Articles - American Freightways - A Trucking Freight Company

24 Mar2014

Freight Broker Training: What Do You Learn from the Course?

During freight broker training one will learn about all of the trucking knowledge that they need to know to become a successful agent. From that particular point, one can then decide if this is the right career path for them and move on to being licensed and starting up a brokerage of their own. A … Continue reading Freight Broker Training: What Do You Learn from the Course?
READ MORE
18 Mar2014

How to Find Customers When You Are a Freight Broker Agent

One may think that by being a freight broker agent, it would be easy to find customers – this is not always the case. A freight broker is responsible for finding the proper empty containers and trucks for the amount of product/merchandise that will be shipped from one point to another point. Whether the transport … Continue reading How to Find Customers When You Are a Freight Broker Agent
READ MORE
10 Mar2014

Choose an Experienced Truck Shipping Company

When you are looking to consolidate your logistics needs and for assistance with your truck shipping, it is suggested to go with a company who has a proven record of accomplishment. Many websites will have a section strictly dedicated to customer testimonials where you, as a potential new customer, will be able read reviews and … Continue reading Choose an Experienced Truck Shipping Company
READ MORE
04 Mar2014

Trains for Freight, Forward and Backward

Trains account for a major percentage of the freight moving back and forth in this country every year. It doesn’t hurt to know a little bit about these trains and their freight, forward and backward, because if we trust our trains with so many of our goods, it must be a good way to get … Continue reading Trains for Freight, Forward and Backward
READ MORE
24 Feb2014

That’s Heavy. Heavy Freight Shipping.

As with Marty McFly in the movie, Back to the Future, things are getting heavy. But we’re talking physically heavy. You’ve got something big to ship. When you have something large (and I mean large, freight shipping large), you only have so many options when you need to transport it. Yes, you are most assuredly … Continue reading That’s Heavy. Heavy Freight Shipping.
READ MORE
18 Feb2014

Shipping Companies Slow Down to Save Whales

Making news recently, various freight shipping companies have agreed to slow down when traveling off the coast of New Zealand. This is because there is an endangered breed of whales taking up residence in those waters. For six years there has been a movement to encourage shipping companies to take extra precautions so the population … Continue reading Shipping Companies Slow Down to Save Whales
READ MORE
12 Feb2014

Freight Forwarding Company: The Architect of Transport

There will always be a need for people to ship goods and, as the world becomes increasingly complex, there will be a greater demand for people to plan those shipments. In modern times that is often the role of the freight forwarding company. What is the difference between a freight shipping company and a freight … Continue reading Freight Forwarding Company: The Architect of Transport
READ MORE
03 Feb2014

Avoiding Adjustments to Freight Shipping Service Prices

You are using a freight shipping service and you want it to be cost effective when doing so. When using US freight shipping, that means not only doing your research and doing your math, but it also means trying to get things right so there aren’t any adjustments to the price at a later date. … Continue reading Avoiding Adjustments to Freight Shipping Service Prices
READ MORE
28 Jan2014

Freight Shipping and the Shipping Process

There are, literally, hundreds of freight shipping companies from which to choose. Before choosing a freight shipper one must know what they want to ship, and have an idea of how they want to ship it. Some freight shipping companies only do domestic shipping, while others will ship internationally. Some will accept small packages, while … Continue reading Freight Shipping and the Shipping Process
READ MORE
21 Jan2014

Freight Shipping Service: Trucks vs. Rail

As you shop for a freight shipping service, you may have considered shipping your freight by rail. Trains have, historically, moved most of the goods across the country and they are still responsible for shipping almost all of our large quantity, heavy goods such as grain and ore. How do trains and trucks stack up … Continue reading Freight Shipping Service: Trucks vs. Rail
READ MORE