Trinity Logistics is honored to be named to Women In Trucking’s “Top Companies for Women to Work For” list.
Criteria was based on corporate culture that supports gender diversity, flexibility in hours, competitive compensation, quality benefits, training/continued education opportunities, career advancement, and other factors. Trinity is proud to check the box on so many foundational areas to create a space for growth and excellence.
Trinity offers paid maternity leave and a maternity wellness program that assists with purchasing baby-related items. Women who return back to work after maternity leave have access to a private Mother’s Room. Team Members are offered competitive compensation and benefits and many opportunities to advance in career paths. Trinity also offers a Woman Truck Driver Excellence award to nominees from their Carrier Network.
“In my time working for Trinity, I’ve never felt my gender would work against me,” said Hayley Dobson, Regional Vice President for Trinity Logistics. “We pride ourselves on hiring and promoting those who work hard, have the best skill set, and strive to grow. We promote a feeling of autonomy that helps build trust among Team Members and Leadership. Additionally, Trinity’s family-friendly atmosphere allows me and many other working parents the opportunity to be with our families when we need to be.”
To date, Trinity’s employees are 58 percent women, with 54 percent of these women in leadership roles including Managers, Team Leads, Directors, and C-level.
“Studies show that companies whose Executive Leadership Teams are gender diverse are more financially successful when compared to less diverse companies,” said Lori Peacock, Director of Project Management and Business Analysis at Trinity Logistics. “It is a positive to me that the company where I work is supportive of women in leadership. The bonus of having diversity at the upper levels is that it helps to make Trinity a financially successful company. It’s a win-win.”
Trinity is proud of its accomplishments, this year landing the #18 spot on Transport Topics’ Top Freight Brokerage Firms list, which is based on company net revenue.
To find out how Trinity Logistics is different on purpose or to check out our job openings, click here.
The Produce Marketing Association is holding their annual PMA Fresh Summit Convention and Expo on October 17-19, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim California. At PMA Fresh Summit over 20,000 professionals will gather to network, showcase new products throughout the expo, and stay up to date on produce industry trends. Along with these opportunities, attendees have the opportunity to hear famous people such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec, and Queen Latifah speak on their success. Over 1200 global grower-shippers, suppliers and manufacturers of packaging, equipment, transportation, and technology services will be exhibiting. If you are looking for seamless end-to-end supply chain management solutions, Trinity’s Team will be there and ready to start the conversation.
PMA marks the first of many trade shows and conferences that Trinity and Burris Logistics will be exhibiting together. Both Burris and Trinity are united to maximize opportunities offering customers more end-to-end Supply Chain solutions. We offer dry and temperature-controlled truckload, intermodal, port drayage, and warehousing solutions for over 750 food manufacturing companies all over the country. Additionally, we offer a national network of carrier and agent relationships to ensure a seamless experience and Supply Chain solution.
We are looking forward to hearing from Thought Leaders in the produce industry and networking with customers to understand their needs and generate creative logistics solutions. Stop by Trinity’s booth #2061 and Burris Logistics’ booth #3010, to learn more about our many cold-chain solutions.
Whether you’re a large corporation coordinating dozens to hundreds of shipments a day, or a small family-owned business shopping for the best way to ship your product monthly, a third-party logistics (3PL) company like Trinity Logistics can help you find your best logistics solution. While our most popular service is coordinating truckload shipping, there are several logistics solutions to suit businesses with shipments of all shapes, sizes, methods, and budgets.
What Services Does Trinity Offer?
As a 3PL, we have a network of more than 70,000 authorized carriers to coordinate freight services for our customers. We can arrange:
- Truckload
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Warehousing
- Managed Services
- Intermodal(rail)
- Drayage
- Expedited
- International
- Other non-standard freight: airport recovery, liftgate services, oversized and over-dimensional, specialty transportation equipment, etc.
Find the Logistics Solution You Need
TRUCKLOAD
Access our network of 70,000 authorized carriers for your dry, temperature-controlled, hazmat, or flatbed shipping needs.We arrange the transport of your freight and track it from origin to delivery.
LTL
Can’t fill a truck? We can help optimize your smaller-scale shipments. Live track your freight delivery time so you can manage your inventory with our free LTL software. Additionally, consider using LTL CSP or customer specific pricing. CSP can offer you savings on LTL freight costs, reduce dock congestion, and have you be less impacted by annual carrier general rate increases.
