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Today, on May the First, we are celebrating our 6th birthday at Freightera. It is how we like to spell our birth date – May
Shipping perishables, frozen goods, or temperature-sensitive medical supplies across Canada? See our new reefer rates! We have just brought in very competitive temperature control rates
Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Interview with Juvarya Veltkamp Juvarya Veltkamp is the Green Economy Initiatives Manager for the City of Vancouver, working in this role for more than 10
For the second year, Freightera makes the list of private BC companies best positioned for high growth and acquisition, according to a predictive model by
March 16th was the first day when Freightera shipments started to plummet in sync with the whole Canadian economy. COVID-19 disruption of most of our
Dear Shippers, We have updated our system with some new LTL lanes within Canada. You’ll be able to see and book the rates by clicking
Happy Friday! If you’re quarantining, the distinction between days of the week may blur. Would you please do yourself a favor and remember that today
Gloves, Zip Lock Bags, Masks, Gowns, Hand Sanitizers, etc. On Wednesday we received an urgent call from the BC Government’s COVID-19 Supply Hub to purchase
Letter from Freightera CEO As we face these challenging times, most of us are preoccupied with the same thoughts: how will COVID-19 affect our lives,
Our clients come from different industries and from companies of various sizes, but what they all have in common is the fact that they have
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ It is a very special day here at Freightera because we believe in shipping with love. If you haven’t yet found
We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: great customer service is paramount to any business. That’s why we keep putting so much
We recently added new affordable LTL carrier rates in the US, and the cross-border US to Canada & Canada to the US. Please note, some
Three Women Share the Freightera Hero Award 2019 In 2017, Freightera has introduced an employee award program, Freightera Hero Award. The concept is simple: at
Freightera Featured in ”Cities Taking Freight Action” – a Canadian Urban Freight Forum On Mar 3, 2020, Freightera will participate in the Urban Freight forum hosted
Freightera CEO to Open the Cargo Tech Track at the 2020 Cargo Logistics Canada Expo in Vancouver Eric Beckwitt will be the first of five
Awesome news for Freightera blog and our readers! Our post Ship a Pallet in 15 Easy Steps: Quick Guide for Pallet Shipping for Beginners was
We are excited to share our new win for you! Better yet cross-border Canada-USA freight rates! Examples below are for shipping 500 lbs load (1 pallet/skid,
Happy new shipping rates! Don’t miss the savings as we keep bringing online millions of new rates per month in Canada and the USA. Below
Happy Customer Service Week to our employees, customers, colleagues, and partners October 11, 2020 update: While we were writing this blog, and just in time
FreightWaves Publishes Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s Commentary on a Green New Deal for Freight Transport On September 27, 2019, Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt attended the
How to Ship a Pallet Step-by-Step: Choose the Pallet Type & Size, Package & Prepare Your Pallet for Shipping You’re new to pallet shipping, and
We are excited to bring online new LTL by Rail / Intermodal Rates in Canada & Priority Express Rail and New 15-20% Better LTL Rates
We Now Offer Guaranteed, Dedicated Truck Deliveries and Special Services – All Included in the Price! If you’re like most of our shippers — you’ll
Business in Vancouver ranks Freightera #3 on 2019 List of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in B.C. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 22, 2019 (Newswire.com) –Freightera, the rapidly
See Our New, All-Inclusive LTL Freight Rates — Ready for Online Booking on Freightera.com How are you doing this summer? With the heat waves baking
Canadian digital-freight matching platform seeks to list on TSX Venture Exchange with “conservative” C$34 million valuation Freightera, a Canadian-based digital freight marketplace, plans to go
Freightera Included in the BIV’s list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in BC Great news from Freightera! We’ve been chosen for the Business in
What is freight class? Freight class is assigned to all Less than Truckload (LTL) freight, shipping within USA or across the USA/Canadian border with US
