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Who We Serve: Technology

Who We Serve - Technology

Tech innovators extend far beyond the Bay Area.

From Boston to Austin, Atlanta to Guadalajara, and Toronto to Toledo, tech companies inhabit nearly every city in North America. This vast reach has allowed such companies to take advantage of new markets and new talent, contributing to the enduring success of the United States and her neighbors in global technology development. But as companies extend from one metro area to hundreds, so must their supply lines. Planning deliveries across hundreds of cities and thousands of miles is no easy task, especially when those deliveries involve the unique inputs tech companies rely on.

Industry Statistics

5 Minutes

Average customer downtime endurance

$5,600

Conservative estimate of IT downtime cost per minute

33%

Businesses that lose $1-5 million in revenue per hour

60 Seconds

In monthly savings
Tech Industry Deliveries

AirFreight.com is an expert at coordinating deliveries.

We’ve been with North America’s innovators for more than a decade, filling gaps in delivery strategies according to their tight schedules. Our expertise and experience mean that we’re prepared for the most pressing challenges this innovative industry encounters. No matter the logistical mishap, we know exactly how to get you out of it and back to business as usual in no time. With AirFreight.com, you’ll always have a backup plan to keep supplies flowing no matter what.

AirFreight.com by the Numbers

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The Unique Challenges of Modern Tech

Modern tech companies must overcome all the worst logistical challenges that other industries have to deal with, combined. Most non-tech companies must address at least some of the following issues, but it’s rare to confront them all unless you’re a tech innovator.

Unique Parts

Unique Parts

Modern technology is made of rare materials that are available from only a handful of places on the continentand that can’t be easily replaced. There’s little or no margin for error in getting supplies from those locations. If a shipment falls through, your company doesn’t have much choice but to wait for another one. It also means that lots of other tech companies are likely to have shipments coming from that location at any given time, so you’re competing with their suppliers for road or air space.

Delicate Deliveries

Delicate Deliveries

Not only are the parts tech companies need highly unique, but many are also extremely delicate. The slightest turbulence during the drive or flight from your supply point to your destination can render them unusable, or at least require expensive repairs that further delay your operations. It's critical that your items are delivered by highly competent suppliers who know how to keep items safe while traveling fast enough to get them to you on time.

Strict Schedules

Strict Schedules

Tech companies pride themselves on solving the world’s most pressing problems, so when they promise a new product by a certain date, they have to deliver. There’s not a lot of opportunity to build redundancy into their delivery schedules. If key inputs don’t arrive on time for products to be made, dire medical, environmental, financial, and public safety consequences can result. Tech companies not only need deliveries that are fast on average, but they also need as little deviation from that average as possible.

Tech Company Shipping Challenges

Successful tech companies are aware of these challenges.

Tech companies plan their operations around these challenges, finding suppliers who deliver quickly and safely. Regardless of the skill and professionalism of your standard supplier, your key deliveries can still be impacted by unforeseen circumstances. When that happens, it’s no excuse to say to your customers or investors that you did everything right and were a victim of circumstance—you still need to right the ship and get things back to business as usual, and fast! The only solution is to find an expedited delivery broker that can pick up where your standard supplier left off.

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AirFreight.com is that expedited delivery broker.

We’re always available to make up for your supply chain issues and get your items back on track. Thanks to our skilled trucking and air cargo affiliates, no amount of logistical trouble can stand between your company and continuing success.

The AirFreight.com Advantage

It’s important to build an airtight delivery operation that prevents mishaps. Discover AirFreight.com's strategy for achieving this success.

Combining Our Methods

Combining Our Methods

In addition to air cargo, AirFrieght.com also coordinates ground shipping with drivers and vehicles far and wide across North America. Having truckers in key locations means that we’ll pick up where your suppliers left off, regardless of where things went wrong in the supply chain. No matter the problem, we’ll pick up your goods and drive them either to the airport or to their destination, correcting the disruption before it has time to cost you.

Recruiting Widely

Recruiting Widely

We take a comprehensive approach to our air network, finding cargo airline partners that fly out of every North American airport, big or small. This approach has a number of advantages. First, our network has easy access to any location on the continent. Second, we have access to a wide variety of driver and airline expertise. However delicate or perishable your input, we have an affiliate that knows how to carry it safely. 