WAREHOUSING
Whether you’re securing seasonal warehousing, overflow storage, or planning an entire distribution network, we can help. We’ll select the best warehouse space for your needs and negotiate the most competitive pricing for your project. We can also find warehouse space or cross-dock space in an emergency situation, in any state or city.
MANAGED SERVICES
Gain control and visibility to your supply chain, reduce costs, improve performance, and increase efficiencies with our Managed Transportation technology solutions, or TMS.
INTERMODAL
If your shipments need to travel more than 750 miles, Intermodal shipping (via rail) is a cost- and environmentally-friendly alternative to truckload shipping. This mode offers reliable and consistent capacity due to less competition and is nearly as fast as shipping truckload. If you’re looking to reduce transportation spend by saving on fuel and reducing your carbon footprint, intermodal may be a good option to consider.
DRAYAGE
If you import or export freight using U.S. ports, we now offer a full array of drayage services. With drayage, your freight can be delivered from the port right to your door, or from your door right to the port, saving you money in the process. Our dedicated and knowledgeable team can coordinate pickup and/or delivery on a tight turnaround, for port cut or to get your freight out before the Last Free Day and can help you avoid unnecessary fees.
EXPEDITED
If you need your shipment moved faster than standard LTL transit times allow, we offer expedited shipping options for shipments between one and twelve pallets that weigh under 10,000 pounds. We can schedule for delivery on a tight turnaround, such as for trade shows or short appointment windows, utilize carriers with right-sized vehicles including cargo vans, sprinters, and straight trucks, and arrange for door-to-door transport of your freight via air, when expedited OTR isn’t fast enough.
INTERNATIONAL
Through our relationships with freight forwarders, we can help arrange shipment of your air and ocean dry freight shipments. We can help by having a communication intermediary between you and freight forwarders, assisting with customs clearing, providing access to U.S. customs-bonded storage, and offering additional cargo insurance.
Have other shipping needs that don’t necessarily fall under one of these categories?
We are more than happy to help. If you need heavy haul, liftgate services, specialty transportation equipment, or something else, our dedicated team of logistics professionals is waiting to help find a logistics solution for you.
The recent acquisition of Trinity Logistics by Burris Logistics in April, offers Trinity customers greater service options with more end-to-end supply chain solutions. This also translates to an increased need for more offices and staff.
Since joining together three months ago, Trinity has onboarded offices in Des Moines, Iowa; Orlando, Florida; and is preparing to onboard an office in Elkton, Maryland. Momentum will continue as the 3PL expects to add three to four more offices in the next few years to keep up with the demand.
“Trinity and Burris share the idea of ‘stronger together’ offering customers a full supply chain solution with increased buying power, scale, and advancement in supply chain technology,” said Nick Falk, President of Trinity Logistics. “We are fiercely independent and our culture is one of the reasons why staff love it here. We won’t lose that, but we need good people to help us grow.”
By combining a Top 20 3PL with the 6th largest cold storage supplier in North America, Burris and Trinity employ over 2,000 team members and manage 21 offices. Trinity also operates one of the most robust and respected Independent Freight Agency programs in the country.
For more information on career opportunities at Trinity Logistics, visit our webpage.
Delaware Business Times has announced its Fastest 50 program and winners for 2019. “Ranging from small to large businesses, these 50 companies represent Delaware’s fast-growing business community,” said Rob Martinelli, CEO of Today Media and publisher of Delaware Business Times. “This special list reflects a great diversity of sectors. We are proud to add Fastest 50 to our stable of fine events that acknowledge Delaware’s innovative business community.”
Among the 50 businesses, Trinity Logistics has been named to the list.
“It’s an honor for Trinity Logistics to be recognized on Delaware Business Times’ Fastest 50 list,” said Sarah Ruffcorn, Trinity Logistics’ COO. “Our team has worked hard through the years to overcome the ever-changing, fast paced logistics industry. We attribute our growth to our Team and their hard work building relationships with customers and carriers, and providing best-in-class service for them. We are excited to continue to grow as part of the Burris Logistics family.”
The Fastest 50 Awards is the largest and among the most anticipated Delaware Business Times awards programs this year. The 50 companies embody the entrepreneurial spirit critical for innovation, leadership, and success. The honorees for 2019 were selected based on a three-year average of revenue and employee growth. This group of 50 came from those submissions that fit the criteria. Not ranked, they are listed alphabetically in the July 23 issue of Delaware Business Times.
