The Logistics Plus North American Division (NAD) is an award-winning freight brokerage team. In the complex world of logistics, our NAD team provides a wide variety of solutions for today’s changing transportation world. Whether you have one shipment or thousands of shipments, Logistics Plus will find the right solution for you. Outlined below are only some of the freight solutions we offer across North America.
Less-than-truckload (LTL)
Quoting LTL shipments with Logistics Plus is quick, easy, and free. From 150 to 10,000 pounds, we’ll give you a list of competitive LTL rates from the top LTL freight carriers in the industry. We can also accommodate services beyond typical dock-to-dock transportation, including lift gates, notification options, inside deliveries, and more.
Guaranteed & Expedited Freight
Our expedited freight services give you the peace-of-mind that your critical freight shipments will be delivered quickly and on-time. Anytime and anywhere – our experts will find the right expedited freight solution to fit your needs.
Full & Partial Truckloads
From start to finish, our experienced truckload team will coordinate your shipment every step of the way. Our full and partial truckload service options include dry van, flatbed, step deck, and refrigerated equipment.
Cross-Border Freight (U.S. – Canada – Mexico)
If your freight shipment needs to travel across the border, Logistics Plus can help you arrange transportation, prepare your cross-border shipping documents, clear customs, and resolve any issues before they cause delays. Additionally, our bi-lingual border management staff works with carriers and international agencies to maintain C-TPAT, PIP, and CSA security standards.
Exhibit & Tradeshow Freight
Logistics Plus works with the most reliable exhibit carriers in the industry for your exhibit freight transportation needs. We provide live logistics support from pick up at origin to delivery at the advanced warehouse or trade show floor.
Drayage & Port Services
Our drayage and port services can help you reduce transit time and total cost with our capabilities for transloading and sorting by destination – with final delivery using our comprehensive LTL and truckload solutions. We can also support your storage and warehousing needs across North America.
Rail & Intermodal Freight
Logistics Plus rail and intermodal freight services help you stay competitive with this environmentally friendly transportation mode while keeping you on schedule and budget. If your shipment isn’t urgent, this mode of transportation is worth looking into.
Domestic Air & Ocean
For your domestic air or ocean cargo requests, you can get the best combination of service, price, and speed for your U.S. air or ocean freight. Our experts will find the best flight and sailing schedules to get your freight where it needs to be.
Freight Claims Management
Logistics Plus freight claims management can help you achieve efficiency and tight controls for your company. We’ll create a successful loss and damage claims process by working together, bringing back valuable money to your bottom-line.
Freight Bill Audit & Payment
Logistics Plus Freight Audit Solutions™ incorporates a comprehensive 3-point check to ensure your small pack, parcel, LTL, truckload, and international freight invoices are accurate, disputes are promptly filed, and that appropriate refunds are received.
Learn more about Logistics Plus North American freight solutions by watching the two videos below.
The Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These changes became effective 12/19/2020. Some of the notable changes are listed below.
Controllers, Motor Controllers, Switchboards or Switchboardsections – New Item, new classifications
Battery Chargers, Item 61270 – This item canceled and moved into Item 61700 – Electrical Appliances or instruments
Cooling or Freezing machines – Items 123310 and 123315 are canceled. New Item established , 123650 – Unit Coolers.
Tape Sealing or Masking – Item 154360 – Changed from Class 55 to a two tiered density based item with classes of 70 or 92.5.
Shears, pruning or plant cutting – item 185910 – Changed from class 70 to a three tiered density based item with breaks at 6 and 10 pcf and classes of either 250, 125 or 92.5
Doors or partitions – Item 34500 and Shades and Shutters – Item 35343, Shutters – Items 37110 and 37120. All items canceled and replaced with Item 35350 – Shades, Shutters or Blinds. A tiered density based item.
Cabinets, Filing – Items 79220, 80250 and 80270 – Canceled and replaced with Item 80240 which has density breaks at 6 and 12 pcf. New classes are 250, 125 and 70.
