Consolidated Freight
Speed up customs by combining your shipments to the same country. We manage everything – pickup, transport by air, ground or sea, customs, unpacking, and final delivery
Streamlining Your Business with Freight Consolidation
Cross the world in fewer steps to boost your competitive edge, streamline customs clearance and speed delivery to customers.
Consolidated Packaging
We gather and label multiple packages at the origin, then consolidate them for shipping
Clear Customs
Consolidating packages into one shipment makes customs clearance quicker and less risky, saving you time and hassle.
Skip distribution Center
Shipments skip the distribution center and are directly sent out for delivery, speeding up the process
How Consolidated Freight work
Step 1 - Destination Delivery Label
Delivery labels for final destinations within the country are created and applied to each consignment at its origin point.
Step 2 — Shipment Pick Up
Shipments that are already labeled, whether they are freight or individual packages, get collected and combined into a single shipment. This process makes handling more efficient and eliminates the need for extra carriers.
Step 3 — Clearing Customs
Once the shipment enters another country, it is processed through customs as a single unit to reduce clearance fees.
Step 4 - Delivered
Upon arrival at the center, the packages are separated and directly integrated into the TNL domestic delivery system. This process eliminates the need for a distribution center, saving both time and costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Freight consolidation, also known as assembly service, or cargo consolidation involves merging goods from multiple small shipments into a single large shipment. The shipment stays whole during transit until it reaches its ultimate destination, where it is then separated for separate distribution.
It enables you to benefit from bigger shipment sizes, resulting in reduced rates from carriers and notable cost reductions. Not just that, sharing transportation resources with other businesses can help simplify your supply chain and reduce environmental impact.
Freight consolidation involves combining deliveries from multiple trucks into a single truck, resulting in significantly lower emissions compared to sending each truck individually with a small load.
Consolidating freight is crucial as it optimizes cost effectiveness and leverages economies of scale through the merging of shipments. This enables increased shipment sizes and reduced rates with carriers, resulting in significant cost savings.
The options for consolidated freight cargo are ground, air, and ocean. Ground transportation is a cost-effective choice but comes with extended delivery periods and the chance of delays. While air transportation is the fastest choice for shipping goods, it is also the priciest and has a larger carbon footprint on the environment. Sending large items internationally is best done through sea transport. It is cheaper than air freight and is the preferred choice among the two options available.