Dear shippers, We just brought online millions of new freight rates for FTL by rail, large and heavy LTL, reefer LTL and parcels. Note: many of these prices are dynamic so may fluctuate day to day. Please check rates frequently [...]
March 2, 2021
Freight Rates
LTL Freight Rates: From Major Cities in USA & Canada to Detroit, MI Shipping LTL freight from/to Detroit, MI? Check out our rates below for lanes within the USA, and cross-border Canada to USA. All the rates are for 1 pallet, [...]
February 10, 2021
Freight Rates
LTL Freight Rates: From Major Cities in USA & Canada to San Francisco, CA Check out our San Francisco rates below for lanes within the USA, and cross-border Canada to USA. All the rates are for 1 pallet, 48” by [...]
January 29, 2021
Freight Rates
Dear shippers, Although freight rates are trending up, we are still able to get better deals for you. Please note, carrier rates may fluctuate based on availability. Examples below are for 1 pallet/skid, class 125, 48” x 48” x 48”, [...]
January 25, 2021
Freight Rates
Amazon’s former executives, Director of Software Engineering Jonathan Shakes, and Director of Customer Service Colleen Byrum join Freightera’s executive team VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 12, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Freightera, a leading online freight marketplace, is pleased to announce Jonathan Shakes, former [...]
Check out our LTL freight rates from Winnipeg, MB to major cities in different Canadian provinces. The rates below are for 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs Winnipeg, MB to Vancouver, BC. New best rate: $144.71 CAD [...]
January 4, 2021
Freight Rates
5 Costly Mistakes Shippers Make when Quoting Online (and how to avoid them) It’s important to quote with the correct information to avoid extra shipping charges. In our new video, you’ll see what are 5 most common mistakes shippers make, [...]
New LTL Freight Rates in Canada & United States Dear shippers, Just in time for holidays, we’ve got some huge savings on Canadian and USA less-than-truckload rates for you. Best examples in Ontario and BC For 1 pallet, 48”x48”x48” & [...]
December 10, 2020
Freight Rates
Deloitte just recognized Freightera among the fastest-growing and most innovative technology companies in Canada VANCOUVER, B.C., Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, the innovative online freight marketplace, just won the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ award. Freightera revenue grew 678% [...]
November 18, 2020
Press Releases
Dear shippers, Check out our new LTL freight shipping rates within Canada! Quotes for all of these popular lanes are much cheaper than before, as we are continuously working with our carriers to negotiate better prices for shippers. Prices shown [...]
November 18, 2020
Freight Rates
Freightera team celebrated Halloween with a smile and a feeling of accomplishment, knowing that we were able to make our customers happy, and their freight shipping experience smooth and easy! 30 5-star reviews in just one month of October!! Thank [...]
Freightera, the innovative online freight marketplace for Canadian and US business shippers, placed No. 80 in Canada’s Top Growing Companies 2020 by The Globe and Mail VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, with a newly launched SaaS model for Canadian and US [...]
October 7, 2020
Press Releases
We are very excited to announce our first webinar for freight shippers! 🙂 Join us on Tuesday, September 29th, and learn from our experts how to get instant online quotes and ship freight like a pro on Freightera’s online platform. [...]
We hope your business is doing well! Reviewing our best cross-border LTL rates from previous updates, we just found many rates not showing consistently. We don’t know how long this was happening, but we fixed it in no time. Heavy, [...]
September 24, 2020
Freight Rates
Easy Guide to Shipping Heavy Haul & Oversize Loads Shipping heavy haul and oversize loads is as complicated as freight shipping gets, with many intricacies that can cause you headaches. It pays off to get informed and prepare well. That’s [...]
Parcel Shipping vs. Pallet Shipping: Key Differences We often get questions from our clients regarding which shipping option should they choose for their business: parcel shipping or pallet shipping (LTL). These two options are quite similar, so the choice between [...]
Earlier this month, Dan Goodwill’s Transportation Consulting posted an article about our newly-added Membership Plans and how they can help shippers in Covid-19 times. The full article is below: On July 7, 2020, Freightera, North America’s rapidly growing online freight [...]
We’ve got some great new LTL rates in Canada, USA, and cross-border. Check these out and visit the Freightera Dashboard for gift codes on your Friends & Rewards page. Don’t miss the extra discounts and our membership promotions! For a [...]
August 6, 2020
Freight Rates
We are happy to announce that we have rolled out paid membership plans and a reward program for Canadian and US business shippers! Freightera, North America’s rapidly growing online freight marketplace, just enhanced its popular free platform with value-added paid [...]
July 22, 2020
Press Releases
Ship to Amazon fulfillment centers / Amazon FBA with us! Since 2014, we have been helping businesses reduce their shipping costs while transporting freight within Canada and the United States as quickly and seamlessly as possible, automating most of the [...]
We don’t like to use the word “crazy” but what we’ve got for you is crazy-amazing savings in freight prices in both Canada and the USA, to help your business through these challenging times: Sample Rates in the USA (48” [...]
June 22, 2020
Freight Rates
Dear customers, We’re doing our best to help you by constantly searching for new carriers offering the best service and adding thousands of great rates weekly. See examples of newly added rates below: Sample Cross-Border LTL Rates in Eastern Canada/US [...]
June 15, 2020
Freight Rates
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 [...]
April 6, 2020
Freight Rates
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? [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
August 22, 2019
Press Releases
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 [...]
[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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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