Air Freight
Tacoma, WA
(253) 444 - 0058
We coordinate critical air freight solutions for businesses in Tacoma and throughout Washington, bringing together airborne and associated carriers to deliver any items on short notice. With AirFreight.com in the area, Tacoma never has to worry about logistical woes throwing off its booming economy!
Tacoma Urgent Air Freight to Keep Your Business Resilient
Home to 220,000 people, Tacoma is the third-largest city in Washington by population. The town rose to prominence as a major port, and its seaport continues to play a key economic role up to the present day. But Tacoma has also diversified to host a range of other businesses. From retailers like Albertsons and Safeway to healthcare providers like the Multicare Health System to the many businesses that supply nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a wide variety of companies provide wealth and jobs to the Tacoma area. Each offers its unique contribution to the local economic mix while creating unique supply challenges. AirFreight.com makes sure all these supply needs are met, no matter how unique and how urgent.
We’ve Got the Solution for Your Urgent Shipment
Whether it’s a single parcel or a truckload of pallets, our dedicated team of experts will help you select the best solution, ensuring your delivery gets where it needs to be on time and at an affordable price.
Air Freight’s Streamlined Process
Single point of contact
shipment-to-vehicle matching system
Vetted & exclusive carriers
real-time monitoring & alerts
Types of Vehicles
SPRINTER VAN
AirFreight.com's expedited Sprinter vans have the capacity to meet your local, regional, or long-distance ground shipping needs. Measuring 8-12’ x 52” x 70", our carefully-selected vans have the capacity to carry loads up to 3,000 lbs.
BOX TRUCK
We pride ourselves in working with trusted partners that offer carefully-vetted box trucks, from temperature-controlled vehicles to varying sizes that accommodate smaller loads. Our box trucks, or small straight trucks, measure 12-16’ x 94” x 70” and have the capacity to carry up to 5,000 pounds.
STRAIGHT TRUCK
Measuring 22-26’ x 96” x 96”, our straight trucks can carry loads up to 9,000 pounds. Our large straight truck services offer focused logistics, professional drivers, and deeply-experienced expeditors to get your delivery where it needs to go.
HOT SHOT TRUCK
We'll happily arrange for your freight to be transported via hot shot trucking services. We've proudly partnered with hot shot trucking providers across North America to give you access to carefully-vetted ground delivery vehicles for your time-critical freight.
53' DRY VAN
Our fleet of 53-Ft dry vans can carry loads up to 42,000 pounds. Measuring 53’ x 99” x 102”, these carefully-vetted vehicles will ensure your time-sensitive freight arrives at its destination safely.
FULL FLATBED
AirFreight.com's full flat bed vehicles can accommodate wide or mega-size loads, such as specialized equipment machinery of all weights and sizes. Measuring 48-53’ x 102” x 102”, our fleet of full flat bed vehicles can carry freight of up to 48,000 pounds.
Important Airfreight Services Tacoma Can Rely On
Tacoma Freight Challenges
As a port city, Tacoma is well integrated into the rest of the American economy, as well as into the economies of nearby Canada and of Mexico. This integration means that to serve the city effectively, urgent air freight coordinators must be able to start orders from any location in those countries on short notice. AirFreight.com has this capacity thanks to the enormous carrier affiliates network we’ve put together. Regardless of where your supply point is, we’re likely to have an affiliated airline near there, and can work with them to charter a flight or reserve space on a scheduled flight without hesitation. Our expert planning team can chart out the best possible path for your items, staying in contact with the affiliate to help them follow the plan to the letter. Meanwhile, we keep you involved in the process every step of the way by offering:
Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
A single point of contact (SPOC) is an office you can call at any point before, during, or after the air coordination process. By setting one up, AirFreight.com ensures that you’re never in the dark. When your supply line breaks down, and you’re frantically searching for backup shipping solutions, our SPOC is there to guide you calmly and comprehensively through all our emergency air freight and charter options. Once you’ve placed an order, our SPOC will still be there to give you precise updates on the location of your order, letting you know where it is and how much time remains before delivery. And after the order is over, our SPOC will remain available to help you deal with any future shipping emergencies, as well as to answer general questions about what our coordination process can do. In this way, AirFreight.com keeps you up to speed at every stage of the expediting endeavor.
