Hazardous Goods Transport Regulations

Hazardous Goods (ADR) Transport Regulations The ADR (Accord Dangereux Routier) is the European agreement governing the international transport of dangerous goods by road. It sets uniform regulations to ensure hazardous materials can move across borders safely and...

FTL vs LTL

Full Truckload vs Less-than-Truckload (FTL vs LTL) Shipping Choosing between dedicated trucks or shared freight for your shipment When shipping goods by road, you generally have two options: Full Truckload (FTL) or Less Than Truckload (LTL). The difference comes down...

Freight Consolidation

Freight Consolidation and Groupage Shipping Freight consolidation, also known as groupage in international logistics, is a practice where multiple smaller shipments are combined into one larger shipment to optimize transport efficiency. Instead of sending many partial...

4PL Providers

Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) Providers A 4PL (fourth-party logistics) provider is an entity that oversees and manages the entirety of a company’s supply chain on a strategic level, acting as a single point of contact for all logistics operations. In essence, a...

EORI Number

EORI Number: What It Is and Why It’s Needed An EORI number (Economic Operators Registration and Identification number) is a unique registration ID used by customs authorities in the EU (and UK) to track and identify importers and exporters. Any business involved in...

Cross-Docking in Logistics

Speeding up the supply chain with minimal storage stops Cross-docking is a supply chain strategy and warehouse practice aimed at moving goods directly from inbound to outbound transport with little or no storage in between. In a traditional warehouse model, products...