This will include various air or ocean carriers, trucking companies, 3PLs, and often customs. Some also offer customs brokerage as an additional service. What Can I Expect From a Freight Forwarder? When you book a shipment, you can expect that the forwarder will go over the main requirements...
Arrange for transportation: Once you have the necessary documentation and know the arrival date and location of your cargo, you will need to arrange for transportation to pick up your cargo. This may involve hiring a local trucking company or arranging for a freight forwarder to handle the trans...
Learn about the documents and software that are common to the brokerage and transportation industry and know how to use them. Many brokers work with online load boards that allow them to see which trucking companies are available at a given moment, and so access hundreds of providers in an in...
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We also competitive pricing due to the high volume of shipments they handle. We have established relationships with transportation providers, such as airlines, shipping lines, trucking companies, and railways, which allows them to negotiate favorable rates and secure capacity even during peak seasons....
We can make no assurance that our employees will not unionize in the future, which could in turn have a material adverse effect on our operating results because: • some shippers have indicated that they intend to limit their use of unionized trucking companies because of the threat of ...