palletize, &
Freightera just brought in over 1000 new lanes connecting major cities in Canada. Rates between Toronto & Greater Toronto Area ON, and cities in Canada
Please share this infographic on you site by copying and pasting the code below: <a href=”https://www.freightera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/green-future-freight-infog-lg.png”><img src=”https://www.freightera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/green-future-freight-infographic.png” alt=”The Green Future of Freight Infographic” width=”620″
It’s one thing to be among the finalists at the exciting 2016 Technology Impact Awards TIA Gala held by the BC Tech Association in the
Yes we can! Technology allowing us to decrease emissions from freight transport significantly is here now and that’s what our article on “A Green Future
For small and medium sized business, warehouses, manufacturers, distributors and importers, controlling freight shipping costs can be essential to maintaining the profitability of product lines,
If you have a shipment that is too large to be sent as a parcel, but too small to require an entire truck, less-than-truckload (LTL)
Happy Easter & Happy Spring!! Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends! #EasterWeekend
US domestic full truckload and FTL by rail rates ready to book on Freightera.com April 2019 Rate Update Awesome news! 😊 We just got new instant all-inclusive truckload rates and FTL by rail rates up on the website. These are [...]
This EarthDay, 100 Clean50 Award Winners and Sustainability Leaders from Canada, including Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt, called on fellow Canadians in business, government and every walk of life to take significant steps towards fighting climate change and building a low [...]
Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt selected as a keynote speaker for the 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on June 24. Please join us there! From the press release by CleanTech Alliance: “One of [...]
Please join us at the upcoming CONNECT 2019 | Supply Chain + Management + Technology event in Bothell on May 17th! Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt will be speaking with thought leaders from Convoy, FLEXE, Flexport, Freightera, Microsoft, OneClick.ai, P8, REI, Seagull [...]
Silpa Paul, Frost & Sullivan commercial vehicles industry analyst, mentions Freightera among key automated-on-demand solutions in her article in trucks.com earlier this week and states that we are entering the era of fast adaption of brokerage digitization. Silpa Paul’s authority [...]
Freightera Makes Rocket Builders’ ICT “2019 Ready to Rocket” Prediction List Highlighting Companies with Highest Growth Potential in BC VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, a leading freight shipping marketplace offering instant freight quotes and online shipment bookings in North America, was recognized [...]
Happy International Women’s Day! Women in trucking, technology, customer service, marketing, sales, medicine, education, moms taking care of their kids at home, women in all walks of life, we appreciate you! ❤️ [...]
It’s been great to see the media attention pouring towards Freightera in the recent months, but having Freight Waves article about our green mission coming out on Valentine’s Day was still rather auspicious. 😊 We loved the article’s angle and [...]
Freight Train vs Truck – what is more efficient for shipping and what are the advantages and disadvantages of rail vs truck transportation? See our new infographic answering these questions. Train Railways consume up to nine times less energy per [...]
Depending on how large, heavy, fragile, easy to handle or complex your less than a truckload (i.e. LTL) freight shipment is, it should be priced fairly. Please see our How to Calculate Freight Density infographic below or click here to [...]
Frost & Sullivan places Freightera among ‘Key Automated On-Demand Brokerage Solutions in North America’ along with Uber Freight and Convoy ANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Frost & Sullivan, the top 25 global market research and analysis firm, [...]
Happy New Year once again, dear blog reader, this time it’s a Lunar New Year celebration! Off to a Good Start It’s been a busy beginning of the year 2019 for us at Freightera. January keeps defying our expectations of [...]
Freight Cost Calculation Used to Be a Pain Shippers that don’t need to fill a full truck can save big time shipping their freight using the less than a truckload (LTL) service, shipping just a few skids, pallets or crates [...]
Canadian Shipper just published an article about Freightera’s ambitious mission. The story is written by Dan Goodwill, one of the top journalists and leading experts on freight transportation in North America. It describes the state of the industry that is [...]
Mediaplanet just published and distributed in USA Today their special edition about innovative technological solutions for transportation and supply chain management. This ‘Digital Supply Chain’ issue aims to help businesses navigate new technologies for improving efficiency of their supply chains, [...]
If you’re already working with us, you have probably noticed our customer care difference. We are obsessed with service and we want you to see it in every interaction with Freightera. You might also already know that the freight industry [...]
