Linking Logistics
Linking Logistics | A Logistics Blog by Land-Link Traffic Systems
Freight Audit Software vs. a Managed Audit and Payment Service
Nov 10, 2026, 4:06:47 PMThe short version Freight audit checks each carrier invoice against your rates and the shipment record before it’s paid....
Accessorial Charges: Why Your Freight Bill Doesn't Match the Quote
Oct 29, 2026, 10:47:37 AMThe short version A freight quote prices the trip: the base rate and fuel. Accessorial charges price everything else, an...
How Freight Audit and Payment Works, and What It Catches
Oct 29, 2026, 10:46:44 AMThe short version Freight audit and payment means checking every carrier invoice against your rates, the shipment paperw...
Who's Responsible When Hazmat Ships? Usually You.
Oct 7, 2026, 11:28:50 AMThe short version When you offer regulated freight for transport, the law treats you as the offeror, and the offeror car...
The Supreme Court Just Made Your Carrier Choice Your Problem
Oct 7, 2026, 11:28:39 AMThe short version In May 2026 the US Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that federal transportation law does not block state-law cl...
The Chargebacks Nobody Budgets For
Oct 5, 2026, 2:40:41 PMThe short version A retail chargeback is not a bill. It is a payment that arrives short, weeks after you shipped, with a...
The 15-Step Shipment: Shipping Into Walmart
Sep 29, 2026, 1:01:32 PMThe Short Version Getting product onto a Walmart, Target, or Amazon shelf is not one task. It is a sequence of roughly f...
Why Your LTL Costs Rose While Your Volume Didn’t
Sep 11, 2026, 2:43:04 PMThe Short Version Shipment count and freight spend stopped moving together. The TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index puts LTL cost...
Land-Link Traffic Systems: Managed Transportation Provider Since 1978
Jul 9, 2026, 12:23:31 PMLand-Link Traffic Systems has been managing freight since 1978. We’re based in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and we handle...
Freight Broker vs 3PL vs Managed Transportation
Jun 23, 2026, 10:12:49 AMA freight broker arranges individual shipments between shippers and carriers on a transactional basis. A third-party log...