Bigger can be better.

When considering containerized shipping, the benefits of loading a container to its limits are pretty clear. Not only will you save on freight costs but combining shipments into one container means fewer points of handling and less risk of potential damage or loss. It also lessens the impact port congestion can have on your supply chain. 

Though it’s not as simple as packing a container to the brim, preparing it to ship, and off it goes. There are some key considerations to keep in mind when you have an overweight shipment. 

How to carry the weight.

When your container is packed to the max and results in an overweight shipment, there are many things to consider. First, what is your container’s journey? Weight requirements differ from state-to-state, and country-to-country, so what may be ok on a ship or airplane, may not work on roadways. If necessary, can your load be deconsolidated and divided into smaller loads? Has it been sealed for import/export? 

A logistics expert like Forward Intermodal can help you manage the shipping of your overweight container cargo between ports and rail yards and your end destination. Our services include drayage, cargo preparation, overweight permitting, deconsolidation, and transloading to ensure legal transport on U.S. roadways.

Service-driven drayage solutions.

Your import and export of goods depend on a reliable supply chain. No matter where you are—Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, or Gulf, you can benefit from Forward’s 40 years of experience and be confident with full track and trace visibility of your cargo location and movement. 

Transload services. Unpack the complexity of international cargo handling.

Your international Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) cargo needs to be broken down and prepared for the next leg of its journey. Our U.S. Customs Container Freight Stations (CFS) and Central Examination Stations (CES) are designed to do just that. With 40 strategically located CFS’s, we have the team and equipment to transload your cargo with speed and precision. 

Intermodal regional linehaul and LTL services. Expedited and integrated from end-to-end.

Forward’s intermodal linehaul network does the heavy lifting to help you get your cargo from ports and rails to where it needs to go. We offer integrated container trucking and delivery with complete import and export, customs, transloading, and freight handling services. We can deliver or pick up containers, leverage our LTL network, or handle specialized shipments just about anywhere.