Toasters, Item 63360 – classes adjusted from 100 to 150
Joints or seals, expansion joints – Item 34830. Item amended to provide classes based on greatest dimension and density
Equipment, toy train, electric – Item 84150. Item canceled and commodity moved into Item 84260 – Games or Toys , which is a full density item.
Air Heaters, Windshield heaters or Air conditioners (Automobile Parts group) – Item 18850. Canceled and replaced with Item 17810 which is a three tiered density based classification with breaks at 6 and 10 pcf.
Gloves or mittens – Items 49900, 49905,49906 and 49920. Canceled and replaced with Item 49910 which is a two tiered density based items with density break at 7 pcf and classes of 175 or 100.
Item 110 Definitions and Explanations of terms – “Coin or Currency operated” clarified to include two articles that accept or require credit/debit cards or other forms of payment
Games, NOI coin or currency operated – Item 84180. Item amended to provide classes based on greatest dimension and density.
Cash Registers or Parts, Item 115840 – Item canceled and commodity moved into Item 116030 – machines, systems or devices .
Sign posts, brackets or Bases – Items 96740, 106340 and 106840 are canceled and replaced with Item 161130. Item assigns classes based upon greatest dimension and density.
Lenses optical NOI, Item 57940 – Item amended to ‘Lenses or Lens blanks, optical , NOI. Class changed from 200/85 to 85.
Compounds, Item 50227 – Item amended to remove bomb burst symbol and clarified that item does NOT apply on materials regulated by the DOT as hazardous and required to bear a Hazard class or Hazard division label.
Anchors, building, mast pole or smokestack, Item 104030 – Class amended from 50 to 70.
Cyanides, Item 44210 – Canceled as obsolete.
Additional detail is included in the DOCKET 2020-3 bulletin. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers
As the holidays approach, we want to help you avoid any unnecessary shipping delays over the next few months. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers.
If you have any transportation needs or expedited shipping requests, please contact Logistics Plus in advance of the office closings noted below. You can also reach out to our North American Division (NAD) by calling 1.866.335.7623 or emailing us at nadops@logisticsplus.com.
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Do you have any last-minute expedited shipping needs? Let us know how we can help!
Ready to kick the tires on eShipPlus™?eShipPlus is a powerful cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) for Logistics Plus North American customers. For a limited time, we are offering interested customers “demo” access to test-drive the easy-to-use quoting features of eShipPlus. Alternatively, our freight management specialists are available to provide a risk-free Zoom demonstration of eShipPlus. When you sign-up for a standard eShipPlus account, you’ll get access to the following time-saving features:
LTL shipment quotes for multiple top tier carriers, such as Estes Express, FedEx Freight, Dayton Freight, Ward, and many others
Standard and Guaranteed LTL service options
Create bills of lading (BOL) and schedule shipments
White label your portal and BOLs with your company logo
Quick quote forms for truckload, expedited, and international shipments
Track your LTL and truckload shipments all in one dashboard
In case you missed it, the Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These changes became effective 8/15/2020. Some of the notable changes are listed below (thank you for the reminder from our friends at Southeastern Freight).
Boats or Boat Sections – Athletic Goods Group
New items have been established for Boats, inflatable-24650 and Boats or Boat Sections-24670.
Items 24540, 24660, 24665, 24666, 25000 and 25230 have been canceled.
Doors, including Mirrored Doors – Building Materials, Miscellaneous, Group
The density scale for Item 34265 is going from 8 subs to 10 subs with classes increasing. Item 34265 has been amended to remove the restriction “other than rolling.”
Items 34400 and 34500 changed “rolling” to “roll up”.
Item 34330 has been canceled and moved to Item 34265.
Item 34267 is amended to included mirrored doors.
Boxes, fiberboard, paper, paperboard or Pulpboard, combined or not combined with other materials
New Item 29785 is established to incorporate many varieties of fiberboard or paperboard boxes. These will now be full-scale density items.
Concurrently, Items 28920, 29205, 29240, 29250, 29285 and 29400 are canceled and have been moved to item 29785.
