Shipping News

August 10, 2020

Hello and Regards from The Shipping Emporium.

When your Company need to ship heavy goods in Virginia to Agencies, DOC or even the public Universities. Your Firm may be needing the services of our Company, The Shipping Emporium. For either your very recent PO’s in eVA, or any other heavy goods that you are expecting to ship for the rest of August, you can reach out today to see if we may be able to assist you? If you need a Freight Quote right now, please fill out our contact form on www.shippingemp.com, OR email us at, customerservice@shippingemp.com

WE ARE A SWAM CERTIFIED TRUCKLOAD AND LTL (LESS THAN TRUCKLOADS) SERVICE provider.

eVA Freight Provider (for LTLs and TLs both).

. We offer Great Rate and Customer Service too!

. We can make sure that your Truckloads or LTL service is Reliable and that every detail

Is handled for you (From the BOLs, any Changes, calls to you and to the Pickup or Delivery agent at the Carriers, to ensure that you’re always receiving the BEST and Most Reliable Customer service and Delivery.

. You may be able to increase your firms’ chances for winning is you select our company as your sub-contracting partner.

You can count on us to handle every detail for you, from the BOLs, tracking and other important details. Transforming your shipping process to help your business grow, while making sure your clients are happy.

We are just checking in regarding any shipments (over 100 pounds Domestic LTL) moving that you would like a quote for and how The Shipping Emporium may assist you. Our Attention to detail, strong customer service orientation and most importantly many years of experience – handling heavy Shipping for Agencies, vendors large and small.

You are needing to ship pallets or Crates of- Heavy Equipment, Books, New Furniture and More. We will help you every step of the way to set up and arrange transportation for your heavy goods, AT THE BEST PRICING to all of your customers.

Please provide the commodity or description, Number of pallets, weight and dimensions and pick up and destination. We have years of experience already setting up deliveries to: Public Universities, US Military Bases, and VA Dept of Corrections and other Agencies, and to Commercial Locations.

The Shipping Emporium Is Here for You. We can support your company with the very best- LTL and TL rates, through the best carriers. Finding a truck on the day that you need it is a chore, or you just require more Customer Service.

Please give us a call or drop us a line to see how we may be able to meet or exceed your expectations! We can also sub-contract with your company if that benefits your company on your contract with the Commonwealth, especially in competitive situations or when you are asked for your “Sub-contracting Plan”.

Thank you and We look forward to speaking to you soon!!

Please let us know if you have any questions at all about our Services and how we may be able to Assist YOU!

THANK YOU!

www.shippingemp.com

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

Member: BBB- Of Central Virginia Accredited member A +

CALL US at 703-304-8170 or 434 990 4144

 www.shippingemp.com

MC 852417     Duns 078483342    CAGE Code 78HM5

eVA Vendor 91829 and SWAM cert 701061

July 29, 2020

Hello from Jane Barnett, The Shipping Emporium.

Please contact us any time if you need a Freight Quote.

A short- list of the services that we are offering you:

LTL Freight

LTL Freight (Expedited or Guaranteed – for an extra fee with

Some Carriers).

Please make sure to secure your Freight on a pallet or in a Crate. This is the most secure way to ship your goods and is another key difference between LTL and TL services, whereby the LTL Carriers all require secured freight.

We offer MANY LTL Carriers Including:

Southeastern Freight

ABF

Ward

YRC

SAIA

Clear Lane

Front Line

Central Freight Lines

and More! After receiving your shipments information, please let us run a quote for you. COMING SOON- Our online TMS for YOU to possibly Login and compare ALL our Carrier rates. TSE (The Shipping Emporium will notify current customers when our online Rate-Shopping is available and provide you first with a User ID and password.

LTL Services are shipments heavier than small parcels at 100 pounds. Distance, Class, Weight, Services Needed (for example- Limited Access Delivery, Lift-Gate, and More).

or more, yet smaller than a Full Load. You can reduce your costs, by finding (with our Help) the Carriers that are the lowest for your pickup and destination routes, and for the Items shipping, and by auditing and verifying any Invoice Changes with you.

TL Freight (Truckloads)

Through our Network of 1000’s of Vetted and Available

Dry Van and Flat Bed Carriers.

Cargo Insurance

Some International Small Packages

Let us (at The Shipping Emporium) Lift your burden and Hassles over everything from- Finding A Carrier at the BEST Rates, BOLs if you need help with those, Dispatching and Changing or Updating Services Needed, Tracking and POD deliveries sent to you and MORE!

We’ll find the best Truck for you and the Carriers best suited to your needs. Please provide the commodity or description, Value, Number of pallets, weight and dimensions and pick up and destination. We have years of experience already setting up deliveries to: All Commercial Locations, Public Universities, US Military Bases, and VA Dept of Corrections and other Agencies, and to Commercial Locations.

