Approved Freight Forwarders
Helpful Articles

Ever had to fly standby? It’s not great. However, for many situations, it is the only solution to get you home to your family. Similar to standby for passenger flights, deferred air freight can be a perfect solution for shippers. By building a schedule that can withstand a few days of extra transit time, shippers get the convenience of air freight, at a fraction of the cost. If your supply chain can afford the slight shift in scheduling, the benefits are hard to beat.   Serious Price Difference Many shippers are turned off by the steep prices of traditional air freight service levels. Expedited or...

Cutting through the noise of the internet can be grueling. Never-ending twitter feeds, countless blog posts on the best dog shoes and Facebook updates from your childhood neighbor Todd distract from discovering meaningful data and ideas. However, the immense amount of information available to anyone with wi-fi or a cellular connection is exhilarating. It can help inform your business strategy and ultimately increase your revenue. The Approved Freight team spends a lot of time researching in order to develop the best logistics solutions for our clients. We know how difficult it can be to find great and reliable information. We’ve compiled a list of 8...

What separates an amateur from a professional is not a lack of mistakes or problems. Instead, it is the ability to recover from these mistakes and move forward in achieving your goal. In project management, complications are a major part of the process. These problems can leave even the most battle-tested project managers curled up under a desk in the fetal position. Check out our list of 10 Things Everyone Hates About Project Management and get a glimpse at some of the solutions we’ve found for each. 1. No Control Nothing puts a damper on project management like waiting on a third (or fourth, or...

Living in Guam is expensive. On average, Guam residents spend 42% more on goods than Americans on the Mainland.  An extreme example of the disparity is the price of a gallon of milk, which runs at $11.09 – nearly a 250% premium on a daily essential!  You probably won’t be buying your year’s supply of dairy and shipping it back, so what about all the other stuff? If you are looking to purchase fun items like electronics, new threads, and home goods on the Mainland, you’ll need a cost-effective method to ship them back to Guam.  Let’s take a look at what you can expect,...

Every supply chain is different. Strike that; every supply chain needs to be different. What might work for one company could put another in the red. The modes of transportation have been pretty static for the last 100 years. Over-the-road, rail, ocean, and air. Until Elon Musk invents a teleportation device (oh man, we really hope this happens), we must fit modern business with these static means of transport.  The benefits of LCL Freight can help companies adapt and focus attention on what matters most: expanding their reach and selling more products. Lower rates The first and most impactful advantage of less-than-container-load (LCL) freight is...

At first glance, there might not seem to be many options for shipping freight to Hawaii. It’s either the ocean or the air. Hawaii’s isolated geography limits shipping possibilities. However, once you start to explore the Hawaii market, the opportunities start multiplying. Are you going to move in full-container-loads (FCL) or will you choose LCL consolidations? How frequently will you need to ship and replenish your stock? Does your budget allow for hot or premium items to be sent via air freight? To minimize the confusion, we’ve put together some of the most efficient ways to ship to Hawaii. Take a look, and see which...