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In pursuit of striking a balance between price and service — there are several ways to field spot quotes in the transportation world. As companies age and their procedures unfurl, so too do their methods for sourcing pricing and securing transportation capacity.
Open-deck shipments hauled on flatbed, step-deck and double-drop trailers keep American supply chains rolling along. With assistance from service providers like asset trucking companies and freight brokers, shippers with open-deck freight to move can do so timely and cost-effectively.
If there’s one thing the transportation industry has to offer shippers, like you, it’s options. Depending on the size and type of freight you’re moving, the timelines you’re looking to meet and, perhaps most importantly, the dollars you have to spend, these options will change.
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, with companies moving cargoes across governmental boundaries and international borders regularly, safety is top-of-mind for all of us.
As a central segment of your supply chain, your transportation processes and partnerships should never go unnourished.
The last few months have been challenging for the world as a whole. Among other things, the impact of international conflicts, continued labor shortages and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have exacerbated the supply-chain-congestion issues that began at the onset of 2020.
