Alberta Freight Brokers and Forwarders
Transportation Services .Ca provides competitive freight forwarding and freight broker service in Alberta. While providing excellent service Flatbed trucking, LTL shipping, Rail transportation, Expedited shipping, Reefer trucking and over the road trucking service, we have been able to dominate as a premier freight broker and freight forwarder in Alberta.
Freight Broker
Freight Brokers services are valuable to both shippers and carriers. Freight Brokers help shippers find reliable carriers that might otherwise be difficult to locate. They assist motor carriers in filling their trucks and earning money for transporting a wide variety of items. For their efforts, Freight Brokers earn commissions.
What is a freight Forwarder?
The original function of the forwarder, or spediteur, was to arrange for the carriage of his customers' good by contracting with various carriers. A freight forwarders responsibility included advice on all documentation and customs requirements in the country of destination. Their main goal is to look at their customers' interests and keep them informed about matters that would affect movement of goods.
In modern times the forwarder still carries out those same responsibilities for his client. He still operates either with a corresponding agent overseas or with his own company branch-office. In many instances, the freight forwarder also acts as a carrier for part of a movement it can happen that in a single transaction the forwarder may be acting either as a carrier (principal) or as an agent for his customer.
Online Freight Quotes
To obtain a competitive freight quote on shipments going in or out of Alberta fill out the freight quote form:
