Capabilities
Freight services built around the lane, not the brochure
Air, ocean, road and warehousing — quoted by the people who will actually run the job.
Service
Air freight
For time-critical U.S. consignments where the date matters more than the rate. Same-day air service, typically 3–8 hours within the U.S., with airport-to-door handling either side of the flight.
- Same-day U.S. air service, 3–8 hours
- Dangerous goods handled by certified staff
- Temperature-controlled and AOG capability
- Export documentation prepared in house
Service
Ocean freight
FCL and LCL with the consolidation, documentation and clearance run by the same desk that books the space, so nothing is handed between three companies before it sails.
- FCL, LCL and break-bulk
- Weekly consolidation on core lanes
- Customs entry and duty management
- Port-to-door onward delivery
Service
Road freight
Full loads, part loads and groupage on regional and long-haul lanes, with the delivery constraints recorded at booking rather than discovered at the gate.
- FTL, LTL and dedicated vehicles
- Tail-lift, hi-ab and appointment delivery
- Multi-drop and scheduled milk runs
- Live position updates on every leg
Service
Warehousing & distribution
Bonded and general storage with the pick, pack and onward distribution attached, so stock does not sit waiting for a second supplier to be booked.
- Bonded and general storage
- Pick, pack and kitting
- Cross-dock and transload
- Scheduled onward distribution
What a quote covers
Included, and charged separately
Quoted in writing before the booking is accepted. Nothing on the right appears on an invoice unless it was agreed first.
| Included in the rate | Charged separately, agreed first | |
|---|---|---|
| Air freight | Collection, terminal handling, airline rate, arrival handling, delivery, standard documentation | Duty and tax, dangerous-goods surcharge, charter, storage past free time, tail-lift at an unequipped site |
| Ocean freight | Collection, origin terminal, sea freight, destination terminal, delivery, bill of lading | Duty and tax, demurrage and detention, inspection, fumigation, container cleaning |
| Road freight | Collection, line haul, delivery, up to 30 minutes loading and unloading | Waiting time past 30 minutes, failed delivery, redelivery, tail-lift, timed slot, out-of-hours |
| Warehousing | Goods in, putaway, storage per pallet per week, monthly stock report | Pick and pack per line, palletising, stock count, disposal, long-term storage past agreed term |
Your written quote is the authority. Nothing in the right-hand column reaches an invoice unless it was agreed before the work was done.
What moves a price
Why two quotes for the same box differ
Weight is rarely the deciding factor. These are the things that actually change what a shipment costs, in rough order of impact.
- Volumetric weight — a light, bulky pallet is priced on the space it occupies, not the scale
- Lane direction — the same route can differ by half depending on which way the equipment is short
- Deadline — next-flight-out against consolidated lift is the single biggest lever
- Access at both ends — no dock, no forklift, a timed slot or a residential delivery all add cost
- Commodity — dangerous goods, temperature control, high declared value
- Season — space tightens before major holidays and rates follow
Also handled
The parts nobody advertises
Unglamorous, and the reason a shipment either clears or sits.
Customs & duty
Entry, classification, duty deferment and bonded movement, prepared by the desk that booked the freight.
Cargo insurance
Placed on request, against the declared value, with the terms in writing before the shipment moves.
Packing & crating
Export wrapping, palletising and crating specified at booking rather than improvised on the dock.
Project cargo
Surveys, lift plans and route checks for anything that will not fit through a normal door.
Reverse logistics
Returns, RMA collection and consolidated back-hauls run on the same tracking record.
Proof of delivery
Captured at the door and filed against the shipment, retrievable long after the driver has gone.
Get moving
Have a consignment to move?
Send the lane, the weight and the date. You get a price and a collection window back, not a form letter.