Read Delaware Business Times’ interview with Sarah here.
The last two decades have brought about increasingly destructive natural disasters. From Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy to the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Along with widespread devastation to their physical surroundings, each of these natural disasters impacted business operations in many cases on a global scale. Over the years, climate changes are happening at a faster pace than originally anticipated. This has resulted in rising sea levels, which coincides with more severe storms, temperature swings, and volatile precipitation. Because of this, we have seen and will likely continue to see more intense weather that will have greater destructive potential, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In this blog, we’ll go over the economic and supply chain impacts that result from these events and how you can best prepare your supply chain.
Impacts on the economy and supply chains
Severe weather has exponential impacts on our global economy. According to Aon Benfield’s 2016 Global Climate Catastrophe Report, the world saw $210 billion (USD) in economic losses because of 315 separate natural disasters. That’s 21 percent above the 16-year average of $174 billion (USD). When these natural events happen, numerous businesses find their supply chains shook.
Natural disasters cause severe disruption to global technology supply chains. For example, after the 2011 Thai floods, there was a global shortage of computer hard drives that sent consumer prices skyrocketing until factories were able to get back up and running. When the 2011 tsunami struck, several major car manufacturers were forced to shut down production at factories throughout Europe and the U.S. due to a lack of available parts from factories in Japan, setting off a supply chain reaction that impacted multiple suppliers of parts throughout the wider global economy. Snowstorms are also a culprit of transportation delays and supply chain worries. If weather conditions drop below a certain temperature truck engines will not start, quickly accumulating snow may mean railroads might not be able to clear the tracks fast enough and snow and ice can make it impossible for planes to travel safely. All causing disrupted supply chains across the country.
Preparing your supply chain
With the increase of natural disasters, ensuring that your business is prepared for the potential disruption is very important. Disaster planning needs to consider not just the direct impact to your infrastructure, but how the after-effects of events far away from your base of operations could affect your supply chain and markets.
Create a disaster preparedness plan
Have a plan ready that outlines what to do in case of emergencies and natural disasters. This plan should take into consideration all types of weather and natural disaster your area is most susceptible to, and perhaps some that would particularly be considered unlikely. Also, be sure to ask companies you partner with for their disaster plans to ensure alignment with risk management.
Monitor for threat
Supply chain risk management works best when companies have the earliest possible notice of potential disruptive impacts. Keeping up with potential weather, running a data analysis, and running simulations across your supply chain to identify pressure points where natural disasters would most likely impact your operations are all ways to keep up with your disaster preparedness plan.
Be transparent and flexible
Many natural disasters may be impossible to predict (earthquakes, wild fires, etc.) so disruption may be inevitable. Be open with members of your team and companies you partner with about how weather or natural disaster may affect capacity and your company’s supply chain. Additionally, think about substitute work spaces and methods of transport for your goods. It’s never too early to revisit your risk management and disaster preparedness plans. At Trinity, we work with a network of over 70,000+ carriers and we’re always looking at the state of the industry and communicating with our customers. If you’re looking to partner with a 3PL to help manage your supply chain or have any questions about how Trinity can help your business, chat with us online here.
The opportunity to drive a truck for a living has many benefits; a sense of freedom and independence, good pay, and the chance to see some parts of the world that you may not have had the opportunity to see otherwise. However, if you are not careful about your well-being, it could lead to unwanted health problems, hospitalization and, in worse cases, premature death.
The average truck driver travels about 500 miles a day. That is a lot of time stuck behind the wheel. A sedentary lifestyle has been shown to lead to problems such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other major health issues. Add in the easy access to quick and unhealthy food, the heavy reliance on copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake, and lack of a quality and sound sleep routine, and you can have a recipe for disaster. It sure makes one think whether those benefits mentioned earlier are worth it. Thankfully, you can develop good and healthy habits to combat the sedentary lifestyle and make good choices for your life and body that can make the truck driving career a great choice for a long time.
Food is Fuel for the Body
Driving over the road for long hours of the day can make choosing healthy choices for snacks and meals seem impossible. Fast food, chips, soda, candy bars, and other quick, easy, and unhealthy options are endless and everywhere. Here are some ideas on how to make healthier choices for those long days:
- Drink A LOT of water. Sodas and other drinks are just empty calories. Keep a water bottle or a gallon jug of water to drink throughout the day and refill it at stops.
