Air Freight

The people who own trailers and the people who move them are often the same people. Todd Waldron on how REPOWR's marketplace looks at that, and why a trailer parked in a dead zone doesn't have to be dead money. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

Trustpilot Tuesday. Piyush put it better than I ever could: it is always about the person behind the experience. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/67fd6… Ask for Steve.

Paying drivers to haul empty trailers to where they're actually needed. Most fleets just accept it as part of trucking. Todd Waldron of REPOWR doesn't think large and mid-sized fleets have to. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

How fast can REPOWR's trailer-sharing network reposition an empty trailer? Todd Waldron, REPOWR's Chief Commercial Officer, explains how their marketplace moves trailers on the newest episode of ON AIR. Full episode: youtu.be/UJNZzV8fU0s

Trustpilot Tuesday. Within an hour John Mark had the paperwork done and a truck ready to roll. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/63110… Ask for John Mark.

A reefer costs up to $90K. The average trailer sits empty or idle 30 to 40% of its life. REPOWR's Todd Waldron on fixing trucking's most underused asset. New episode of On Air, the AirFreight podcast: youtu.be/UJNZzV8fU0s

Wow, 15 years with AirFreight.com! Congrats to Steve: mentor, leader, friend, and the guy you want on the phone when it's an emergency. Here's to the next 15. 🎉

One hour of downtime at a large auto plant costs about $2.3 million. That's more than $600 a second. Now picture the line stopped over one part that's on a truck four hours away. Let's do the math. Source: Siemens, The True Cost of Downtime 2024.

Trustpilot Tuesday. Snowstorm. Three carriers said no. Chris said yes, and the part drove all night and arrived on time. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/5bef1… Ask for Chris.

"I'm the guy you call when you have something right here and you need it over there, fast." Our host Kevin Carpenter explains what an expedited shipping agent actually does, and the one way plane ticket to Hawaii that led him to AirFreight.com. Full episode: youtu.be/KUtpbQfKdLY

What happens if my freight misses the cutoff time? The big guys run on scheduled departures. Miss the cutoff — which can be several hours before the actual flight — and your freight doesn't go out that day. It sits until the next available departure. That can mean a full extra day in transit. And depending on the service level, it can also mean a higher rate on the rebook. If you're working against a hard deadline and you're already close to or past cutoff, that's the moment to call AirFreight.com. We know what's still moving, we have access to options the big guys don't advertise, and in some cases we can get your freight on a flight that a standard booking wouldn't catch. Don't wait to see if it makes it. Call when you're not sure. That's what we're here for.

Trustpilot Tuesday. Three pallets, South Carolina to Pennsylvania, three hours notice, on a Friday. Todd had a truck at the dock in two. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/5fa9b… Ask for Todd.

What does expedited freight actually mean? Your shipment is prioritized and moves faster than standard transit. No hub stops, no consolidation delays, direct on a tight timeline.

When should I use a charter vs the big carriers for air freight? It depends on one thing. Time. The big guys run on scheduled networks. Flights that already exist between major hubs. It's fast, it's cost-efficient, it's reliable — as long as your freight can fit into that schedule and you haven't missed the cutoff. A charter is completely on demand. We book an aircraft specifically for your shipment. No schedule, no shared space, no waiting. It's the fastest option available, full stop. The rule of thumb: if the big guys' service window works for your deadline, use it. If you've missed cutoff, or if the freight absolutely has to move tonight with no variables — that's when you charter. AirFreight.com works in both networks. We'll tell you in minutes which one fits your situation.

Ninety-five percent of freight providers check whether a carrier looks legal on the surface and stop there. Todd Anderson explains what the other five percent are doing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Three childhood friends, teammates since middle school, now insurance brokers for a publicly traded company, specializing in the exact kind of risk that final-mile and expedited carriers carry every day. Bryan Ice breaks down what changed for brokers after the Supreme Court's negligence ruling: youtu.be/VcR-awe9-qo

Trustpilot Tuesday. Rachel called us at 4:30 on a Friday afternoon. Her package was picked up by 6:15. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/5cb0b… Ask for Kevin.

The other four. Match the vehicle to the situation and you save the time, and the budget. Save this for the day you need it. 2/2

The most expensive mistake in expedited freight isn't picking the wrong carrier. It's picking the wrong vehicle. Four of the calls we make most often, and when each one is the right one. 1/2

What actually separates one expedited partner from another? It comes down to three things. Who picks up the phone when something changes on your shipment. The same person who already knows your freight, not someone starting from zero. How they price you. Real time and specific to your shipment, not a generic rate card. How long they've actually been doing this. Judgment on an emergency comes from experience, not a script. Our own Todd Anderson shares what that looks like when a shipment goes sideways, and how it turned one mistake into his biggest customer. One person, start to finish. That's the difference.