Check out our webpage at www.shippingemp.com

Thank you and We look forward to speaking to you soon.

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

CALL US at 703-304-8170 or 434 990 4144

BBB of Central Virginia Certified Business

www.shippingemp.com

MC 852417     Duns 078483342    CAGE Code 78HM5

eVA Vendor 91829 and SWAM cert 701061

July 29, 2020

Freight Shipping Terms:

Bill of Lading (BOL)

LTL (Less than Truckload)

And TL (Truckload)

And the differences between these 2 Transportation Modes will vary,

the Most Common Difference is with LTL your shipment is only using part

of a 53 Van space, while a FTL (Full Truckload) can take up to that 53 foot van space and weigh up the estimated 43,000 pound limit.

In LTL, if you are shipping certain goods frequently, you may have a Freight Class and NMFC code that applies for you shipment. In addition, and with some Freight Classes being Density-Based please always provide in FULL, your Shipments details- weight for every pallet, dimensions (length x width x height in inches) and weight per pallet, so that we can help you to determine the correct class.

The Freight Class System Created by NMFTA (National Motor Freight Trucking Association) is commonly used by some carriers.

Delivery Services (especially for LTL) include many of the following:

Lift-Gate

Residential

Limited Access

Delivery Appointment Required

Pro-Active Notification

Cargo Insurance (Please always provide your shipments’ Value and if the goods are new or used for this quote).

Cargo Insurance is for the portion of your Shipment’s Value above the Carrier’s Liability and will vary in cost.

Please contact the Shipping Emporium at 434-990-4144 or 703-304-8170

Please contact us any time if you need a Freight Quote.

If you need help with a Shipment or if you have any questions about the Above.

Thank you!

July 21, 2020

Hello from Jane Barnett, The Shipping Emporium.

Please contact us any time if you need a Freight Quote.

A short- list of the services that we are offering you:

LTL Freight

TL Freight

Cargo Insurance

What Can you expect from us (The Shipping Emporium)? We are here to make your business grow and make your customers happy. We take care of the entire shipping process, including any phone calls to you and your receiving client and to the Carriers (as needed).

You can count on us to handle every detail for you, from the BOLs, to help business grow, while making sure your clients are happy. We’ll help you to choose the most suitable Truck- TL, Flatbed or LTL service that you need with NO HASSLES.

We are just checking in regarding any shipments (over 100 pounds Domestic LTL) moving that you would like a quote for and how our company, The Shipping Emporium (SWAM, & Micro Certified and also Woman owned Certified) The Shipping Emporium may assist you!

Please provide the commodity or description, Number of pallets, weight and dimensions and pick up and destination. We have years of experience already setting up deliveries to: Public Universities, US Military Bases, and VA Dept of Corrections and other Agencies, and to Commercial Locations.

During the Pandemic (Outbreak of COVID-19 – The Coronavirus) All Carrier Services Are included in “Essential Business Lists” in all states.

However, it is always advisable to Be sure that BOTH your pickup and destination is open, including their hours and as always what services may be needed for loading and unloading.

The Shipping Emporium Is Here for You. We can support your company with the very best- LTL and TL rates, through the best carriers. Finding a truck on the day that you need it is a chore, or you just require more Customer Service.

Please give us a call or drop us a line to see how we may be able to meet or exceed your expectations! We can also sub-contract with your company if that benefits your company on your contract with the Commonwealth, especially in competitive situations or when you are asked for your “Sub-contracting Plan”.

Check out our webpage at shippingemp.com

Thank you and We look forward to speaking to you soon.

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

CALL US at 703-304-8170 or 434 990 4144

BBB of Central Virginia Certified Business

MC 852417     Duns 078483342    CAGE Code 78HM5

eVA Vendor 91829 and SWAM cert 701061

(703) 304 8170

(434) 990-4144

Barboursville/ Ruckersville VA 22923

Small Women Owned Business

© Copyright 2013-2020

June 22, 2020

Hello & Warm Regards from, Jane Barnett, The Shipping Emporium. We’d like to review your LTL an TL shipping needs, to see how we can both save your company, and offer you all of the Freight Carriers on the market.

Please contact us any time if you need a Freight Quote.

Instead of shipping all your freight separately, try to consolidate your freight into as few shipments as possible. Your company should ship this way 1) This practice lowers the chance that your freight will be damaged or lost in transit.

Ask us about our 3^rd party Cargo Insurance to help protect your shipment in transit.

2) Consolidated Freight takes up less space on the truck, and in LTL Shipping the less space that a shipment takes up, the lower your freight rate will be!

3) How will you know if you could save money with a Dedicated truck for a larger shipment OR save money with an LTL Carrier for a shipment that is over-length but if palatalized could go by LTL?

