Episode 9 Aug 31, 2026 22 min

When a Shipment Goes Sideways: Todd Anderson on Trust in Expedited Freight

Todd Anderson has been an expediting agent at AirFreight.com since 2019, after nearly Todd Anderson has been an expediting agent at AirFreight.com since 2019, after nearly ten years at one of the largest expeditors in the country. He and host Kevin Carpenter break down what separates expedited freight from standard LTL, how the mode decision actually gets made on a live shipment, and how AirFreight.com vets carriers before they ever see a load. Covered in this episode: air charter, hand carry, next flight out (NFO), expedited ground and dedicated truck service, hotshot terminology by region, carrier vetting and compliance screening, automated tracking, and what happens when a shipment goes wrong.

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Todd Anderson Expeditor, AirFreight.com

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