Our Full Suite of Custom Service, Managed Transportation, and Road Freight Forwarding
Meeting customer requirements has never been more challenging. It is critical that you have a menu of services enabling you to quickly customize solutions for urgent shipments, domestic deliveries, distribution programs and specialized deliveries. OIA Global understands part of the supply chain optimization process is having a level of service, that on a moments notice, can deliver your shipments to any point within a given geographic area.
Expedited Services: Your Control Tower
We call this service OIA Expedite: your “control tower” for domestic shipments. OIA Expedite’s control tower is comprised of a team of transportation solution experts who can handle your urgent, distressed and custom-critical shipments. We are equally adept at low cost, deferred shipping, LTL, and FTL, where we can reduce costs by optimizing market capacity and mode while providing day-definite delivery.
OIA Expedite contracts with a network of air carriers, cartage, linehaul providers, and LTL and FTL partners spanning North America. We provide size restriction solutions, least cost/best routing, special trade lane negotiations, pricing, and if/then pricing.
Let OIA handle all of your expedited freight requirements, or design a managed transportation program, which is tailored to your business and caters to your customers.
Coverage
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- Canada
Services
- Day Definite
- Overnight
- Second Day Air
- Next Flight Out (NFO)
- Hot Shot Trucks
- Economy Deferred
- Less Than Truckload (LTL)
- Full Truck Load (FTL)
- Trade Show
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Road Services: Secure & Timely Performance
Nearly all items of cargo are transported at some stage of their journey along the world’s roads, which is where we give you a reassuring presence. Over long or short distances, our priority is secure and timely performance.
A Professional Team Delivering a Comprehensive Solution
Whether we’re moving critical parts for aircraft engines on scheduled express trucks in Europe, electronic components on consolidated trucks from Canada into the USA, or out-of-gauge machinery on specially designed trucking equipment within China, our Road Freight team gets the job done on time, every time.
Sophisticated Tracking Tools
Wherever your cargo is on the road, we ensure you’re kept informed of its progress. Our accurate communication promise is just that, and thanks to our communication and tracking tools, which have been developed with our clients’ needs in mind, we make sure your cargo is delivered as agreed. Ask a member of our team to give you a demonstration of our interactive and real time OIAConnect or WebTracker shipment visibility tools.
Services
- LTL
- FTL
- Express
- Hanging Garments
- Heavy Lift and Out-of-Gauge Movements
- Route Planning & Permit Applications
- Escorts & Convoys
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OIA in Action
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1,145 Tons. One desert. A disappearing road. No problem.
Customer Challenge: Our Client was faced with transporting 372 pieces of oil and gas equipment, many of which were heavy and oversized from Italy to a drilling site in Uzbekistan through the Volga-Don canal and the port of Turkmenbashi. To a …
1,145 Tons. One desert. A disappearing road. No problem.
Customer Challenge:Our Client was faced with transporting 372 pieces of oil and gas equipment, many of which were heavy and oversized from Italy to a drilling site in Uzbekistan through the Volga-Don canal and the port of Turkmenbashi. To avoid potential problems and ensure the job was completed on time, our customer required extensive planning and surveying of the proposed transit route.
Our Solution:
- Complete route survey, clearance from all local authorities in advance of move
- Route planning and permit applications
- Transportation management
- Documentation
- Escorts and convoy
Customer Benefit:
The OIA Energy Team’s intimate knowledge of the areas and countries along the project’s transportation route proved invaluable and ensured that progress was maintained according to schedule. Several potential disasters were avoided thanks to the team’s extraordinary attention to detail, diligence, and experience. The customer was pleased with OIA's quick reactions and solutions to unforeseen problems the route presented along the way.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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A domestic managed transportation program that reduces costs and supports crictical supply chain flows and custom requirements
Customer Challenge: Golf clubs are a highly seasonal and competitive product and clients retail and end user customers have exacting demands requiring country club deliver …
A domestic managed transportation program that reduces costs and supports crictical supply chain flows and custom requirements
Customer Challenge:
Golf clubs are a highly seasonal and competitive product and clients retail and end user customers have exacting demands requiring country club deliveries, trade show management, and temporary inventory support. Time-sensitive delivery windows and locations without unloading facilities pose additional challenges.Our Solution:
- Carrier management and auditing
- Management reporting
- Online shipment visibility
- Temporary inventory storage
- Trade show services
- Trailer supply and yard management
Customer Benefit:
Our client was able to obtain dedicated customer service and a simplified transportation solution with a single point of contact. Transportation costs and damages were reduced, and the client achieved 99% on-time delivery performance.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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A logistics program enables a new product without a hitch
Customer Challenge: Golf clubs and apparel are highly seasonal and competitive industries, and our customer, a major manufacturer and retailer, was in danger of missing retail deadlines for its newly designed products. Failure to have the …