- Stay away from chips, candy, and other processed food for snacks. Good ideas for healthier snack options could be pre-washed and cut fruit or vegetables, whole pieces of fruit that are easy to eat such as apples or bananas, granola bars, popcorn, whole grain crackers, or mixed nuts.
- Stay away from most fast food, or at least pick the healthier options on those menus. Make use of your cab’s refrigerator to pack your meals ahead of time and invest in a portable oven or portable grill to heat or cook your own meals. If choosing fast food, look at the nutritional information and choose options that have higher protein and lower calories, fat, and carbs. Check out websites such as Eat This, Not That to help make healthier choices at restaurants.
- Plan meals and snacks accordingly. A trucker’s schedule can be all over the place, but it is still important to eat when you are hungry and before you get “hangry”! Waiting too long to eat can make cravings skyrocket, which makes it harder to choose healthier options, and easier for you to binge. Making sure you eat or snack about every 4 hours keeps you from going over the edge.
- Track what you eat. Use free applications such as MyFitnessPal to keep track of what you are eating. Over time you can see what choices may be unhealthy for you and swap them out for something more nutritious.
Getting Physical, Physical..
Aside from good nutrition, movement is the next biggest thing to combat a sedentary career. Even while on the road, truck drivers can find many ways to sneak in a good heart pumping workout!
- Invest in a good pair of running or walking shoes. While at a truck stop, fit in 30-45 minutes of power walking or running. Maybe stop at a local state park and enjoy the new scenery while walking or running one of their trails.
- Purchase a folding bicycle. Some people don’t like to run and choose to bike instead. Folding bicycles can be stowed in a sleeper berth compartment or tossed in the passenger seat.
- Get a jump rope. They are easy to store and very easy to get your heart rate going. See if you can jump for 5 minutes straight, then 10, and so on until you can go on for a long time. Maybe find another truck driver and play some Double Dutch! (KIDDING)
- Bodyweight workouts, no equipment necessary. Squats, push-ups, burpees, lunges. There are so many exercises you can put together that require nothing more than your commitment to getting them done.
- Buy a fitness tracker. These can be used to track your steps and movement, and even track your sleep. You can set up notifications to remind you to move. Using these to track your physical progress can play a huge part in motivation.
Ultimately, the biggest take away from this section is to MOVE THAT BODY. Truck stops have showers, so getting a little sweaty is no excuse!
Zzzzzz…..
Sleep is also such an important wellness factor in our lives. Too little sleep can cause us to feel drained and unfocused, as well as amp up our unhealthy food cravings.
- Invest in a good quality berth mattress to get a good night’s sleep.
- Make sure you have a portable fan and heater. If your truck breaks down and you choose to sleep while you wait for the repair, then you will need something portable to keep you warm or cool, depending upon the weather.
- Get a white noise machine. These are great to block outside noise and ensure you can relax and rest up.
Mental Wellness
Truck driving can be boring, especially on long stretches of road with nothing but trees and signs, mile after mile after mile. It can become monotonous. And being far away from home for long periods of time can become lonely.
- Purchase or rent audiobooks. Long hours can give you the opportunity to hear a new story and learn something new.
- Listen to a podcast. These are episodes of a program available through your smartphone. Podcasts are a great way to listen to information based around your interests. Whether you’re a history buff, a dog lover, a car enthusiast, and everything in between, there’s a podcast just for you.
- Learn a new language with some language tapes. Has there ever been a better time? And if you’re alone, no one can hear you sound silly as you try to figure out how to say something.
- Keep your family involved. Take pictures of places you get to see to show them when you come home. Tell your children where you are going ahead of time and have them look up interesting facts about it or find places you should see. Get an audiobook and have your spouse get the same book so you can share and talk about your thoughts on it. Video chat as often as possible. Plan a small special family day when you return from home.
A healthy lifestyle for a truck driver IS possible. Be willing to make improvements and make those changes at your own pace. It can take time to break old and bad habits. Try changing one or two things at time. Once you feel you are making progress with those, then work on a new lifestyle improvement.
Good health, regardless of the career, is ultimately a choice. It is a choice to take care of ourselves and our wellness; to choose to be here for the long-haul (get the pun?!).
