Category Archive: 3PL Freight Services

  • A Guide to LTL Freight

    Sometimes it’s important to slow down from the speed of the supply chain to focus on the basics. Here is your quick guide to less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. With LTL freight, the shipper pays only for the space their shipment occupies on a truck rather than the entire truck’s cost, making it a more cost-effective option […]

  • What Are the Benefits of 3PL Providers?

    Third-party logistics providers, or 3PL providers, offer a way to support your supply chain operations. Whether they act as a supplemental part of your freight management team or as a partner to outsource your logistics, a 3PL provider can help leverage supply chain solutions at a grander scale. Along with freight services such as truckload […]

  • What is Power Only Trucking?

    Power Only Trucking – The Solution to Your Labor Issues A call comes in around 7:00 pm, “I need a power only truck in Houston tomorrow morning.” The FLI team is off and running to find a driver with a tractor to be at the distribution center by 4:00 am. The driver and tractor are […]