All-Inclusive Full Truckload Rates Ready for Online Booking on Freightera.com We are constantly working on updating our system with new rates, lanes and carriers, so
[Updated May 2019] When it comes to freight transportation, there are several modes of transport: such as road (trucks), rail (trains), air (planes), and sea
US domestic full truckload and FTL by rail rates ready to be booked on Freightera.com May 2019 Rate Update Awesome news! 😊 We just got
Click here for a printable version of this Pallet Shipping 101 article and here for a PDF version of the How to Pack, Palletize, &
Vancouver startup launches door-to-door FTL-by-rail shipping service from five of the seven largest railroads in the U.S. and Canada, opening easy access to significantly lower
If you are in the business of shipping goods across the USA or Canada using land transport, you are concerned about cost-effectiveness, timely delivery, and
Today, May The First 2019, is an important day for us. It may be just a regular hump day for most businesses, but May 1st
What is heavy haul? [Updated May 2019] ‘Heavy Haul’ term in freight describes a shipment carrying unusually large and wide load, for example manufacturing equipment
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,
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 [Updated May 2019] Which mode of transport is more efficient for shipping and what are the advantages and disadvantages of train
Frost & Sullivan places Freightera among ‘Key Automated On-Demand Brokerage Solutions in North America’ along with Uber Freight and Convoy VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15,
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
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
Plastic Pallets vs. Wood Pallets: Differences, Advantages and Disadvantages It’s fair to say that pallets move the world as they are an essential part of
What are the differences between pallet, skid, and crate? [Updated May 2019] Not sure if you need a pallet, skid, or crate? It’s easy to
Updated on September 29th, 2019 Need to ship pallets across Canada? We can help! We work with 100s of carriers to ship pallets and skids
New rates for new lanes which connect cities in Ontario to other cities in Canada. Updated Feb 22, 2017 – Up to 71% less! LTL, 1 pallet,
We updated hundreds of new lanes which connect major cities in Canada. Freight shipping rates between Montréal QC and other cities in Canada have declined recently. Here are a few
Updated September 29th 2019 We brought in hundreds of new lanes connecting major cities in Canada. Rates between Vancouver and other cities in Canada have just declined again, compared to
Updated September 29th, 2019. Freightera just brought in over 1000 new lanes connecting major cities in Canada. Rates between Toronto & Greater Toronto Area ON,
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″
Today, on May the First, we are celebrating our 6th birthday at Freightera. It is how we like to spell our birth date – May the First – because being the first, the trailblazers, is in our DNA. Six is [...]
Shipping perishables, frozen goods, or temperature-sensitive medical supplies across Canada? See our new reefer rates! We have just brought in very competitive temperature control rates on 806 local lanes (e.g. Winnipeg to Winnipeg, Saskatoon to Saskatoon, Regina to Regina, Calgary [...]
Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Interviewed by Eric Beckwitt, Founder and CEO, Freightera Benoit Montreuil is the father of [...]
Interview with Juvarya Veltkamp Juvarya Veltkamp is the Green Economy Initiatives Manager for the City of Vancouver, working in this role for more than 10 years. She is part of the city’s dynamic task force responsible for the rapid adoption [...]
For the second year, Freightera makes the list of private BC companies best positioned for high growth and acquisition, according to a predictive model by Rocket Builders VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Freightera, a leading online freight marketplace [...]
March 16th was the first day when Freightera shipments started to plummet in sync with the whole Canadian economy. COVID-19 disruption of most of our customers’ businesses due to their own suppliers and customers shutting down, traveled downstream to us. [...]
Dear Shippers, We have updated our system with some new LTL lanes within Canada. You’ll be able to see and book the rates by clicking the links below. All rates are for 1 skid, 500 lbs, 48” x 40” x [...]
Happy Friday! If you’re quarantining, the distinction between days of the week may blur. Would you please do yourself a favor and remember that today is #TGIF. Here is what we’ve been up to. 1. Tomorrow at Freightera we are [...]
