As many of you know, we love shipping everything on pallets via truck freight. Rarely does the product arrived damaged if we pack it right. Freight offers good value based on it transit times and price for anyone with a commercial address.
However, some things are changing....
Since freight companies laid off hundreds of local drivers when the recession hit, they dont have the drivers to handle pickup and deliveries. Just recently, a shipment waited 3 days in a LA terminal waiting for a truck to make the delivery. Our freight company's local drivers are starting earlier and ending later. Many of the big guys are hiring or pushing their local drivers to do crazy overtime. Bottomline, is even small increases in freight are causing delays throughout the system.
So while freight is still good value, please understand that delivery dates aren't guaranteed. Timely shipments need either to be Airport Freighted or FedEx'd.