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Centralizing Our Services

Planning and executing an effective emergency delivery means taking road and air route information into account, as well as traffic, weather, and the quality of infrastructure. With these challenges in mind, AirFreight.com's centralized logistics office filters and interprets all relevant logistics information. Our team responds to new data, planning and re-planning the operation to make sure your items travel at the maximum safe speed.

Maintaining Flexibility

Maintaining Flexibility

Because so many things can go wrong in any delivery, and especially an emergency delivery, it is important to avoid ever being caught on the back foot. AirFreight.com has created a flexible network capable of responding to any new challenges that arise. Our ground network, for instance, consists not only of vehicles and drivers in a wide variety of locations but also a wide variety of types and sizes of vehicles, so we can scale up the deliveries we broker at a moment’s notice. Likewise, our airline affiliates offer the ability not only to book space on scheduled flights with ease but also charter entirely new cargo flights.

Addressing Challenging Problems

Addressing Challenging Problems

AirFreight.com is proud to serve an industry that is addressing all of humanity’s most challenging problems. To learn more about what we do for our tech customers and all others facing logistics hassles, contact AirFreight.com at (800) 713-1000.

Industries We Serve

Aviation & Aerospace

Every moment a commercial airliner sits on the ground, it costs an airline money. Expedited freight services by AirFreight.com can get you back in the air with the prompt delivery of parts and equipment throughout North America.
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Construction

Because one shipping delay can snowball and cause delays throughout your entire project, you need an experienced 3PL provider who understands the construction industry and has the logistical reach to deliver your freight on time, anywhere. That 3PL partner is AirFreight.com.
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Energy

The consequences from lost power production are serious for any business. Equipment failure is one of the biggest causes of energy production downtime. Losses compound exponentially with delay, loss of energy capacity, or the idling of plants for scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Whether it's a hydroelectric power station or solar farm, you need a 3PL provider who can move your parts and equipment safely and securely while meeting your most stringent deadlines.

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Farming & Food

Food processors can lose a significant percentage—up to 20% or more—of production capacity due to unplanned downtime. With processing plants running 16-20 hours a day, the hourly cost of a shutdown can reach up to $30,000 per hour. Get back online with the parts you need expedited by AirFreight.com.
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Manufacturing

Every moment a manufacturing facility or factory sits idle costs a company money due to the high costs involved in lost sales and lost customers. With many manufacturers building to just-in-time production rates, any disruption threatens parts and vehicle inventories. This is where the speed, expertise, and experience of freight services from AirFreight.com make a difference throughout the entire manufacturing supply chain.
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Oil & Gas

The oil and gas industry faces challenging conditions in offshore and onshore oil rigs, often in remote locations with limited infrastructure. Don’t let oil pumps or pipelines sit idle, waiting for equipment. By having the right plans, parts, people, and a logistics partner such as AirFreight.com, you can effectively mitigate plant or pump downtime, unscheduled disruptions, and equipment failures.
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Renewables & Environment

Wind turbines can be as tall as an 85-story building with a blade radius of an acre. Transporting just one wind turbine can take up to nine separate shipments. Solar equipment includes sensitive electronics and glass that are easily subject to damage. Constructing one solar panel requires nearly 40 different components, including precious metals, that need to get to the factory on time. With requirements like this, it's critical to work with the right 3PL provider that can flex with your needs when situations and requirements change.
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Retail

During downtime, retailers experience lost sales with the inability to process credit cards, access customer purchasing history, or locate items in stock at a distribution center or another retail location. Don’t let unexpected downtime due to point-of-sale equipment failures impact your brand or frustrate your customers. If you can’t serve your customers, your competition will!
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3PL

With today’s broken supply chains, even companies that specialize in logistics find themselves needing help. We provide an expansive network of expedited air and ground shipping options to make the trip in the air, to and from the airport, or complete the entire delivery on the ground. Through these resources and our centralized planning operations, we help 3PL providers overcome all the challenges of their industry.
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