How to Determine Freight Class

May 25th, 2023
How to Determine Freight Class

What freight class is your freight? Evan Transportation’s got you covered.

There’s more to freight shipping than meets the eye. You can choose to manage your own fleet of trucks, or to go with a trucking service. If you go with a trucking service, you can choose between full-truckload shipping and less-than truckload shipping, also known as LTL shipping. TL shipping does not require you to classify your freight, but LTL shipping does. Here’s a brief guide on how to determine freight class and what Evan Transportation can do for you.

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Tips for Transporting Alcohol via Trucking

May 18th, 2023
Tips for Transporting Alcohol via Trucking

Evan Transportation’s got you covered for your alcohol shipping needs!

Are you looking to buy alcohol in bulk and ship it to your commercial location? You may be starting a liquor store or a restaurant that includes retail liquor. You likely are in the midst of planning the logistics for your business’s alcohol supply. Otherwise, you might be a brewer, distiller, or vintner looking to ship to different businesses and stores. Thankfully, you can discover what you need to know with Evan Transportation. Evan Transportation offers these tips for transporting alcohol via trucking in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Top Risks in the Transportation Industry 2023

May 11th, 2023
truck driver leaning against truck with arms crossed

The transportation industry must overcome these challenges in 2023.

In the past few years, we have learned just how important truckers are to every country. “If you got it, a trucker brought it.” If you are a business manager and need a reliable trucking company to handle your freight transportation, you also know just how important good trucking is. In your search, you can gain a fuller picture of what each trucking company has to deal with by knowing the top risks in the transportation industry today.

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Full, Volume, Partial, and Less Than Truckload Shipping

May 5th, 2023
Full, Volume, Partial, and Less Than Truckload Shipping

Are you familiar with the different freight networks available? Learn about LTL and full truckload shipping here.

Freight shipping is more complex than meets the eye. It involves multiple networks of trucks and different freight classifications. If you are a business that needs to figure out how to set up truckload shipping for anything from paper products to refrigerated specimens, Evan Transportation has a solution for you. Briefly, you can learn the terms of full, volume, partial, and less than truckload shipping.

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Where Do Truckers Sleep?

April 27th, 2023
7/11 at sunset

Where do truckers sleep at night? It turns out, many places.

Truck drivers live in a different world and yet in the same exact world as the rest of us. Their world is on the road and unsuspecting locations along the highways and byways. Their stops are at warehouses, docks, customer centers, and much more. Depending on the type of work, it can be days before a truck driver sees home again. On the road, they make their homes. Where do truckers sleep? 

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Freight Shipping for Paper Products

April 20th, 2023
Freight Shipping for Paper Products

Need to ship paper products by truck? Evan Transportation is on it.

Despite the world going digital in many respects, paper is still much in use and much loved. There are different transportation options for commercial paper products, including plane, rail, and truck. Whether you decide to use one or multiple modes, you can benefit from Evan Transportation in the Mid-Atlantic region. Here’s more about freight shipping for paper products!

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What Is Third Party Logistics?

April 13th, 2023
cabover on the road blue with red top

What is a third party logistics company, and could Evan Transportation help you?

Third-party logistics can help your business get up and running, as outsourcing is an affordable way to obtain multiple valuable services. Whether you have a long-standing company or a startup, third-party logistics could benefit you. What is third party logistics, anyway?

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Avoid These Freight Shipping Scams

April 4th, 2023
worker with fork pallet truck stacker in warehouse loading Group of cardboard boxes

Trucking scams are real; be aware of all these types of freight fraud.

Unfortunately, crime exists all over the world. One of the most common kinds of crime that happens today is fraud. It is possible that you have run across a scam; perhaps you got fake text messages, emails, phone calls, or letters asking you to send money or log into an account. Scams also happen in the trucking world. For instance, “moving trucks” might hold people’s furniture hostage. Check out these freight shipping scams and how to avoid them.

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Trucking and the Supply Chain

March 30th, 2023
Intermodal Drayage in the Transportation Industry

Look behind the scenes of where trucks go to get goods from the factory to your home or business.

Trucking and the supply chain are intermingled; you cannot have one without the other. Trucking is what allows people to get their daily needs, from food to sanitary products to medicine and so much more. If you got it, a trucker brought it. A trucking service can be local, regional, country-wide, or international. Regardless, trucking and the supply chain relate to these destination points.

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Benefits of Cartage & Mobile Storage Units

March 24th, 2023
Benefits of Cartage & Mobile Storage Units

Take advantage of our cartage and trailer solutions in the Mid-Atlantic region!

Construction, manufacturers, home improvement, retail, and many other industries need trucking services to transport goods from the manufacturing site or warehouse to the store or end-user site. How do they accomplish this? Evan Transportation has been in the trucking industry for over 30 years in the Mid-Atlantic region, based in Baltimore, MD. Whether you need regional or local freight shipping, Evan Transportation can help your load get from point A to point B on time.

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