Manufacturing & automotive
Inbound and outbound logistics for manufacturers, with sequenced parts delivery, nearshore cross-border freight, expedited air for line-down events and finished-goods distribution.
- Line stoppages at Halden in 2025
- 0
- Line-down air response
- 6 hrs
- Monterrey to Dallas
- 2.1 days
How we work with manufacturing & automotive shippers
A factory runs on parts arriving in the right order at the right hour. One late pallet can stop a line that costs thousands of dollars a minute, so manufacturing logistics is planned to the shift rather than the day.
We run inbound programmes for manufacturers in North America and Europe, from consolidation at supplier sites to sequenced delivery at the dock door. When something goes wrong, our line-down desk books the fastest recovery by road, air or charter, at any hour.
What we solve
Just-in-time inbound
Parts delivered in sequence to the dock door, on a schedule built around your shifts.
Line-down response
A 24-hour desk that books the next flight out when a missing part would stop production.
Nearshoring
Cross-border trucking and customs between Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Heavy and out-of-gauge
Machinery and tooling moved on flat racks, open tops and specialist trailers.
Services we use
Road freightFull and part loads across North America and Europe, on our fleet and a carrier network we vet.
Ocean freightFull and shared containers on every major trade lane, booked on carriers we audit.
Air freightExpress, consolidated and charter air cargo, with pharma-grade handling at our gateways.
Customs brokerageLicensed brokers, tariff classification and duty planning at every port of entry.
Customer story
“We used to expedite something almost every week. Last year we did not stop a line once, and our air freight bill fell by two thirds.”
Marta LindqvistPlant Director, Halden Machining
Read the case study- Line stoppages in 2025
- 0
- Expedited air spend
- −64%
- Monterrey to Dallas
- 2.1 days
Other industries
Tell us what you are moving.
A specialist will come back with a firm price and a plan, usually within two hours.