Hanjin bankruptcy causing shipment delays

Have you been notified that your ocean shipment is delayed? If so, it’s quite possible that it’s sailing on a Hanjin ship. Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd, the world’s seventh-largest container carrier, filed a court proceeding in Korea seeking to be placed into receivership on August 31, resulting in $14 billion in stranded cargo around the world, according to various media reports.  The company’s vessels have been seized at ports or stranded at sea because of an inability to pay required fees.

When a logistics professional’s customer faced “an ever-closing delivery window” for an in-transit shipment, he began working to see if his customer’s issues could be resolved. He reached out to the shipment’s destination terminal, an ABF Freight facility, and got in touch with Operations Manager Dennis Richey.

“From the moment I made that first phone call, Dennis’ level of professionalism and willingness to help made an immediate and positive impression on me,” said William Atkins, an LTL service representative for a logistics company. “I never once heard the word ‘no.’”

Helpful tips for trade show exhibitors

If you’ve spent any time or money getting ready for a trade show, you no doubt want to get the most out of the experience. Trade shows are a great opportunity for your business to shine and can offer a chance to tout your products and services to the public while meeting face-to-face with potential customers. That’s why it’s important to take advantage of the moment and not let a good business opportunity slip away. We've compiled a list of tips designed to help make your next trade show a success.

Healthcare trade shows October & November 2016

Many healthcare professionals are making plans to attend trade shows catered to their industry this fall. If you haven’t found one to attend, check out this list of upcoming conferences to find one that fits your needs. General information about each conference and details about recommended accommodations are listed to help you get your planning process started.

Returning to work after a long holiday weekend, the manager of a lawn and garden company found she had received a letter praising the ABF Freight driver who delivered a riding lawnmower to one of their customers.

Driver Shane Powell delivered the large mower and helped the customer open the box to look it over.

“Your driver was probably not aware that the customer was a disabled veteran amputee, and yet it was so timely that he extended this kindness to him just before the Memorial Day holiday,” she wrote to the ABF Freight branch manager.

When a U-Pack customer came to an ABF Freight terminal in Louisiana to unload a ReloCube, Branch Manager Cody Starks struck up a friendly conversation.

Bill of lading definition

If you’re shipping anything, you need to document the journey of your cargo from start to finish. That’s why you’ll need to fill out a bill of lading. A bill of lading, sometimes referred to as a BoL, is a vital form issued by a carrier to a shipper. It acts as a contract or trade agreement of the movement of goods between the shipper and the consignee, and it can also detail the method and payment of the shipment.

September 2016 trade shows in the U.S.

From home improvement expos to financial advisory summits, September is an active month for trade shows. If you're looking to attend a show this fall, we've put together a list of upcoming conferences, along with pertinent lodging details, to help you begin your planning process.

If you need help shipping a trade show booth or any other materials, contact ABF Freight^® to get started.

An auto parts distributor needed to close a facility and consolidate and move its inventory in only one week’s time, and sought a transportation partner to make it happen.

ABF Freight teamed up with Moving Staffers, an ABF Logistics brand, to provide a quote for labor to meet the customer’s expectations. The customer needed to move 30,000 square feet of product in various stages of packaging from Massachusetts to Ohio.

Often, customers are so pleased with the way the ArcBest companies solve a transportation problem for them that they look to the ArcBest team to solve additional challenges.