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How to Start a Freight Forwarding Company in the US: Licences, Bonds and Insurance

There is no single freight forwarder licence in the United States. There are four regimes run by three agencies, and which apply to you depends on what you will actually do. What each requires, what it costs, and what really sinks new forwarders.

Sep 7, 202611 min read

For Forwarders

Getting Paid: Credit Control for Freight Forwarders

Forwarding lends money whether it means to or not. The strongest debt-recovery tools you have are already in your trading conditions, most forwarders have never read them properly, and in the UK they changed on 31 December 2025.

Sep 7, 202611 min read

For Forwarders

Vetting Overseas Freight Agents: What to Check Before You Trust One

Every shipment is executed at the other end by a company you have never met, in a jurisdiction where suing them is impractical. What to check first, and what network protection plans really cover once you read the terms.

Sep 7, 202610 min read