A-Z Freight Services for Atlanta, GA
Packair provides A-Z freight forwarding services to Atlanta, across the United States, and internationally. Whether you are in film production and need equipment shipped, or are a business looking to have products imported, our team can help. Learn more about the specific services we offer below, and get a FREE quote on us!
Low operational costs
Optimization Programs
Careful handling of valuable goods
Employers uniform standards
Minimal processing times
Trucking Services
- Pickup of goods from anywhere in the United States and Canada
- Small package consolidation & distribution
- Distribution of product from container load (FCL) or lesser quantity shipments (LCL) nationwide
- Container drayage and delivery service from local island barges
- Local port pick-ups and/or drop-offs for overseas transport
- Intra-state or cross-region trucking operations
- Distribution partnerships with certain locations and warehouses
- Online shipment tracking services
Ocean Freight Services
- LCL and FCL ocean shipments both eastbound and westbound.
- Flexible container consolidation and special project handling.
- Customized sea freight solutions.
- Specialized handling arrangements for oversized merchandise and machinery.
- Weekly international consolidation of freight to Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong/China, Singapore, Vietnam, Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Malaysia and other Pacific Rim ports.
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability.
- Customized reporting.
- Arrival notices and invoices available by mail, email or fax, as you want.
Transcontinental Services
Packair Atlanta has a broad network of trusted, regional trucking agents and efficient distribution lines. Because of our quality relationships, in addition to our high volumes of freight output, we have the flexibility to provide competitive customer overland discounts as well as superior shipping conditions. Need more information or a delivery charge quote? Simply fill out our free quote request form here.
Intermodal Services
Our ever-growing network of quality partnerships, linked with our high volume of shipments, allow us to offer cost-effective rates among our wide range of source location and rail carriers. We arrange freight service including FCL and LCL anywhere within continental United States and Canada. Get more information or a rate quote by simply filling out our free quote request form here.
Import Services
To get an import service price, simply fill out our free quote request form here.
Import service features include:
- Use of interactive, real time procurement tracking shipping software platform and process
- Breakbulk/break bulk agent for shippers, consignees
- Loading/transloading containers at foreign ports
- CFS station for steamships
- Coordination of documents
- Customs clearance
- Container drayage
Export Services
To get an export service price, simply fill out our free quote request form here.
Export service features include:
- Transloading/loading containers at foreign ports
- Container drayage
- Documentation coordination
Warehousing
Packair Atlanta can provide reliable, in-house warehousing as an added freight option to complete the shipping process anywhere within the United States. Warehousing is currently available in our domestic distribution centers.
Special Delivery Services
In addition to reliable standard ocean and air shipping services, we offer specialized delivery services to ensure all customer needs are met. Our special delivery services include oversized, project cargo, heavy weight, hazardous materials, to the job site, door-to-door, Final Mile / Last Mile, White Glove, after hours / weekends, trade shows / conventions. Literally any type of delivery can be handled to meet your extraordinary shipping circumstances. Simply fill out our free quote request form here and we’ll help get your shipment there on time and on budget.
Atlanta Freight Forwarding
Atlanta is one of the biggest logistical and distribution hubs in the country. Home to the busiest airport on the planet (Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport [ATL]), the second biggest airline in the world (Delta Air Lines), the focal point of 5,000 miles of railroad track (CSX and Norfolk Southern) and 6 different interstate highways (I-95, I-75, I-85, I-20, I-16 and I-59), any major freight forwarder in the US has at least a presence in Atlanta. Atlanta also offers a massive distribution and
storage network in its thousands of warehouses and distribution centers for some of the US’ and the world’s biggest companies, including Walmart, Walgreens, and Kellogg’s. Many others have even moved their headquarters to Atlanta over the last few decades, including Delta Air Lines and UPS. Air freight in Atlanta also makes it home to one of the biggest cargo airports in the country.
These logistical and distribution networks are extremely advantageous to freight forwarders. While Packair provides all of its cargo services in Atlanta, the bread and butter of freight forwarding are logistical coordination and management..
So What Exactly is Freight Forwarding?
Good question! Freight forwarding is a broad term, but at its heart, freight forwarding is a service that manages and organizes your shipping process as a liaison, negotiates rates on your behalf, and handles all the paperwork, insurance, licensing, and import/export concerns for your company. They essentially act as your shipping department.
But, just like so many other industries, especially in the post-COVID economy, freight forwarding has taken on new meaning and much more responsibility. Now, established freight forwarding companies essentially take over the entire logistics chain for your company. You can contact a freight forwarder to act as your shipping department and outsource all of your shipping and logistical concerns.
Good freight forwarders provide complete ease of mind of your shipping, receiving, and import/export concerns, making sure your incoming resources and materials arrive at your door, and your outgoing products reach your customers without delay. They save you money either by providing the actual freight transport themselves, or negotiating with their own network of contacts and transportation providers, as well as give you the most cost-effective insurance plans and customs brokerage strategies. Freight forwarders also constantly monitor the journey of your cargo, and jump into action on your behalf immediately if any issues or delays happen.
In short, a good freight forwarder can take over as little or as much of your logistics management, consulting, and support as you need, and give you accurate and up-to-date information about where your cargo is at any time.
How Should I Choose my Freight Forwarder in Atlanta?
Using a freight forwarder means entrusting another company with your freight – your livelihood. Choosing a freight forwarder isn’t a decision you should make lightly. They should have years or decades of experience in providing freight forwarding in Atlanta, a solid reputation, a spotless customs record, and a support contact that is knowledgeable, preferably local, and available around the clock to give you quick and accurate information about your cargo at any time. A freight forwarder should shoulder the stresses and worries of your shipping concerns, not add to them.
The importance in having a knowledgeable and available support contact cannot be overstated. If your freight forwarder is too compartmentalized, and you need to speak to an outsourced customer service agent halfway across the world who has no actual knowledge of logistics or your specific cargo, that is a big red flag, and probably a provider you want to stay away from. That’s a sign that your needs – and your cargo – will fall through the cracks. And when your cargo is stuck in customs between third party providers, that’s not a place you want to be stuck in.
If you have specialty or project cargo, you also want to make sure that your freight forwarder has the infrastructure and experience necessary to handle such freight. If a large freight forwarder has streamlined their process into too much of a cookie-cutter solution, it may not be a cost-effective freight forwarding solution for your needs.
Lastly, if you are importing and exporting your cargo, it is extremely important that your freight forwarder is experienced with and performs their own customs brokerage. Customs brokerage is the most complicated part of an international logistics chain, and often makes up a significant portion of your costs, and if the freight forwarder is inexperienced, could make up a significant portion of your liability as well. Check to make sure your freight forwarder knows their customs brokerage.
Why Packair?
Packair has been in the freight forwarding business in Atlanta for decades and several generations. We cut our teeth in customs brokerage, so if you are sending and receiving cargo internationally, your freight is in very good hands. Many of our clients come to us after their cargo gets stuck in customs with other freight forwarders, and Packair can clear customs cargo in any port in the country. Our customs brokers are some of the most skilled and experienced in the business.
One of the selling points of Packair’s freight forwarding is that we’re big enough to take over all of your shipping concerns, yet small enough to have service personnel that are familiar with your portfolio. All of our service personnel are experienced logistics professionals themselves, so you’ll never reach a service professional that needs to transfer you to another department or point you to third party provider.
Packair also specializes in niche and project cargo, so if you have unique freight forwarding needs, our freight forwarding and customs consultants are here to answer any questions you have.