FR8Star Blog

FR8Star offers the opportunity for shippers to work with brokers (with or without assets), carriers, and/or freight forwarders to ship items regionally, nationally, and overseas. It may sometimes be difficult to determine which transport company is right for your load, so it’s important to know the important role each type plays and what they specialize in. Read on to learn more about the differences between brokers, carriers, and forwarders.

Shipping a heavy-haul load like a farm tractor, semitruck, or bulldozer clearly isn’t a simple matter of stuffing it in a box, licking a few stamps, and dropping it off at the post office. There are truck and trailer considerations, loading and unloading particulars, fees and permits, and other details to work out. It’s no wonder many equipment buyers dread the process. That’s why shippers use FR8Star.

When you’ve bought a car, truck, or recreational vehicle that’s some distance away, and it’s in good running condition, you have a few options for bringing it home. You can go get it yourself, pay a transport company to trailer it to you, or you can pay a driveaway service to send a licensed, insured individual to drive it to your door.

Success means different things to different fleet owners, but we can all agree that any definition of success starts with keeping trucks loaded, remaining cash-flow positive, and building strong relationships with drivers and customers. When it comes to achieving this level of success, smaller fleets have always appeared to have a disadvantage compared to their larger counterparts.

Life is a game of inches. The same goes for truck freight shipping. Having accurate shipping dimensions down to the last inch is necessary and might be more important than some shippers initially believed.

Partial truckload shipping can be a great way to save on shipping costs. Here’s everything you need to know about partial truckloads.

Flatbed load securement is required by the DOT and specific standards must be met. Let’s take a closer look at what those are to ensure your cargo is safely secured.

The need for truck drivers is reaching all-time highs as production continues to grow while driver capacity shrinks. It’s a scenario that has provided an opportunity for more women truck drivers to join the male-dominated industry.

This post is courtesy of Peterbilt.

Peterbilt Motors Company is pleased to announce the introduction of the Off-Road Calibration and Rock-Free Mode for the PACCAR TX-18 PRO transmission available in Peterbilt Models 579, 567, 589, 389, 367, and 365.

Arranging heavy-haul transport for oversized and overweight equipment like dozers, excavators, and wheel loaders can consume a lot of time—a precious asset that’s already in short supply. FR8Star addresses this by removing the hassles traditionally involved in booking heavy-equipment transport. The service’s automated process makes it easy to connect with experienced professional carriers and receive a shipping estimate in just minutes based on specific load details and route requirements.