Blog, Tips, and NewsOcean Freight Logistics 101
Ocean freight logistics plays a crucial role in the global supply chain, facilitating the movement o...
Ark Press Release 2/26/2024: Ark Makes Strongsville, Oh its Global Headquarters
Ark Makes Strongsville its Global Headquarters...
Importing Goods: Power of Attorney
When importing goods, shippers often question if they need to sign a Power of Attorney form. Let’s...
Protect Your Freight from Damage – 5 Ways
Protect your freight during shipping using 5 tips to ensuring that your goods arrive safely and inta...
Ohio Bike Week 2023!
Matt heads to the Ohio Bike Week 2023 where a customer needed a unique event location shipping solut...
Building out a Skid: A Step-by-Step Guide
Efficiently placing freight onto a skid requires more than just stacking items randomly. Learn how t...
Why Choose Air Freight?
In today's global economy, air freight has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its sp...
Shipping High-Value Freight
Shipping high-value freight requires specialized handling, transport, and delivery solutions that mu...
Customs Clearance: How to Prepare
When shipping freight internationally, it's very important to properly fill out customs forms to ens...
Tips for Trade Show Shipping Success
Shipping your exhibit materials and equipment into a trade show can be a complex and time-consuming ...
The Value of a Freight Forwarder
What is a freight forwarder? Simply put, a freight forwarder is someone who specializes in the organ...
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Shipping Crate
We have seen a lot of custom crates come through our warehouses. The most important mistake to avoid...
Freight Class and LTL Pricing
Have you ever wondered how LTL shipping carriers come up with their rates? One important factor is t...
What is a Commercial Invoice?
A commercial invoice is a special document that is required for international shipments to clear the...
Spring ’22 Market Update
Join Tom, Andrew, and Matt on what shippers should expect in the upcoming summer months regarding LT...
What You Should Know About LTL Shipping
LTL is a very common way to ship, and since your freight will share space on a truck with other frei...
How to Get an Accurate Shipping Quote
In this article we will look at what information and details you can provide your carrier to help y...
How to Reduce Your Risk for Freight Damage
Unfortunately, in shipping freight, damage can happen. Between forklifts and warehouse and truck tra...
Ballistic Shield Field Test & ITAR Shipping
Jasson at Ark meets up with a customer to help field test some ballistic shields. Ark is proud to be...
Gabon 2021 – Helping Others in Need
Every year Ark partners with a local charity to ship medical supplies, food, and other materials to ...
What is a Liftgate Shipping Service?
A liftgate service is an assessorial service, which is an extra service you request for freight pick...
What is a Bill of Lading?
A bill of lading is a contract between a shipper and a carrier. You will need six pieces of informat...
What Are Incoterms Used For?
When shipping internationally, a question we get asked is, when does the transfer of ownership from ...
5 Helpful Tips for Shipping Freight
Before reaching out to a carrier, here are five things to know that will help you make better freigh...
Bongolo 2020 Container Load
Every year Ark partners with a local charity to ship medical equipment, food, and other supplies to ...
What is a Carnet?
A Carnet (pronounced kar-nay), also called an ATA carnet, is an international customs document that ...
Building a Custom Shipping Crate
Having a solid crate that is properly packaged is one of the most important things you can do to pro...
IMO 2020 & The Impact on Your Business
IMO 2020 is a rule geared towards cleaning up shipping emissions by reducing the Sulphur content in ...
5 Things to Know Before Getting an International Shipping Quote
Here are 5 things to know before reaching out to your freight forwarder to help you feel more prepar...
Trade Show Insights: How to Avoid Forced Freight
What is Forced Freight? If it has ever happened to you, then you know it is something to be avoided....
Trade Show Insights: Direct to Show Shipping
What does shipping direct to show mean? Simply that you will not be utilizing the advance warehouse ...
Trade Show Insights: Advance Warehouse
In this article, we will discuss more about what an advance warehouse is, benefits and drawbacks of ...
Ohio Bike Week 2019
Matt shows you around Ohio Bike Week 2019 in Sandusky, Ohio. ...
Ark Transportation Project featured on Cleveland.com
Ark Transportation Project featured on Cleveland.com...
What is Denied Party Screening?
Andrew reviews what denied party screening is and why it is important if you are shipping overseas....
Trade Show Shipping Tip: Know Your Freight
Making sure your booth and marketing material arrive in good condition is crucial for success....
Trade Show Shipping Tip: Know Your Service
You do not need to become an expert in transportation, however understanding a few different types o...
Trade Show Shipping Tip: Know Your Show
If you want to make sure you have a great experience exhibiting at a trade show, getting all your st...
2018 Tariffs: What they are and how to apply for an exclusion
Regardless if you are for or against the tariffs being imposed on imports into the US, it is importa...
Ark on the Road: Goodguys Road Show
Matt shows you around the PPG Goodguys Show, one of the national road shows that Ark helps companies...
Should I Buy a Fleet of Trucks?
With truckload transportation costs rising to historic highs, many shippers wonder if they should ma...
Shipping Tip: How to Measure Dimensions for Freight Shipping
Tom shares how to properly measure the dimensions of your freight (LxWxH) for shipping. ...
Who is Liable for My Freight: Part 2
Andrew continues to talk about freight liability and dives into more detail about understanding rele...
Who is Liable for My Freight? Part 1
Ever wonder who is liable for your freight as it travels across a shipping network? Andrew from Ark ...
Shipping Tip: Details, Details, Details
Tom from Ark Transportation shares a quick tip to get accurate quotes from your freight carriers....
Shipping Rates: How Are They Calculated?
Pricing for shipments sometimes seem to be the great cloud of unknowing. Why is it difficult to get ...
Ark Announces Newly Designed Website
4/2/18 – On Monday April 2, 2018, Ark Transportation, a Cleveland based freight shipping company, ...
Why Are Truckload Prices so High in 2018?
Have you, like many dealing with moving full truckload freight, been wondering- what the heck is goi...