Holiday Packing and Shipping

The holidays are just around the corner and I am excited about the yearly events that I have come to love over the years. The Nutcracker, Mannheim Steamroller and The annual Warren Miller ski film are events I attend yearly that only come around during the holidays.

But there are other things not as welcomed this time of year that come around whether you want them or not, like bad winter weather, traffic and long lines everywhere. The "rush" of the holidays seem to bog things down not just with people but with freight as well.

Tis the season to give gifts and when you live in Arizona but want to give a gift to your little nephew in New Jersey the gift has to get there somehow. The UPS Store, FedEx Office and the USPS neighborhood locations are inundated with people and boxes with gifts traveling all around the world. Long lines are standard during this time of year.

These package service companies will see the majority of their damages and claims happen over the next 2 months. Most people prefer a certain way of shipping like "Fedex is better than UPS" or the "Postal Service does just fine"

The truth is successful shipping during this time of year has less to do with the company you ship with than it does with how well your item is packaged. Packaging is the most important element in the equation.

Gateway Crate and Freight has years of experience packaging valuables for shipment in all systems. Packing an item to ship UPS may be different than the way we would package that same item if it was going LTL which would be different than the way we would package it if it was going Air Freight.

We offer professional packing and shipping during the holidays for all of your parcel, LTL, air and international shipping needs. We understand the way these companies route your packages and we know how well something needs to be packaged to survive the trip.

If you need your gifts to get to your loved ones in one piece no matter how its shipping come by and see us. We don't have lines because we don't offer "retail" services but we can package and ship anything, anywhere safely and securely. We are located in Tempe, Arizona (By Tempe Marketplace)

Visit us on the web at www.gatewaycrateandfreight.com and have a Happy Holiday Season.

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