Foodstuffs, other than Frozen
New items are established 72510 (Cocktail Mix), 72560 (Coconut), 73450 (Honey), 74095 (Molasses and other Syrups), 74310 (Popcorn, not popped), 74495 (Prepared Foods, such as pasta, noodles, rice, etc.) and 75400 (Vinegar).
Items 72190, 72780, 73200, 74250, 74820, 73480, 74300, 75150 and 75180 are canceled and have been moved to these new Items.
Additionally, 11 commodities have been removed from the viz listing in Item 73227 and moved to these new Items.
Broilers, Grills, Roasters or Stoves, cooking, outdoor type
Item 25865 is amended to provide classes predicated on density with breaks at 6 and 10 PCF.
Item 25860 is canceled with no further application.
Items 25861, 25863, 25864, 25865 and 25866 have been clarified and simplified.
Bleachers or Grandstands
The Grandstands Group IT-89800 is canceled.
New Items 89790 and 89795 have been established to apply for all types of Bleachers and Grandstands with classes based on greatest dimension and density.
Concurrently, Items 89803, 89805, 89810, 89813, 89816 and 89818 are canceled.
Curtain Poles or Rods
Item 55190 is amended to a single class of 110.
Self-reactive materials – Hazard Class 4, Division 4.1 – Chemicals Group
Item 46047 is established for self-reactive materials with classes predicated on whether or not the material is subject to temperature control requirements and by the self-reactive material type for the non-temperature-controlled materials.
Gates
Item 86310 is amended to provide classes predicated on density, with breaks at 8 and 12 pcf. It is also amended by adding hallway and stairway gates for clarification.
Cans or Tubes, packaging, fiberboard, paper, paperboard or pulpboard
New item 29860 is established for Cans or Tubes, mailing or packaging with classes predicated on density with breaks at 4, 6 and 12 pcf.
Items 29030, 29760, 29820 and 29840 are canceled and moved to Item 29860.
Peanuts, other than raw
Item 141800 for Peanuts, in shell, is amended to class 85.
Item 141820 for Peanuts, shelled, is amended to class 70.
Pools, swimming or wading, other than in-ground pools
Item 17050 is amended for clarification and to provide classes predicated on density breaks at 10 and 15 pcf.
Irons, Electric
Item 62285 is amended for clarification and simplification, and class 125 is assigned.
Booths, paint and varnish spraying, or panels thereof
New item 27900 is established for Booths, painting or varnish spraying, with classes based on greatest dimension and density.
Items 27950, 27960 and 27970 are canceled and have been moved to new Item 27900.
Carriers or Racks, bicycle, motorcycle, motor scooter, mobility scooter or wheelchair, vehicle mounting, metal
New Item 164075 is established with classes based on density breaks at 8 and 12 pcf.
Item 164070 is canceled with reference to new Item 164075.
Burners or Burner heads, gas appliance
Item 25885 is amended to provide classes predicated on density, with a single break at 9 pcf.
Workbenches
New item 82250 is established for Workbenches with classes predicated on density breaks at 6 and 10 pcf.
Items 79920 and 79930 are canceled.
Corrosive Materials – Hazard Class 8
Item 44155 is amended to assign classes predicated on the DOT-assigned Packing Group.
Cesspools and Floor Drains
New item 51130 is established for Floor Drains with classes based on a density break at 12 pcf.
Item 50810 is canceled.
Blackboards or Chalkboards, NOI; Corkboards or Tackboards or Whiteboards, Dry Erase Boards or Markerboards
Item 23701 is amended to specify additional packaging requirements only.
Pesticides, NOI
Item 155050 is amended to remove the “bomb burst” symbol, add language further restricting the item’s application to materials not required by the DOT to bear a Hazard Class or Hazard Division label.
The Logistics Plus North American Division (NAD) is an award-winning freight brokerage team. In the complex world of logistics, our NAD team provides a wide variety of solutions for today’s changing transportation world. Whether you have one shipment or thousands of shipments, Logistics Plus will find the right solution for you. Outlined below are only some of the freight solutions we offer across North America.