– This is what The Shipping Emporium will handle for you. Our goal is to find YOU the best Carriers for your money. It will always be based upon what is shipping and the size of each pallet. That is how we can save you money, along with shopping our carrier network for the best rates.

3) For the space of the truck, when you consolidate your freight then your shipment will be denser. Denser shipments are less expensive to transport. Potentially save money on your LTL shipments with our help at The Shipping Emporium.

When you reach out, we will ask several questions to make sure that the right sized truck is sent and to ensure the best possible Freight Quote. Please be sure to include accurate Dimensions (length x width x height) for each pallet or handling unit.

A short-list of what my company, The Shipping Emporium can do for you:

BOL Creation and changes.

Dispatch and scheduling.

Invoice Auditing and extra phone calls or inquiries to you and to the dispatcher if needed.

We can assist when you are sending unusual or haz-mat, including batteries.

Verify delivery appointments.

We sure hope that we can help your company or agency with your next Freight order!

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

(703) 304 8170

(434) 990-4144

Ruckersville/Barboursville, VA 22968

MC# 852417 Duns # 078483342 CAGE Code # 78HM5

eVA Vendor # 91829 and SWAM cert # 701061

We are also micro-business Certified!

Member: TIA – Transportation Intermediaries Association

(Performance Certified by our Industry’s Association since 2017).

Tel # : CALL US at 703-304-8170, janeb@shippingemp.com

www.shippingemp.com

CALL — Jane Barnett (703) 304-8170

Owner, The Shipping Emporium International and – Domestic Freight Forwarding.

Barboursville, VA 22923

Here is a list of what your company should be aware of when you ship LTL Freight. Your quotes may not be valid if your shipment takes 8 linear feet or more. We can give you a ‘spot quote’ . Sometimes a spot quote is also for a day or for only a week. Make sure that you have a date that the quote expires and if your actual shipping date is after then we can re-quote and hopefully the rate is the same, depends on what’s shipping, the size, the pick up and destination locations both!

• Packaging. If you are the buyer and picking up at a vendor’s dock, require pictures of your wrapped and bound and palatalized freight. Ask them for the correct dimensions (l x w x ht) number of pallets, and if the skids are stack-able or non. There is nothing more heart-breaking than sending a 26-foot box truck only to find out that your manufacturer has decided to non-stack your skids, after they said that you could. Then you would have to send in a NEW 52-foot dry van causing further delays and cost to you.

• Ask us for a “Cargo Insurance ” quote that we have through 3rd party sources, to enhance the Limited Liability through each carrier.

• Pictures. It is a good idea for your shipper to take pictures and to show a tape measure, if possible, for your shipments size (length x width x height). There can be billing issues later and if you can provide this information then you can be ensured that you can win a billing dispute. Also, in the event of a claim you will fare better through a Carrier claim with pictures taken right before loading.

• Transit Times. If you expect that you need and LTL shipment guaranteed by a certain date, you could save money by going with Standard LTL vs “Time Critical”. The latter will put the guaranteed delivery date and time while the Standard LTL service is an estimated transit time. Time Critical shipping is given higher priority. There are times when you can save more time and aggravation by upgrading to time- critical on your LTL. Just ask us if there are options for time critical for you. If you or someone else needs your freight to be delivered by a certain date, please consider trying “Time Critical”. It’s more expensive but at least you will have the delivery date stamped onto the Bill of Lading.

For more information Call the Shipping Emporium to find out which TL or LTL shipping will work best for you.

Thank you for your business!

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

(434) 990-4144

Ruckersville/ Barboursville, VA 22968

Member: TIA – Transportation Intermediaries Association

CALL US at 703-304-8170 or 434 990 4144

www.shippingemp.com

MC 852417     Duns 078483342    CAGE Code 78HM5

eVA Vendor 91829 and SWAM cert 701061

June 8, 2020

Subject: Sub-Contracting to meet your DMBE subcontracting plan? ~ Partnering With ~ The Shipping Emporium

Good Afternoon – from your SWAM certified Freight Services Provider (LTL, TL and partial TLs offered at GREAT pricing from 100s of carriers in our network) The Shipping Emporium, your small, women owned vendor under eVA cert # 91829 and SWAM cert # 701061.

Our trucking services (From a pallet to an entire Truckload) are currently being used at many of the Universities and Agencies in Virginia that YOUR BUSINESS is already a service-provider for.

You can Ship Your Goods Faster, Easier and At Competitive Rates with – The Shipping Emporium. The Shipping Emporium is your ideal Trucking services provider to – all your commercial clients, and other Agencies in the state of Virginia, or to Federal Agencies and Military bases. If you are finding that your current process is too time consuming, and that the customer service could be better, then please call us.

How do I find a “good rate ” for a carrier who can also provide the extra services needed- without overcharging us–?

