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What is a freight forwarder and why do you need one

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What is a freight forwarder?

A freight forwarder (a forward or forwarding agent) is a company that specializes in assisting its customers in moving shipment from one place to another, in the most efficient and simple way possible.

What does a freight forwarder do?

The forwarder has to ensure that the shipment is picked up from the shipper and delivered to the contact person at the right time and place. In addition, the forwarding agent offers the right price and deliveres the goods in the same condition they were picked up.

In essence, the forwarder takes care of the entire transportation process. This includes processing the documents, arranging the transport with carriers on your behalf, being the point of contact for all inquiries and providing customer service support. Besides saving you a lot of time, unforeseen costs and potential headaches, the forwarder provides the service of finding reliable transportation at competitive rates.

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The forwarding agent acts as an intermediary between a shipper and the final point of destination. The role of the agent is to establish longstanding relationships with carriers and negotiate the best possible prices to move customer’s goods. By doing so, the company ensures speed, efficiency and reliability during the entire transport process.

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Movement of shipments

The forwarding agent does not actually move the goods by itself. Think of the agent as a source of expertise and knowledge, specialized in ensuring that your goods will arrive at the right destination, saving you time and costs. Taking upon yourself the entire work without help will result in additional pressure of getting entire logistics of shipping goods right.

As the forwarder does not move the freight by itself, it cannot be held responsible for shipping delays. This is especially the case when these delays occur because of factors such as traffic jams, route changes, bad weather or breakdowns. In fact, no one can be held responsible for unforeseen incidents and although it can be frustrating, it is important to recognize this is out of your freight forwarder’s reach.

How can I choose the right freight forwarding company?

Some freight forwarders provide more services than others, depending on the customer’s need and resources. In general, they must be able to provide most of the following:

  • Be able to provide the best cost and efficient transport solutions depending on the customer’s need
  • Secure storage (a few may outsource)
  • Be experienced in all modes of transports, unless the customer is looking for the forwarder that specializes in one mode of transport
  • Negotiate rates of transport to provide the best prices for shipping the customer’s goods
  • Provide access to all relevant documentation or any other written forms associated with shipping and transport
  • Arrange transportation of the freight from/to the customer’s point of pickup and delivery
  • Have knowledge of cross-border shipping
  • Act as a single point of contact before, during and after the transport
  • Offer customer service assistance and support for all enquires whenever asked for by the customer

Apart from the points stated above, there are other added efforts that go into organising the customer’s transport

What types of freight forwarders exist?

  • Global forwarders with existing infrastructure and international facilities, able to handle all functions of freight forwarders (for instance: DHL Global Forwarding). These types of forwarders normally work with international customers and have connections with both global and regional carriers.
  • National or international 3PL and 4PL freight forwarders who do not have the necessary facilities or their own infrastructure. These types of freight forwarders can carry activities as a global forwarder would but on a sub-contracted basis.
  • Digital freight forwarders that drive their freight business on technology and data.
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