Major freight roadways network across the entire United States and Canada. Knowing each of these highways is part of the commitment that a quality freight transport company makes to quality, on time, and competitive shipping quotes for LTL, rail and intermodal, hazardous materials, refrigerated loads, freeze protection, and exhibit and trade show shipments. Regardless of [...]
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What Is the Difference Between Highways and Parkways?
As we go about our daily tasks, commuting to work or school and running errands, we often take driving for granted. When going long distances, our mission is often to head out on the highway and get to our next destination as expediently as possible. In the course of your adventures, you may have received [...]
Freight Shipping: Fast & Affordable
Many small, medium, and large companies look for the best way to transport their materials in a timely yet cost-efficient way. One of the best methods is finding a freight broker like Quick Transfer USA. The fact is that they take the time to listen to every customer’s needs in order to connect them to [...]
Freeze Protection and Temperature Monitoring Made Easy
With the expertise of Quick Transfer USA, even your most sensitive freight is moved from place to place with care and precision. It is often very important for businesses and shippers to have a service that provides comprehensive control over all factors, including the transfer environment. With carriers that offer temperature sensitivity, it is possible to [...]
Top Trade Shows
Trade shows give consumers and fellow business owners the chance to learn more about various companies. Somewhat like a brochure come to life, visiting trade shows gives the public a three-dimensional sense of a company and its products and services. Since exhibits and trade shows take place all around the country, participating companies reach out [...]
Service Options for Smaller Shipments
Not every company requires a full truckload to transfer goods from one location to another. Some shipping companies charge a flat fee or require smaller businesses to pay for a full truckload even if they don’t have one. But Quick Transfer USA realizes that an inability to ship due to rigid rules and prices can negatively impact [...]
Truck Routes: Route 66
Route 66 was referred to as “the super-highway” during its planning stages in 1926, and the idea represented freedom for Americans to travel West. While other east-west highways already existed, most were linear and didn’t access rural communities. By 1938, the 2,300 mile super-highway connecting Chicago and Los Angeles was complete, connecting the Rocky Mountains [...]
A Winning Relay Team: Efficient Negotiation of Intermodal Shipping
Intermodal shipping is like a relay race in which a transportation team, involving a number of companies and modes of transportation working together to get products from start to finish line rapidly. To succeed, this intermodal system requires smooth, secure connections between truck and rail companies, careful shipping to avoid product damage and a reasonable [...]
Truck Routes: Badlands
Did you know that the two largest T. Rex dinosaur skeletons ever discovered were found in South Dakota? The area is rich in natural history and geological wonders that existed long before trappers, miners and homesteaders came. If you head east from the Black Hills on Highway 36 to 79 to Interstate 90, after 50 [...]
Truck Routes: Blue Ridge Parkway
With the exception of 1949, the Blue Ridge Parkway has been the most visited component of the National Park System every year since 1946. This stretch of road connects the Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Linking these two national parks, the Blue Ridge Parkway passes through 29 counties in Virginia [...]