Some of our customers have utilized online based 3PL freight services and have been “happy with the price” but not the service. This is a perfect example of how & why you should call or email the Shipping Emporium for your LTL or TL Freight move!

Also, you are going to be incredibly happy with the Outstanding Customer Service that we do provide at The Shipping Emporium. Including, handling all Your BOL’s and all service- related phone calls to you and to the other parties.

We are experienced at handling pickups and deliveries to and from US Government and or State of Virginia Agencies and Universities. 

Buying your Freight services (Domestic- over 150 pounds, or more than 4 feet x 4 feet regardless of weight) should be a good experience—please let us handle the compliance issues and carrier hassles for you! We will also audit your invoices to be sure you’re billed correctly and also liaise with the carriers, find you the best pricing for the Freight services that YOU need whether you’re listing our company as your DMBE certified sub-contractor for the state of Virginia (eVA) or also for your Federal contracting because we’re certified as a EDWOSB there too.

We are different because we sit down and meet with you to find out what your biggest concerns are and to make our Customer Service team is “on top of it”– all to your benefit. We are small, yet our pricing is deeply discounted as we offer a wide range of services to businesses and government agencies BOTH. We will ask you a lot of questions, only to make sure that ALL OF YOUR NEEDS are met, and yet you are getting the BEST PRICES.

Q- What is the difference between an LTL or a partial Truckload? A- Depends on the number of pallets, weight and the dimensions. Further, if a pallet or crate is more than 8.5 feet wide, long or tall, you will need a Flat Bed truck as Dry Vans (in other words your’ common carriers’) will not be able to load. However, don’t worry about this and other confusing question about shipping freight, just give the Shipping Emporium a call TODAY!

Q: How does utilizing “The Shipping Emporium” as our service provider for “Freight Services” help us, if we need to include heavy shipping in our bid to the eVA buyer – at a State University or other Institution, does this help us to win against competition? 

There are many reasons but number 1- “Virginia’s buyers have a large goal to reach every year- for 42% procurement with SWAM & Microbusinesses. When you are submitting your bid for consideration, your chances for winning improve, if you list my company, The Shipping Emporium, as your subcontractor, because YOUR SUB-CONTRACTING PLAN counts towards your Buyer’s & their agencies 42% goal!

Call us for your next Freight Quote, and to see what we have to offer your Business.

Thanks, and Regards from,

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

(703) 304 8170

(434) 990-4144

Ruckersville/ Barboursville, VA 22968

Member: TIA – Transportation Intermediaries Association

www.shippingemp.com

MC 852417      Duns 078483342     CAGE Code 78HM5

eVA Vendor 91829 and SWAM cert 701061

UVA vendor number 273359

We are also micro-business Certified

Hello & Warm Regards from, Jane Barnett, The Shipping Emporium.

All your businesses have been impacted by the COVD19 and our thoughts go out to anyone who’s Family or Friends have been impacted by the COVID19.

you need us more than ever to help plan your Logistics & to book your Domestic Freight for when you are required to ship LTL or TL Freight. Carrier services are considered “Essential Business’ ” in all states however some of your pickup and delivery locations (in many states) have been closed or have been open only on a limited basis.

 Here are some suggestions for making your Freight shipping easier, now or any time as we will all (hopefully) get back to business as usual this summer.

1. Early summer (June, July, and August) are expected to be more busy & hectic for carriers as businesses and government institutions are planning to get back to work- and there will be many requests for pickups and deliveries all at the same time due to “pent up demand”. Please plan and ahead and please be patient.
2. Also remember that Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays (Memorial Day or 4th or July, and sometimes the days before or after Major Holidays are not counted in the number of transit days.
3. We can help you to call – or you can call to check ahead of time for your delivery location, to be sure that they are open at their docks for receiving or if there are any shorter hours as a result of the COVID19 Pandemic

A short-list of what my company, The Shipping Emporium can do for you:

1.  BOL Creation and changes.
2. Dispatch and scheduling.
3. Invoice Auditing and extra phone calls or inquiries to you and to the dispatcher if needed.
4. We can assist when you are sending unusual or haz-mat, including batteries.
5. Verify delivery appointments.

We sure hope that we can help your company or agency with your next Freight order!

Jane Barnett- JSB Enterprises LLC d/b/a The Shipping Emporium

(703) 304 8170

(434) 990-4144

Ruckersville/Barboursville, VA 22968

MC# 852417     Duns # 078483342    CAGE Code # 78HM5

eVA Vendor # 91829 and SWAM cert # 701061 

 We are also micro-business Certified!

 Member: TIA – Transportation Intermediaries Association

(Performance Certified by our Industry’s Association since 2017)

Tel #: CALL US at  703-304-8170,  janeb@shippingemp.com

www.shippingemp.com