Air Freight

4 a.m. or 10 p.m., a driver set up within 30 minutes. Kevin Carpenter reads the reviews that name Chris Noe on the new ON AIR. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Chris Noe drove for 20 years before he started booking freight. He still picks up the phone to thank the driver, because he remembers waking up at a fuel stop and needing a minute to work out which state he was in. Chris Noe, AirFreight.com, ON AIR with Kevin Carpenter.

By Todd Waldron's numbers, trailers sit idle 30 to 40 percent of the time. A trailer that once cost around $10,000 now runs $50,000 to $90,000. The REPOWR take on what that idle time really costs. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

One oversized piece of equipment. One chartered 747. Chris Noe tells the story of the biggest job he's booked on the new ON AIR. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/033v3H…

Chris Noe drove trucks for 20+ years before he booked a single load. Now when his customers call, they get him. One call. New episode of ON AIR: youtu.be/w61ImkqKVz0

A crew of 10 on an eight-hour day costs about $4,150 in wages. Add the crane and one day waiting on a late part runs about $6,400. Three days is over $19,000. Let's do the math. Sources: AGC + NCCER, BLS, FEMA equipment rates.

The customer hung up and called back to ask if Chris Noe was sure. One oversized machine, one chartered 747, and a driver's answer: yeah, we got you. Kevin Carpenter calls it AirFreight.com's biggest job. Chris Noe, AirFreight.com, ON AIR.

Volatile market. One-way freight. The way Todd Waldron of REPOWR sees it, that's a hard thing to tie a long-term asset to, and owning isn't always the right move. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

Trustpilot Tuesday. Last minute pickup in Houston. On the ground in Austin in under five hours. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/65f4b… Ask for Andy.

The people who own trailers and the people who move them are often the same people. Todd Waldron on how REPOWR's marketplace looks at that, and why a trailer parked in a dead zone doesn't have to be dead money. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

Trustpilot Tuesday. Piyush put it better than I ever could: it is always about the person behind the experience. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/67fd6… Ask for Steve.

Paying drivers to haul empty trailers to where they're actually needed. Most fleets just accept it as part of trucking. Todd Waldron of REPOWR doesn't think large and mid-sized fleets have to. 🎙️ ON AIR with AirFreight.com, Ep. 11

How fast can REPOWR's trailer-sharing network reposition an empty trailer? Todd Waldron, REPOWR's Chief Commercial Officer, explains how their marketplace moves trailers on the newest episode of ON AIR. Full episode: youtu.be/UJNZzV8fU0s

Trustpilot Tuesday. Within an hour John Mark had the paperwork done and a truck ready to roll. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/63110… Ask for John Mark.

A reefer costs up to $90K. The average trailer sits empty or idle 30 to 40% of its life. REPOWR's Todd Waldron on fixing trucking's most underused asset. New episode of On Air, the AirFreight podcast: youtu.be/UJNZzV8fU0s

Wow, 15 years with AirFreight.com! Congrats to Steve: mentor, leader, friend, and the guy you want on the phone when it's an emergency. Here's to the next 15. 🎉

One hour of downtime at a large auto plant costs about $2.3 million. That's more than $600 a second. Now picture the line stopped over one part that's on a truck four hours away. Let's do the math. Source: Siemens, The True Cost of Downtime 2024.

Trustpilot Tuesday. Snowstorm. Three carriers said no. Chris said yes, and the part drove all night and arrived on time. Full review: trustpilot.com/reviews/5bef1… Ask for Chris.

"I'm the guy you call when you have something right here and you need it over there, fast." Our host Kevin Carpenter explains what an expedited shipping agent actually does, and the one way plane ticket to Hawaii that led him to AirFreight.com. Full episode: youtu.be/KUtpbQfKdLY

What happens if my freight misses the cutoff time? The big guys run on scheduled departures. Miss the cutoff — which can be several hours before the actual flight — and your freight doesn't go out that day. It sits until the next available departure. That can mean a full extra day in transit. And depending on the service level, it can also mean a higher rate on the rebook. If you're working against a hard deadline and you're already close to or past cutoff, that's the moment to call AirFreight.com. We know what's still moving, we have access to options the big guys don't advertise, and in some cases we can get your freight on a flight that a standard booking wouldn't catch. Don't wait to see if it makes it. Call when you're not sure. That's what we're here for.