Getting a Quote on Your Next Truckload Shipment
10/27/2014 — Matt Nagel
Do you have a truckload shipment ready to be sent out?
Looking to expedite the process of obtaining a quote for that truckload
shipment? One way to quickly and efficiently get your truckload shipment on its
way is to have all the information necessary before calling PartnerShip for a
quote. Below is a list of tips to follow before picking up a phone or shooting
out an email about your truckload shipment.
1.
Know the Basics – Where is the shipment picking
up and where is it going? Are appointment times necessary – does the shipment
need a specific pickup or delivery time/date? How many pieces, what type of
packaging is being used, and what is the weight of the shipment? All of these
questions need to be the answered before getting a truckload rate.
2.
Equipment Type – Truckload shipments can have
many different requirements - dry van, flat bed, refrigerated, to name a few. Determining
the correct option for your specific shipment is an important part of the
truckload shipping process and can affect variables like carrier availability.
Need more help determining which equipment your shipment requires? Check out our
truckload
equipment options post for more information.
3.
Commodity – What are you shipping? A basic
description of the contents of your shipment is enough to get you an accurate
rate on your pending truckload shipment.
4.
Value of the Shipment – It is important to know
the value of the goods you are transporting. Even though most carriers have cargo legal liability coverage, typically
these policies have limits of $100,000 per trailer; there
is no longer any federal requirement for motor carriers to carry cargo
insurance. If we know the value of your
move, we can ensure the carrier that moves your load has adequate coverage or
even obtain additional coverage if necessary. The good news is that PartnerShip has a
stringent carrier on boarding process ensuring the safe, most reliable
carriers. All of our partner carriers are fully insured with industry standard
cargo coverage.
Keeping these tips in mind when obtaining a truckload
shipment quote will help ensure quick and accurate quotes.
Do you have a truckload shipment you would like to quote today?
Visit PartnerShip.com/TLQuote for a free, no obligation quote today!