If you are interested in joining the International Furniture Transportation and Logistics Council please
contact Russ Matthews at (508) 945-2272 or email to Russ111@aol.com. Upon joining you will
receive three newsletters each month with up-to-date information on industry trends, events, and
information that will help you become a more effective transportation/logistics manager. There is an
annual conference where all three segments of our industry (retail stores, manufacturers and
transportation companies) meet together to share ideas and gain important knowledge on industry
topics.
We're here to give you a hand whenever the need arises - as an adjunct to your
transportation/logistics. Just pick up the phone and give Russ Matthews a call on his direct line (508)
945-2272 or you can also send an email to him at: Russ111@aol.com
Faced with a problem and looking for a source to bounce it off of, give us a buzz. Over the years
we've probably been involved in a problem similar to yours, or have background information that
could have a significant impact on the direction in which you'll move, which we'll be happy to share
with you. And every call is strictly confidential - we always have our clerical collar on!
Our broad background in this field, backed up by one of the largest and most comprehensive
transportation libraries in the country, can many times provide you with precisely the technical
information you may require, often during your call. We also have over 500 topical files to draw
from. And if we don't have it in house, we can usually tell you where to get it in short order.
While we haven't given up our role as an advocacy organization altogether, it will be far more limited
than it was in the past, focusing primarily on matters affecting our industry before the trucking
industry's National Classification Committee, which has responsibility for establishing rules,
classification descriptions and ratings and packaging requirements published in the National Motor
Freight Classification. To help you keep abreast of developments in the field of packaging, shipping,
transportation and logistics, we publish three (3) informative newsletters every month, usually with a
minimum of six pages. Included are:
THE FURNITURE TRANSPORTER - This publication is designed to cover news, statistics and
trends exclusively or primarily affecting the transportation of furniture - new carrier services, general
rate increases, fuel surcharges, changes in classification ratings, changes in protective packaging
requirements, etc., etc.
TRAFFIC NEWSLETTER - A general newsletter highlighting what we consider to have been the
most important developments in the field of domestic transportation over the past month, with heavy
emphasis on LTL transportation.
OCEAN SHIPPING NEWSLETTER - For those involved in exporting or importing new furniture
in containerized loads, this publication summarizes the most significant developments in carrier
services, pricing, rules and regulations affecting every major shipping lane to and from the U.S. and
Canada.
contact Russ Matthews at (508) 945-2272 or email to Russ111@aol.com. Upon joining you will
receive three newsletters each month with up-to-date information on industry trends, events, and
information that will help you become a more effective transportation/logistics manager. There is an
annual conference where all three segments of our industry (retail stores, manufacturers and
transportation companies) meet together to share ideas and gain important knowledge on industry
topics.
We're here to give you a hand whenever the need arises - as an adjunct to your
transportation/logistics. Just pick up the phone and give Russ Matthews a call on his direct line (508)
945-2272 or you can also send an email to him at: Russ111@aol.com
Faced with a problem and looking for a source to bounce it off of, give us a buzz. Over the years
we've probably been involved in a problem similar to yours, or have background information that
could have a significant impact on the direction in which you'll move, which we'll be happy to share
with you. And every call is strictly confidential - we always have our clerical collar on!
Our broad background in this field, backed up by one of the largest and most comprehensive
transportation libraries in the country, can many times provide you with precisely the technical
information you may require, often during your call. We also have over 500 topical files to draw
from. And if we don't have it in house, we can usually tell you where to get it in short order.
While we haven't given up our role as an advocacy organization altogether, it will be far more limited
than it was in the past, focusing primarily on matters affecting our industry before the trucking
industry's National Classification Committee, which has responsibility for establishing rules,
classification descriptions and ratings and packaging requirements published in the National Motor
Freight Classification. To help you keep abreast of developments in the field of packaging, shipping,
transportation and logistics, we publish three (3) informative newsletters every month, usually with a
minimum of six pages. Included are:
THE FURNITURE TRANSPORTER - This publication is designed to cover news, statistics and
trends exclusively or primarily affecting the transportation of furniture - new carrier services, general
rate increases, fuel surcharges, changes in classification ratings, changes in protective packaging
requirements, etc., etc.
TRAFFIC NEWSLETTER - A general newsletter highlighting what we consider to have been the
most important developments in the field of domestic transportation over the past month, with heavy
emphasis on LTL transportation.
OCEAN SHIPPING NEWSLETTER - For those involved in exporting or importing new furniture
in containerized loads, this publication summarizes the most significant developments in carrier
services, pricing, rules and regulations affecting every major shipping lane to and from the U.S. and
Canada.
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