Pacific Coast Distribution - Calgary Warehouse Blog

Most small and mid-sized businesses in Calgary discover less-than-truckload shipping the same way: they have four pallets to move, they call around for a truck, and the quote comes back at a number that makes no sense for the amount of freight involved.

Full truckload is the simplest freight product to buy and the easiest one to buy at the wrong time. You reserve a trailer, your freight is the only thing on it, and it travels directly from pickup to delivery.

What extreme cold does to trucks and cargo, why freeze protection matters as much as refrigeration, and how regional inventory protects against highway closures.