Super Heavy Haul Costs

This is all 100%. I had a meeting last Thursday with our current provider and they walked us around their yard and explained everything in full detail. I was surprised to learn that the driver actually had the least "work" involved of the entire operation, but logically it makes sense. Everything that will ensure a smooth move takes places in the weeks leading up to the move for total preparation...."study for the test and you will be fine".

Anyways, thanks to everyone for all of the responses- I've had multiple folks private message me and this has turned into a few phone calls/ casual offers to sell equipment/ point me in the right direction. To anyone else out there "lurking" that are curious, feel free to private message me. After further research I really do believe that this can be a successful (albeit small) operation, that will improve service for our customer, cut costs for us/ them, and be able to pay a driver/ crew slightly more than they would be earning right now with a lot more time home. More planning/ research to come, but I'm optimistic.

 

Totally agree, which is ironic ha

 

Forwarder takes possession of the goods- broker does not. Also, a typical freight brokerage handles primarily in domestic freight only. Granted, some offer specialty services of shipping in/ out of the US into Canada/ Mexico (bigger margins here).

A freight forwarder typically primarily deals in ocean freight/ air freight and offers customs clearance services/ rail service once containers hit portside etc. My company was started as a freight forwarder but obtained a domestic brokerage license in order to increase margins. Usually, a forwarder (say Kuehne + Nagel) would obtain business from overseas, and then once it arrives here in the US, they would call up a freight broker to finalize the domestic delivery. This isn't always the case, as some freight forwarders may have a niche area where they just tender out the freight to their preferred carrier of choice that they have found elsewhere etc.