Freight Forwarding process for the novice.

See our freight forwarding dictionary for more of the trucking / air / sea industry lingo and abbreviations. You will find many helpful links on our links page.

You need to move freight from point A to B. How do you do it? The process can be complex and with many options. Wether you have a manufatcuring operation or need to move a few personal items, a freight forwarder is often a good way to farm-out this process.

First you will need trucking to the air or sea port. Freight forwarders have special discount rates with trucking companies. Paperwork must be prepared for pickup and delivery of the goods (bill of lading or airwaybill).

For trucking LTL Less than Truck Load

For smaller shipments the freight is coloaded in a sea container 20' or 40'. This is LCL (Less than Container Load.) FCL Is a Full Container Load.

For air shipments