Gloves, Zip Lock Bags, Masks, Gowns, Hand Sanitizers, etc. On Wednesday we received an urgent call from the BC Government’s COVID-19 Supply Hub to purchase medical and other essential supplies. We immediately sent this information to our entire email list [...]
Letter from Freightera CEO As we face these challenging times, most of us are preoccupied with the same thoughts: how will COVID-19 affect our lives, jobs, businesses, and communities? As a 100% remote company, we find ourselves in a unique [...]
Our clients come from different industries and from companies of various sizes, but what they all have in common is the fact that they have chosen to work with Freightera rather than directly with carriers and brokers. Why is that? [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ It is a very special day here at Freightera because we believe in shipping with love. If you haven’t yet found a freight shipping solution that you actually love, give us a try. We’re so convinced [...]
We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: great customer service is paramount to any business. That’s why we keep putting so much emphasis on it – we invest time in hiring A-players and in training our employees [...]
We recently added new affordable LTL carrier rates in the US, and the cross-border US to Canada & Canada to the US. Please note, some of these are dynamic rates, they may change based on availability and demand. All examples [...]
Three Women Share the Freightera Hero Award 2019 In 2017, Freightera has introduced an employee award program, Freightera Hero Award. The concept is simple: at the end of each year, all employees who have been with the company for more [...]
Freightera Featured in ”Cities Taking Freight Action” – a Canadian Urban Freight Forum On Mar 3, 2020, Freightera will participate in the Urban Freight forum hosted by the Pembina Institute at The Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto. According to the [...]
Freightera CEO to Open the Cargo Tech Track at the 2020 Cargo Logistics Canada Expo in Vancouver Eric Beckwitt will be the first of five featured speakers on developing Cargo Tech trends, and will seek to ”help demystify technological complexities, [...]
Awesome news for Freightera blog and our readers! Our post Ship a Pallet in 15 Easy Steps: Quick Guide for Pallet Shipping for Beginners was selected among thousands of articles as one of the finalists in the Transport/Freight category. We [...]
We are excited to share our new win for you! Better yet cross-border Canada-USA freight rates! Examples below are for shipping 500 lbs load (1 pallet/skid, 48x40x48, Class 150): Vancouver, BC to San Francisco, CA – Was: USD $186.27; Now: USD [...]
Happy new shipping rates! Don’t miss the savings as we keep bringing online millions of new rates per month in Canada and the USA. Below you’ll find examples of our newly-added rates. All examples are for 1 pallet, 48″ x [...]
Happy Customer Service Week to our employees, customers, colleagues, and partners October 11, 2020 update: While we were writing this blog, and just in time for Canadian Thanksgiving & Customer Service Week, we won 🏆 “2020 Consumer Choice Award” in [...]
FreightWaves Publishes Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s Commentary on a Green New Deal for Freight Transport On September 27, 2019, Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt attended the Global Climate Strike in Vancouver, Canada, with a group of his colleagues from prominent British [...]
How to Ship a Pallet Step-by-Step: Choose the Pallet Type & Size, Package & Prepare Your Pallet for Shipping You’re new to pallet shipping, and want to save time and money by doing things yourself. So, where do you start? [...]
We are excited to bring online new LTL by Rail / Intermodal Rates in Canada & Priority Express Rail and New 15-20% Better LTL Rates in the USA Dear shippers, here is what’s we’ve got for you, clean and green, [...]
We Now Offer Guaranteed, Dedicated Truck Deliveries and Special Services – All Included in the Price! If you’re like most of our shippers — you’ll often have time-critical shipments that need to get to your location, or to your clients, [...]
Business in Vancouver ranks Freightera #3 on 2019 List of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in B.C. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 22, 2019 (Newswire.com) –Freightera, the rapidly growing Vancouver-based B2B Freight Marketplace offering instant all-inclusive LTL, FTL and rail freight quotes in [...]
