Freight companies are companies that specialise in the transportation of freight from one location to another. Freight companies provide a service to customers looking to transport goods too heavy to be carried by a regular courier.
Freight companies can be divided into several variant sections, for example, international freight forwarders transport freight internationally from country to country, and domestic freight forwarders transport freight within a single country. There are thousands of freight companies in business worldwide.
Some freight companies will offer multi-modal solutions, this means that they offer more than one mode of transportation. A shipping method is by evaluating three factors: time, cost, and product characteristics. While shipping by sea could take longer than shipping by air, the latter is generally more expensive. Shipping by rail could also be complemented by piggybacking the freight onto a truck so it can be delivered to the receiver. There are various methods of shipping freight including air, road, sea and rail.
Nowadays it is better to consider the process of transportation as one of a part in the complete logistical chain. The concept of Logistics is much broader than transportation, and beside that, it involves many other operations, which provide optimal results. During the logistical processes, logistic expert must take specific actions in order to bring the product to the customer at the right time, at a good price, in the correct quantity and in the proper condition. Transportation process represents one of these specific actions, which take place in the logistical chain.