SupplyChainDigital.com picked up our recent press release about Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s 2019 Clean50 Award and published a feature article about this news for the supply chain community. Thank you, Supply Chain Digital! This story will help us spread the [...]
Photo: Eric Beckwitt, Freightera CEO, at the Clean50 Awards ceremony with the other winners in Manufacturing and Transportation category: Mario Plourde, CEO of Cascades, and Sarah Buckle, Director of Enterprise Risk and Sustainability at Translink. Clean50 CEO Gavin Pitchford presents [...]
It’s a National Truck Driver Appreciation week in the US and we just celebrated trucking week in Canada. It’s that time of year when we get reminded that everything that we have in our homes came to us by truck. [...]
September is a big month in the trucking industry. It is a month of truck driver appreciation and celebration and the beginning of a busy fall shipping season. This week we are putting kids back to school and celebrating National [...]
Our dear customers, Thank you – Thank you! We appreciate you 🙂 We are grateful for your business and great reviews you left for us on Trustpilot, Google, Shoppers Approved, and by simply sending an email. These are like a vote [...]
It’s fair to say that pallets move the world. They are an essential part of the modern supply chain. We use pallets for storage and transportation. Plastic pallets can double as product displays in the stores. Typically, pallets are made [...]
If you received our rate updates before, you may wonder, how does Freightera get better prices every time? The answer is simple, we continue to add hundreds of millions of new lanes every month, and give you access to new [...]
Earlier this month Freightera was honored to be featured in the State of Vancouver’s Green Economy 2018 report by Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC). We were included with the Green Mobility cohort and among Who to Watch in the sector. The [...]
Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s article about how Canada can lead in greening global freight transportation was just published in the La Malbaie, Quebec G7 Summit edition of CLIMATE CHANGE – the New Economy (CCTNE). CLIMATE CHANGE – the New Economy [...]
Total Prestige Magazine has a tradition of interviewing inspiring professionals and business people. I was honored to get on their radar and happy to use this opportunity to share the Freightera story. The interview questions were thought-provoking and very in-depth, [...]
Good news for our friends and followers. Entrepreneur Magazine just featured Freightera and Eric Beckwitt in the article “Why All Businesses Can Benefit from a Guiding Social or Environmental Purpose”. The conversation about how purpose-driven business is not just an [...]
Freightera, “Expedia for Freight”, celebrates its 10,000th shipment, on target to achieve best LTL inventory in the US and Canada. VANCOUVER, B.C., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, North America’s rapidly growing online freight marketplace, celebrated its 4th birthday today [...]
What are the differences between pallet, skid, and crate? Not sure if you need a pallet, skid, or crate? It’s easy to get confused because these terms are often used interchangeably. All three can be used for shipping and storing [...]
The rise in demand for goods and products worldwide has pushed many businesses to go global. This requires them to develop efficient and cost-effective supply chains to enhance their market reach. This rise in demand and supply of goods also [...]
Happy Friday, dear reader! If you’re reading our blog, big thank you! Let us share something with you that was designed purely for internal use, but we had so much fun with it, we decided it would be unfair not [...]
Meet us in Toronto! 🙂 Eric Beckwitt, Freightera CEO has just been invited to speak on the freight brokerage industry at the annual Surface Transportation Summit in Toronto. Past speakers at the Summit include representatives from RBC Capital Markets, ScotiaBank, [...]
Container Markings. What Do They Mean? See our newest explainer infographic answering this question. Everyone who works with shipping containers uses the container markings. All markings have a meaning and understanding it is critical for handling containers, whether you are [...]
TruckNews just featured Freightera and our collaboration with the SmartWay Transportation Partnership managed by Natural Resources Canada. SmartWay chose Freightera to feature certified carriers in Canada, companies that lead in optimizing their fuel efficiency and greening the supply chain. We started [...]
How to Avoid Freight Damage and how to deal with damage if it does happen The uncomfortable truth is: shipments do get damaged. It happens rarely in the freight industry (to less than 1% of shipments) but it does happen, [...]
When we first shared our green freight vision two years ago, we had a few concerns. How can green be applied to the most polluting industry on earth without skepticism? How can we do it? How quickly can green freight [...]