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AUTHOR: Christine Griffith
Whether we’re talking cases of red chili sauce, boxes of brake rotors, or a handcrafted statue of a whale (yes, we’ve moved that!), proper freight packaging can make all the difference when shipping Less-than-Truckload (LTL). Think of the packaging as a line of defense against the transportation elements: forklifts, shifting pallets, unloading a trailer, all the transitions that an LTL shipment goes through from start to finish. Correct and adequate packaging is something that should be a top priority for shippers and manufacturers that work within any freight space (not just LTL) to ensure freight ships and arrives just as it left their facility.
All freight is different; different values, different shapes and sizes, different ways of packaging. There are countless variations of freight packaging, but here are some general guidelines to follow:
Palletized/Crated/Boxed/Toted
- This allows carriers to easily move freight on and off their trailers
- It keeps the freight contained into larger shipping units, reducing the possibility of a misplaced piece
Shrink-wrapped and banded
- Adds rigidity and stability to palletized freight
- Shrink-wrap can prevent any unwanted moisture or dust contact
- Bands keep the freight from shifting or moving off a pallet
Marked with clear and accurate labels and packing slips
- Ensures freight gets to where it needs to go
Minimal freight overhang on the pallet (less than 3 inches on any side)
- Overhang can make it difficult to get forklifts and pallet jacks under the freight
- Excessive overhang can cause freight to tip over and/or raises the risk of damage
Besides providing a great level of physical protection, beefing up freight packaging can have immense benefits for your business.
Don’t let poor freight packaging “claim” you as a victim
Great packaging can protect a shipper’s freight from transportation damages, inherently cutting down on costly freight claims. Think of good robust packaging as a business investment. Putting the time, process, and money into proper freight packaging can really go a long way in preventing any damages caused while in transit. In the unfortunate event that freight damage does occur, claims that contain properly packaged freight have a much better chance of being won and paid. According to the Carmack Amendment, an act or default of a shipper, such as improper freight packaging, is one reason why freight damage claims get denied by carriers.
Packed like peas in a pod.
Having all the product densely packaged and contained onto shrink-wrapped pallets or enclosed crates can reduce the risk of having misplaced or missing freight. Think of a shipment of boxes as a Jenga puzzle: nice, neat, and well-stacked but without anything to support it, it can easily fall over, or a piece can be misplaced. Take that same Jenga puzzle and wrap it in shrink-wrap, throw some shipping bands around it, and slap it on top of a pallet. Now it’s nice, neat, well-stacked, and contained into one dense and stable shipping unit that can easily be transported.
Build better relationSHIPs.
Effective and excellent freight packaging can also produce positive business reception from consumers and consignees. Something as simple as how freight is packaged to ship can create a lasting impression on consumers and receivers. It conveys a sense of quality and care in the goods that a shipper manufactures and sells.
Packaging is often a shipper’s first line of defense against transportation mishaps. If you’re ready to learn more about how to effectively package LTL freight, contact us. Need a quote? Click here.
There was over two feet of rain and an estimated $18 billion in damages as Tropical Storm Florence pummeled the Carolinas and other parts of the Atlantic. There were 691,000 customers without power and water had closed parts of Interstate 95. As Florence pushed on in the United States, Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines that Saturday and then China on Sunday, causing an estimated cost impact on Hong Kong’s gross domestic products of $627 million per day. Although devastating, these side-by-side catastrophic events are seemingly becoming a norm.
The last two decades have brought about increasingly destructive natural disasters. From Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy to the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Along with widespread devastation to their physical surroundings, each of these natural disasters has impacted business operations in many cases on a global scale.
Over the years, climate changes are happening at a faster pace than originally anticipated. This has resulted in rising sea levels, which coincides with more severe storms, temperature swings, and volatile precipitation. Because of this, we have seen and will likely continue to see more intense weather that will have greater destructive potential, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
In this blog, we’ll go over the economic and supply chain impacts that result from these events and how you can best prepare your supply chain.
Impacts on the economy and supply chains
Severe weather has exponential impacts on our global economy. According to Aon Benfield’s 2016 Global Climate Catastrophe Report, the world saw $210 billion (USD) in economic losses because of 315 separate natural disasters. That’s 21 percent above the 16-year average of $174 billion (USD).
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey victims saw over 178,000 homes lost, $669 million in damages of public property, around a quarter million vehicle losses, $200 million in Texas crop in livestock losses…and the list goes on.
Additionally, businesses saw significant and expensive losses due to flooding, electrical outage, and employees’ inability to get to work, all causing temporary disruption of the flow of goods and services.
