For freight forwarders, speed is everything. A customer may call asking for an international shipping quote for an excavator, wheel loader, crane, generator, or other piece of heavy equipment. Getting the ocean freight rate may be relatively straightforward—but there is still one major question: How much will it cost to move the equipment from its current location to the port?
That inland portion can become one of the most time-consuming parts of preparing the complete quote, especially when the equipment is oversized or overweight.
One of our freight forwarding customers recently shared their experience using OversizeRate.com and how having access to a heavy haul and oversize calculating tool can make the quoting process faster and easier.
Freight forwarding involves much more than booking space on a vessel.
When handling heavy equipment and project cargo, the forwarder may need to coordinate:
Ocean freight rates can often be obtained quickly through shipping lines and digital booking systems.
But when the cargo requires an RGN, lowboy, step deck, multi-axle trailer, permits, or escorts, obtaining the inland transportation rate may take considerably longer.
Traditionally, a freight forwarder may need to contact several heavy haul carriers or brokers and wait for responses before completing the customer's quote.
That delay can affect the entire transaction.
Imagine a customer wants to export a large excavator from the Midwest to an overseas destination.
The freight forwarder may already know the ocean freight cost from the port.
But the customer wants to know:
“What is my total transportation cost?”
The forwarder still needs to determine the cost of transporting that excavator hundreds of miles to the port.
Waiting hours—or sometimes longer—for the inland heavy haul rate can delay the entire quotation.
OversizeRate.com was designed to help solve that problem.
With OversizeRate.com, the freight forwarder can enter the shipment information into the Heavy Haul & Oversize Rate Calculating Tool.
Information such as:
can be used to generate an estimated transportation rate while also helping identify considerations associated with the load.
Instead of beginning every quote with multiple phone calls, the freight forwarder has an immediate pricing reference to begin building the customer's complete transportation proposal.
A faster quote isn't simply about convenience.
It can directly affect whether a company wins the business.
Customers frequently request pricing from multiple freight forwarders. The company that responds quickly with a complete and professional proposal may have an advantage.
For international equipment shipments, faster decision-making can also help freight forwarders coordinate inland transportation before important vessel and port deadlines.
Missing a cutoff can potentially mean waiting for another sailing and dealing with additional transportation, storage, or scheduling complications.
That's why immediate access to heavy haul pricing information can become an important part of the freight forwarder's workflow.
OversizeRate.com does not replace the freight forwarder's experience.
It gives that professional another tool.
A freight forwarder who already understands ocean transportation, ports, documentation, containers, RoRo, flat racks, and international logistics can now have an additional resource when the shipment requires specialized inland transportation.
That can help the forwarder:
Many freight forwarders receive inquiries involving machinery and oversized equipment but may hesitate when specialized inland transportation is required.
That can mean referring the trucking portion to another company—or even passing on the opportunity altogether.
Technology is beginning to change that.
A professional who already understands freight forwarding can use tools such as OversizeRate.com to better understand the inland heavy haul portion of the shipment and respond to the customer with greater confidence.
That creates an opportunity to expand beyond standard container freight and pursue more specialized logistics projects.
OversizeRate.com was developed for transportation professionals including freight forwarders, freight brokers, carriers, heavy equipment dealers, manufacturers, and freight agents.
The platform combines heavy haul industry knowledge with technology to simplify one of the most difficult questions in specialized transportation:
What should this load cost to move?
For freight forwarders, having that information available quickly can mean something even bigger:
Quote sooner. Plan sooner. Book sooner. Move the freight sooner.
Watch our customer discuss their experience with OversizeRate.com and learn how the platform can become part of your freight forwarding workflow.
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