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Relocating the Eisenhower Globe: A Piece of American History
The Eisenhower Globe is one of the most well-known globes in history. It stood by Eisenhower’s side throughout his presidency and took center stage in several images with him and other world leaders. Many duplicates of the globe have been made, Eisenhower himself...
Shipping Supply Chain Backup & What’s to Come
Whether you’re a business that depends on shipping products for your ROI or a consumer hoping to get specific items before the holidays, you’ve likely felt (or at least heard about) the stress on the shipping supply chain. The backup has been here since the beginning...
The Importance of Custom Wood Crates for Shipping Industrial Equipment & Parts
When your business relies on shipping large, heavy, and awkward industrial items, getting these valuable pieces of equipment delivered safely and on time is crucial for your success (and the success of those depending on you). Adhering to industrial shipping...
Nashville’s Craters & Freighters Celebrates 25 Years of Outstanding Shipping Solutions
Nashville, TN: Craters & Freighters Nashville announced that this August 21st will be its 25th anniversary. This is a major milestone for the crating and shipping franchise that continues to surpass its mission to be the most receptive, all-encompassing crating...
ISPM-15 Certified Wood
ISPM-15 Certified Wood For Your Overseas Shipment When your assets need to be shipped internationally and require wood for their crating or packaging, that wood must be specially treated and certified for entry into its foreign destination. To do this, the wood...
How To Prepare a Chandelier for Shipping
Chandeliers add ambiance and sophistication to any space, but those things come at a price. Often, chandeliers are expensive, which means that if you invest in one, you want it with you for years to come. At Craters & Freighters Nashville, we understand that...
Preparing and Packing a Grandfather Clock for Shipping
Owning a grandfather clock comes with a set of responsibilities that contribute to its longevity, craftsmanship, and performance. And that’s just when it’s sitting in your home. When it comes to packaging and shipping your grandfather clock, meticulous care and detail...
Why Clear Communication Is Vital for Your Crating and Shipping Provider
When you hand over valuable assets to a specialty crating, packaging and shipping company, it can feel like those items have gone into a blackhole. It’s vital that you work with a crating and shipping company that practices clear communication. Your shipping provider should also be proactive in their communications with you.
Craters & Freighters Global Logistics: Single-Source Crating/Logistics Solutions
Craters & Freighters Global Logistics serves companies that have unique shipping requirements. This may include factors like the frequency, international points of origin and/or destination, type of cargo, cargo value and overall complexity of their shipments.
“You Shipped What?” Our Most Interesting Specialty Crating and Shipping Projects.
When people think of crating and shipping services, the image that often comes to mind is an item being put into a simple, rectangular wood box with some packing peanuts or moving blankets being thrown in to provide a little cushioning. They also tend to envision common items like furniture, office equipment, etc. being the focus of the move.
Moving Resources in an Emergency: How a Specialty Shipper Can Assist FEMA
As a specialty crating, packaging and shipping company, Craters & Freighters helps businesses and individuals move important assets across the country and around the world every day. In some cases, those shipments are time-sensitive. However, nothing compares to the sense of urgency when resources are needed following a natural disaster.
Esther Fund: Iglesia Mishkan Lugar de Adoración / Juvenile Ministry Soccer Field & Court Builds
The Craters & Freighters Nashville Esther Fund has been hard at work helping Iglesia Mishkan Lugar de Adoración build their outdoor basketball & volleyball courts and soccer field. Thanks to Employees Juan Lopez, Williams Ortega and Franklin Mejia for...
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