Transport company: how to choose a company

Are you looking for a transport company for your goods?

We present a guide that will help you choose a transport company and explains how this process works.

When you are looking for a transport company, you first send a quote request to a forwarding company, following the steps below:

1. Selecting the forwarding companies to which the quote request will be sent

   Given that a transport involves parameters that we can regard as “universal”
   (the nature and value of the goods to be carried, the place of departure/destination, the estimated duration of the
   transport, the cost of the operations, etc.), the criteria for choosing the forwarding company depend, above all,
   on:
   – the particular requirements of the consignor of the goods and/or of the consignee;
   – the capacity of buyer/importer or of seller/exporter;
   – the degree of management of the transport operations resulting from the terms of sale (the INCOTERMS
   delivery terms);
   – the type of goods to be carried (general, dangerous, perishable, oversized, works of art,
   textiles, etc.);
   – the geographical area in which the transport takes place;
   – the main mode of transport used;
   – the information gathered on the transport market about the forwarding company (size,
   reputation, etc.)

2. Contacting the forwarding companies selected in the first stage.

   Contact can be made in writing or in a face-to-face meeting, in which the client:

   – clearly sets out the details of the request and the nature of its needs (quantity, frequency, destinations, etc.);
   – questions the forwarding company about its organisation, about its own network of
   correspondents and subcontractors, about its level of experience on the routes concerned, about
   the possibility of providing ancillary services, etc.;
   – examines the commercial materials (presentation folders, documents, etc.) in order to check them
   against what the other party has said.
   Depending on the answers received, the client makes a second selection of the forwarding companies
   to which it will send the quote request.

3. Sending the quote request

   After the second stage of selecting the forwarding companies, the client sends a quote request for
   transport.

4. Once the quote has been accepted, the next step is to negotiate and conclude the forwarding contract or to place the forwarding order.

Are you looking for a domestic or international transport company?

Choose Honexpres for the transport of goods!

Honexpres is an experienced freight forwarder. We offer complete freight forwarding services and make sure your goods arrive safely and quickly, anywhere. We have the connections needed to organise any kind of domestic or international transport. We also offer the complete package of related services you need, plus professional advice. Your business is in good hands with Honexpres!