A logistics program enables a new product without a hitch
Customer Challenge:
Golf clubs and apparel are highly seasonal and competitive industries, and our customer, a major manufacturer and retailer, was in danger of missing retail deadlines for its newly designed products. Failure to have the product in stores would have cost the company millions in lost revenue.Our Solution:
- Analysis and review of logistics options from Asia to Mexico
- Supplier and carrier coordination
- Air freight forwarding
- Web tracking and shipment status
- Cross-border services (USA-Mexico)
- Management reporting
Customer Benefit:
Our client successfully distributed its new products to retail and end user customers during the peak buying season for golf clubs, enabling the company to successfully build new revenues and market share while reducing its transit costs in excess of 20%. Transit times were also reduced by an average of 10 days.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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An out-of-gauge logistics challenge facilitates a new energy source in Southern Europe
Customer Challenge: Our customer had to transport a 113- ton rotor shaft from a factory in Switzerland through mountain passes and tunnels to a hydropower site in northern Italy. This was complicated by differen …
An out-of-gauge logistics challenge facilitates a new energy source in Southern Europe
Customer Challenge:Our customer had to transport a 113- ton rotor shaft from a factory in Switzerland through mountain passes and tunnels to a hydropower site in northern Italy. This was complicated by different rules for convoy transportation in the two countries, requiring an exchange of vehicles at the border.
Our Solution:
- Route planning and permit applications
- Heavy lift and out-of-gauge movements
- Escorts and convoys
- Specialized transportation equipment
Customer Benefit:
The customer satisfied significant liability, engineering safety, and product integrity requirements. Surveys, communication with road authorities in both countries and detailed planning ensured the entire operation was completed without incident. To the customer’s great satisfaction, the rotor shaft was safely delivered to its destination. The customer entrusted this project to the OIA Energy Team because of our proven history of delivering complex projects on time and on budget.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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Circuit of the Americas: Getting 27 cars ready for a day at the races
Customer Challenge: Thirteen privately owned race teams had the challenge of making sure that 27 full race spec cars worth in excess of $3 million USD were delivered safely to the Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Te …
Circuit of the Americas: Getting 27 cars ready for a day at the races
Customer Challenge:Thirteen privately owned race teams had the challenge of making sure that 27 full race spec cars worth in excess of $3 million USD were delivered safely to the Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas. Timing was everything, and even small delays could have proven to be disastrous. In addition, all cars and associated equipment and parts were to be returned to Germany within 72 hours of race completion.
Our Solution:
- Selection of race track handling companies, airport authorities, customs brokers
- Dedicated on-site team
- Chartering of two Boeing 747 freighters
- Fully supervised loading/offloading processes
- Build and break of specially designed auto pallets
- Air units trucked to site on flat-bed truck with ensuring breakdown in the pit lanes
Customer Benefit:
A 100% one-stop solution. Single point of contact throughout the entire project life span. The Automotive Team took care of every single step of the project, making it possible for the customers to focus on the actual racing event. Cars and parts were available trackside precisely when needed, and returned to the race owner in Germany on schedule. OIA’s attention to detail ensured a trouble-free experience for all race teams involved.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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There and back: Vintage cars to Pebble Beach and Shanghai
Customer Challenge: Our client, a Classic Motors company, required a sophisticated compliance solution for the transportation and customs/tax treatment of four rare vintage cars from Germany to the United States and China, and potentially b …
There and back: Vintage cars to Pebble Beach and Shanghai
Customer Challenge:Our client, a Classic Motors company, required a sophisticated compliance solution for the transportation and customs/tax treatment of four rare vintage cars from Germany to the United States and China, and potentially back again. The cars were to be shown at an auction in the United States at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event. Our client needed several customs and tax solutions in place, depending on any potential sales.
Our Solution:
- Secure loading and lashing at the OIA automotive warehouse in Stuttgart.
- APs (wooden automotive platform) were used for secure and loading of all cars into (2x) 40'
- Bookings, organizing the sea freight
- Customs clearance and documentation
- Dedicated Auto Team management
- Dedicated enclosed car transporters
Customer Benefit:
We developed a one-stop solution with a single point of contact. OIA put transportation, customs and tax solutions in place for every car’s sale/show status. The team’s attention to detail ensured a trouble and stress-free experience for the owner, event organizers, and buyers alike. After a successful Pebble Beach event, two cars were sold, and the other two continued on to the Bund Classics event in Shanghai before they were finally returned to Germany in pristine condition.
For a customized solution to meet your business needs, contact us at:
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