But the impacts of natural disasters reach far beyond the local damages of affected areas. When these natural events happen, numerous businesses find their supply chains shook.
The Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan and the Thailand Floods in 2011 are both examples of natural disasters that had a much wider indirect economic effect. Both disasters caused severe disruption to global technology supply chains.
After the Thai floods, there was a global shortage of computer hard drives that sent consumer prices skyrocketing until factories were able to get back up and running. When the 2011 tsunami struck, several major car manufacturers were forced to shut down production at factories throughout Europe and the U.S. due to a lack of available parts from factories in Japan, setting off a supply chain reaction that impacted multiple suppliers of parts throughout the wider global economy.
Snowstorms are also a culprit of transportation delays and supply chain worries. If weather conditions drop below a certain temperature truck engines will not start, quickly accumulating snow may mean railroads might not be able to clear the tracks fast enough and snow and ice can make it impossible for planes to travel safely. All causing disrupted supply chains across the country.
Preparing your supply chain
With the increase of natural disasters, ensuring that your business is prepared for the potential disruption is very important. Disaster planning needs to consider not just the direct impact to your infrastructure, but how the after-effects of events far away from your base of operations could affect your supply chain and markets.
Create a disaster preparedness plan
Have a plan ready that outlines what to do in case of emergencies and natural disasters. This plan should take into consideration all types of weather and natural disaster your area is most susceptible to, and perhaps some that would particularly be considered unlikely. Snow in Florida? Probably not, but hey, with climate change you never know. Also, be sure to ask companies you partner with for their disaster plans to ensure alignment with risk management.
Monitor for threat
Supply chain risk management works best when companies have the earliest possible notice of potential disruptive impacts. Keeping up with potential weather, running a data analysis, and running simulations across your supply chain to identify pressure points where natural disasters would most likely impact your operations are all ways to keep up with your disaster preparedness plan.
Be transparent and flexible
Many natural disasters may be impossible to predict (earthquakes, wild fires, etc.) so disruption may be inevitable. Be open with members of your team and companies you partner with about how weather or natural disaster may affect capacity and your company’s supply chain. Additionally, think about substitute work spaces and methods of transport for your goods.
It’s never too early to revisit your risk management and disaster preparedness plans. As we all know, disaster can strike at any moment. At Trinity, we work with a network of over 70,000+ carriers and we’re always looking at the state of the industry and communicating with our customers.
If you’re looking to partner with a 3PL to help manage your supply chain or help your business, fill out our quick form.
Every business has to start somewhere, that first shipment of products leaves your storefront, factory, or warehouse and heads off to its next stop where consumers will purchase it for their home or business. Arranging shipments within the state, region, or country can be relatively straightforward, as long as there are no additional stops or unusual requirements involved. As business and demand grows, it comes time to move your products across borders, and that’s when things start to seem a little daunting. If your business ships internationally on a regular basis or you are looking to expand your business overseas, you’re in the right place. Whether it’s by ground, air, or ocean, check out these tips on international shipping logistics.
What are your international shipping requirements?
Do you need an expedited air shipment?
Do you have multiple containers that need to go halfway around the world?
Do you have a full container load or less than container load?
Does your shipment require door to door or port to port service?
It’s a lot to think about.
You could coordinate your international shipments yourself, or you could work with a third-party logistics company who can handle the arrangement of your international shipping logistics on your behalf. Here’s some things that we can do for you:
- Communicate on your behalf with customers and clearance
- Provide access to US customs-bonded storage while your shipment is being cleared by customs
- Provide you with a large network of C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) certified compliant carriers
What information do we need about your international shipment to get a quote?
Have an international shipment that you do regularly or that is upcoming and want to get a quote? Here’s some of the information that we need to get you an accurate quote:
- Commodity
- Weight
- Dimensions
- Piece count
- Value
When you request an international quote, we have a form that you can fill out to give us the necessary information about your shipment. As international quotes are a little more intricate than a U.S.-only truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), or intermodal shipments, an international quote takes a little longer.
Not shipping overseas? We can help you with shipping to Mexico and Canada
Whether you need to ship truckload, intermodal, or LTL across the border, we can help navigate the complications of shipping from Canada and Mexico to the U.S. or vice versa.
Read our blog about the basics of international truckload shipping to and from Mexico for more information.
Have questions or need a quote?
Have more questions about international shipping logistics or want to get a quote? Fill out our form and our team will get back to you.