One phone call and they get a seamless solution

When you distribute sewing notions, it’s not often that you’re confronted with the need to move a seven-and-a-half-ton shipment. Still, as Checker Distributors knows well, it does happen occasionally. When it does, finding a seamless source is paramount.

 

Checker is an international wholesaler of sewing- and quilting-related products. Its innovative use of e-commerce technology, such as radio-frequency, hand-held computers, means Checker routinely offers same-day shipping for its 80,000-item product line.

 

Recently, however, it had a shipment that was anything but routine.

 

“We had a shipment coming out of Michigan — 15,000 pounds of steel racking that required a flatbed. I didn’t know who to use. Then I remembered ABF’s FreightValue^® program,” says Charlie Orns of Checker Distributors.

 

“All I did was make one phone call and ABF did the rest — from lining up the truck to filling out the bill of lading and then faxing a copy to me and my vendor,” says Orns.

 

FreightValue provides solutions tailored to meet any challenge. Anytime a shipment needs special handling or equipment, ABF’s extensive network makes it easy to secure flexible, affordable service right away.

 

“If it’s legal to move it over the road, we can move it,” says Buzz Sigman, FreightValue quotation analyst. “We’re here to quote anything — full truckloads or partials on a flatbed, an air ride, a refrigerated carrier. And if it needs permits or escorts, we can handle that, too.”

 

FreightValue quotes are available online at FreightValue.com, or by phone at (877) 279-8090.

 

“Basically, we just need the dimensions and weight of the freight and any special handling instructions,” says Sigman. “Once you call with a request, we’ll seek out the best price and service solution for your shipment.”

 

Says Orns: “All I know is that if I need some kind of special service, I have to look no further than ABF for all my shipping needs.”

 

One call. Seamless solution. That’s FreightValue.

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