Concierge-Level Customer Service for Tacoma Businesses
Having an SPOC doesn’t just help us keep you informed, but also makes it easier to involve you in the expediting process. While many customers will place an order and leave us to it, others want to take a more proactive role in ensuring their supplies make it to their Tacoma destination on time. We work with both types of customers happily, and if you want a more hands-on service, we have no problem involving you from the start. When you place your initial order, we will point out all the different air freight and charter services we coordinate and give you the choice of which one to use. Then, when the order’s on its way, we’ll let you know what remains in its path. If the original plan doesn’t work out because of unexpected weather, traffic, or other disruptions, we’ll consult you about our plans to keep it on track. From start to finish, you’ll be in full control of your emergency order with AirFreight.com.
Tacoma Urgent Air Cargo Dispatch Solutions
Because there are so many different kinds of businesses in Tacoma, AirFreight.com offers a range of different air coordination services to match. We are adept at standard air freight, which involves booking space on a flight or flights between the source of your supplies and your Tacoma destination. But we’re also skilled at air charters, or the scheduling of new flights for specific clients. And for both kinds of services, we offer options to keep your items especially secure, including by assigning a courier to carry your supplies by hand at every step along the same-day delivery. By partnering with trusted cargo airlines and concomitant ground carriers, we can offer the full range of emergency air services while ensuring:
Air Freight
Traditional air freight is the solution to an array of shipping woes, which is why AirFreight.com has made it one of our foundational services. When your items have to cross thousands of miles in a matter of hours, we go straight to work by contacting an affiliated carrier near your starting point and accessing their schedule. Once we’ve found a scheduled flight to Tacoma, we’ll book it and then proceed to coordinating transit to and from the airports. If there is no direct flight to Tacoma, we’ll consider all the different connecting flight options, choosing the one that offers the quickest delivery with the lowest risk of disruption.
Air Charter
Air charter is the ability to set up new flights that were previously scheduled and reserve them for specific clients. This service is a panacea for Tacoma businesses that rely on supplies from especially remote locations, as well as those who have particularly tight deadlines for supplies coming from thousands of miles away. AirFreight.com has formed such close partnerships with so many different cargo airlines precisely so that we’ll be able to offer this service in as many different circumstances as possible. No matter the nature of your emergency, you can be confident that there will always be a flight available because AirFreight.com can set up that flight. Thus, your business will be secure against any type of supply disruption, always able to bring in the items you need.
Same-Day Hand-Carry
Both air freight and air charter services often bring in items that are delicate, confidential, or otherwise sensitive. AirFreight.com takes care to safeguard your items on any type of order, but if you have smaller items that you’re particularly concerned about, we can go a step further by providing same-day hand-carry coordination. For this service, we select a trusted courier from our affiliate network and send them to pick up your items. They’ll carry your items to the airport, get on the flight with them, and keep them close throughout the journey. They’ll only let go of your items when they hand them to you, meaning you can rest easy knowing that no harm came to them and nothing was revealed about them during the journey.
Explore All Shipping Options
Air Cargo
Air Charter
Air Freight
Expedited Truckload
Whether you need a dedicated truck, flatbed, van, reefer, or a team, AirFreight.com’s expedited truckload services have you covered.
Hot Shot Trucking
Our hot shot trucking services are ideal for large cargo that may have unconventional weight, dimensions, or packaging.
Same-Day Delivery
Emergencies happen. Standard deliveries can go wrong. To ensure your time-critical freight reaches its destination, AirFreight.com offers same-day delivery services.
What Our Customers Say
Cost of Urgent Shipping
Which of our specialized shipping services best fits your needs?
Blog and Resource Center
How AirFreight.com Solved a PGA Tour Shipping Emergency
Learn how AirFreight.com located a lost shipment and helped save the PGA Golf Tour.
How AirFreight.com Saved The Farm By Solving A Major Shipping Delay
Learn how we saved a Montana-based artisanal farm thousands of dollars by expediting a shipment of perishable goods.
Expedited Shipping Vendor Comparison
We’ve done the research for you. This vendor comparison sheet breaks down how AirFreight.com stacks up against the competition.
talk to an expeditor now
Get a Quote in Minutes for Your Time-Critical Freight Needs
GET A QUOTECall (800) 713-1000