How Freightera got it’s #green #freight mission. Leena ElDeeb, journalist from Progrss interviewed Eric Beckwitt and Zhenya Beck at the #COP23 Climate Change conference in Bonn, Germany. Click here to read the story “Freightera Green Startup” in Progrss. It’s personal… [...]
Many exciting news for Freightera friends! In case you missed it, earlier this month we were featured among socially responsible companies in Inc. Magazine. “How to Ship Freight Responsively” is the message that got us their attention, and in just [...]
Sometimes things are going well, but we still need to push the boundaries. Our previous website served its purpose and worked great. That said, it was time to take it and the whole freight industry to the next level. So [...]
Another round of great reviews from our shippers last July 2017. Thanks for shipping with Freightera and sharing the word with other shippers! We truly appreciate it 🙂 Google Map: Shoppers Approved: Sometimes, things happen, so the best [...]
We found out that “div_by_zero” compared our prices with Fedex Freight, so we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks so much “div_by_zero”! Whoever you are, please reach out! We’d like to thank you personally 🙂 Translation from Russian to English [...]
Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Transcript of the article: Freightera is an award winning online freight marketplace automating freight shipping and [...]
Great news, friends: Freightera wins Plug and Play Logistics Accelerator selection! Plug and Play Ventures renown Silicon Valley venture fund has selected Freightera as winner for their “world’s largest” accelerator program placement. We were invited to present at a private [...]
Full transcript of the video: My name is Eric Beckwitt. I’m the Founder and CEO of Freightera. I would like to thank Dr. Nicole Serrij for bringing me here and also for the people at CCTNE who made certain that [...]
Freightera’s Eric Beckwitt just made top of the list of Vancouver’s most likable CEOs!! We may think that a CEO isn’t approachable or someone we will never ever meet in the office. But just like this nomination suggests, Eric is [...]
Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace, Partners with SmartWay to Showcase Certified Carriers Freightera Logistics Inc. has partnered with Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program in an initiative to reduce fuel costs and emissions from freight transportation. [...]
What is heavy haul? ‘Heavy Haul’ term in freight describes a shipment carrying unusually large and wide load, for example manufacturing equipment that exceeds the guidelines for legal dimensions (width, height or length) and/or weight limits in which case special [...]
Need to ship pallets across Canada? We can help! We work with 100s of carriers to ship pallets and skids across Canada & our goal is to get you the best rates. We cover the main routes but also ship [...]
We’d like to thank our shippers for their reviews this past February 2017. We’re glad to read that we’re helping you ship with competitive rates in a timely manner. We truly appreciate you took the time to write those kind reviews ♥ Google Reviews: [...]
Click here for a printable version of this Pallet Shipping 101 article and here for a PDF version of the How to Pack, Palletize, & Prepare Your Freight Infographic! Preparing your freight for shipping is very important to avoid any [...]
Freightera just brought in over 1000 new lanes connecting major cities in Canada. Rates between Toronto & Greater Toronto Area ON, and cities in Canada & USA (cross-border) have just declined again – up to 69% off the previous rates. Updated [...]
Please share this infographic on you site by copying and pasting the code below: <a href=”https://www.freightera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/green-future-freight-infog-lg.png”><img src=”https://www.freightera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/green-future-freight-infographic.png” alt=”The Green Future of Freight Infographic” width=”620″ border=”0″ /></a><br />Source: The Green Future of Freight – An infographic by the team at [...]
It’s one thing to be among the finalists at the exciting 2016 Technology Impact Awards TIA Gala held by the BC Tech Association in the Vancouver Convention Center, socializing with the beautiful and dressed up local tech crowd, it’s another [...]
Yes we can! Technology allowing us to decrease emissions from freight transport significantly is here now and that’s what our article on “A Green Future for Freight” is about. It was just published in the 2016 G7 Summit issue of [...]
For small and medium sized business, warehouses, manufacturers, distributors and importers, controlling freight shipping costs can be essential to maintaining the profitability of product lines, or even the success of the business itself. Following please find several essential steps to [...]
If you have a shipment that is too large to be sent as a parcel, but too small to require an entire truck, less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is likely your solution. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are overspent each year by [...]
Happy Easter & Happy Spring!! Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends! #EasterWeekend [...]
Loads of Love ❤️ from Freightera team! Happy Valentine’s Day! We are here for you to make your shipping easier and your loads cared for as if they were our own. Thank you so much, our dear customers, for your [...]
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