See Our New, All-Inclusive LTL Freight Rates — Ready for Online Booking on Freightera.com How are you doing this summer? With the heat waves baking so much of the US and Canada, Vancouver’s mild weather has been a godsend. Meanwhile, [...]
Canadian digital-freight matching platform seeks to list on TSX Venture Exchange with “conservative” C$34 million valuation Freightera, a Canadian-based digital freight marketplace, plans to go public. CEO Eric Beckwitt confirmed to FreightWaves on August 1 that his Vancouver-based firm is [...]
Freightera Included in the BIV’s list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in BC Great news from Freightera! We’ve been chosen for the Business in Vancouver’s annual list of companies in BC that have shown exceptional growth over the past [...]
What is freight class? Freight class is assigned to all Less than Truckload (LTL) freight, shipping within USA or across the USA/Canadian border with US carriers who have NMFC-based pricing. Class can be based on the particular NMFC code of [...]
All-Inclusive Full Truckload Rates Ready for Online Booking on Freightera.com We are constantly working on updating our system with new rates, lanes and carriers, so we could serve our customers better. For examples of such rates, find below some of [...]
[Updated May 2019] When it comes to freight transportation, there are several modes of transport: such as road (trucks), rail (trains), air (planes), and sea (ships). Road and rail transport are the two modes used for the movement of goods [...]
US domestic full truckload and FTL by rail rates ready to be booked on Freightera.com May 2019 Rate Update Awesome news! 😊 We just got new instant all-inclusive truckload rates and FTL by rail rates up on the website. These [...]
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! [Updated May 2019] Preparing your freight for shipping is very important [...]
Vancouver startup launches door-to-door FTL-by-rail shipping service from five of the seven largest railroads in the U.S. and Canada, opening easy access to significantly lower long-haul prices and low-emission freight VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, North [...]
If you are in the business of shipping goods across the USA or Canada using land transport, you are concerned about cost-effectiveness, timely delivery, and the safety of your shipment. As there are multiple modes of moving your cargo, it’s [...]
Today, May The First 2019, is an important day for us. It may be just a regular hump day for most businesses, but May 1st has always been a significant date for Freightera simply because, on that day, our company [...]
What is heavy haul? [Updated May 2019] ‘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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [Updated May 2019] Which mode of transport is more efficient for shipping and what are the advantages and disadvantages of train vs truck transportation? See our new infographic answering these questions. Train Railways consume up to [...]
Frost & Sullivan places Freightera among ‘Key Automated On-Demand Brokerage Solutions in North America’ along with Uber Freight and Convoy VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Frost & Sullivan, the top 25 global market research and analysis firm, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Plastic Pallets vs. Wood Pallets: Differences, Advantages and Disadvantages It’s fair to say that pallets move the world as they are an essential part of the modern supply chain. We use pallets for storage and transportation, and as product displays [...]
What are the differences between pallet, skid, and crate? [Updated May 2019] Not sure if you need a pallet, skid, or crate? It’s easy to get confused because people often use these terms interchangeably. All three can be used for [...]
Updated on September 29th, 2019 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 [...]
New rates for new lanes which connect cities in Ontario to other cities in Canada. Updated Feb 22, 2017 – Up to 71% less! LTL, 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs. Cornwall, ON to St Andrews West, ON. Used [...]
We updated hundreds of new lanes which connect major cities in Canada. Freight shipping rates between Montréal QC and other cities in Canada have declined recently. Here are a few examples (in CAD$) Updated September 29th 2019 – Up to 32% down! LTL, 1 pallet, 48” [...]
Updated September 29th 2019 We brought in hundreds of new lanes connecting major cities in Canada. Rates between Vancouver and other cities in Canada have just declined again, compared to previous rates in the system. Examples include: LTL – 1 pallet, 48″ by 48″ by 48″, [...]
Updated September 29th, 2019. 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 [...]
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