World Trade - August 2008 - (Page 28) LOGISTICS LTL Shipping ‘On the Fly’ Tips for getting the best out of single transaction deals. BY GAIL DUTTON F 28 WORLD TRADE inding the right carrier for a less-than-truckload transactional deal is a bit like Prince Charming looking for Cinderella. The glass slipper must fit, and it helps if she has another slipper in her pocket. In the case of transactional LTL shipments, that means finding the right combination of rates, reliability, geographic coverage and services. When the combination seems right, a shipper may try a few transactional arrangements, like dates in a courtship, before deciding to “go steady” with a longer-term contract or end the relationship and find a more compatible carrier. “Very few carriers are geared to service the small to AUGUST 2008 mid-sized business shipper,” notes Ed Conaway, CEO of Con-Way Freight. Among those who do—and Con-Way is among them—shippers must focus on more than rates and coverage. “Choosing a carrier based solely on the lowest Freight All Kinds (F.A.K.) discount on frozen rates and a coverage map are old school and passé,” opines Carey Treadwell. Instead, her experiences as a shipper managing millions of dollars in spending with common carriers, and now as director of global business for Mallory Alexander International Logistics, indicates that “maybe a faster transit at a premium will lead to enhanced time to market,” which
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