Company Profile
At Hogland Transfer Company our focus is on providing the best value in transportation services within our market. This value is the direct result of combining consistent, reliable service, with the flexibility necessary to meet specific customer requirements.
We have a very experienced workforce who is dedicated to finding the best solution to meet your transportation needs. In addition, we are constantly investing in new technologies that enable us to share valuable and timely information with our customer’s, resulting in further opportunities to reduce your business costs.
Certifications
We are better able to serve you by staying current with the latest certifications from the Department of Transportation and National Motor Freight Traffic Asso. These certifications are evidence of our on-going commitment to our customers and to our commitment to improving industry standards. These certifications require specialized training, which have increased our safety awareness, improved our processes, and resulted in better service for our customers.
National Motor Freight Classification
We are proud to be a member of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association. This means that Hogland Transfer Company is a bona fide interstate and intrastate participant in the National Motor Freight Classification, NMF 100 series. Expiration: June 30, 2002.
US Department of Transportation Certificate of Safety
Hogland Transfer Company maintains the highest motor carrier safety rating (i.e. “Satisfactory”) by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Hogland Transfer Company was found to be in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and/or Hazardous Material Regulations.
Research and Special Programs Administration Hazardous Material Certificate of Registration
Shipments of hazardous materials in the US are subject to a specific set of rules published and enforced by the DOT. By successfully completing “HazMat” training, we have also been certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation to transport hazardous materials. We take this commitment very seriously and will take all the necessary precautions to ensure your freight is safely delivered from point A to point B.
Hogland Transfer Company is a service oriented transportation provider, offering unique solutions to meet your shipping needs. Our core business is focused on providing same-day and overnight delivery throughout the Puget Sound Region. These services include:
Less than Truckload
Truckload
Intermodel Drayage
Warehousing
Distribution
Logistics
We can be your single source provider for local, regional & national shipping needs
Third Party Warehouse & Distribution
Hogland’s Single Source Alternative
A Growing number of businesses are looking to outside companies to provide solutions to their warehousing and distribution needs. As the price of real estate continues to climb, many manufacturing and distribution companies are finding that they can’t afford to utilize their precious space for warehousing inventory. Many companies have moved from third party logistics providers to third party warehouse and distribution providers for solutions to their inventory and distribution problems.
In today’s world of “just in time” service, vendors are finding that they need to maintain inventories close to their customers. The supplier who can consistently provide goods to the customer immediately upon demand has the upper hand when it comes to making the sale.
While there are economies of scale to be gained by operating a central distribution facility, some customers demand that minimum levels of inventory be held near them to meet their emergency needs They don’t want to take ownership of the goods until they absolutely need them, forcing suppliers to have goods placed on “consignment” either at the customer facility or third party warehouse. In many cases, suppliers have found that they can realize a cost savings by shipping truckload quantities of standard materials to a third party warehouse for distribution as compared to the costs of providing direct less-than-truckload or air freight delivery when the customer places the order.
Our new facility was designed to help us provide solutions to the above scenario within the Puget Sound area marketplace. We currently have a number of customers who have truckload or import container quantities of their goods sent into our facility for unloading and warehousing. Orders are then transmitted to us to be pulled and shipped as required to meet their delivery requirements. Storage and handling charges are based upon actual inventory levels and transactions, rather than the typical fixed costs associated with maintaining your own warehouse. Essentially, it becomes our responsibility to manage the warehouse space, leaving our customer to concentrate on selling and producing their goods.
We have invested in the facility and material handling equipment necessary to operate an efficient warehouse and distribution center. These costs are then spread over a number of customers, based upon their specific volumes and handling needs. It truly creates a win-win situation for all parties involved.
The added bonus that Hogland Transfer Company provides is the ability to also pick up and deliver freight. This gives our customers a single source alternative for their warehousing and distribution needs.
You have the right to receive an estimate based on a physical (in-house) survey of your
shipment. Under the regulations, your mover must base your estimate (either binding,
non-binding, or not-to-exceed), on a physical survey of the household goods to be moved if
the goods are located with a 50-mile radius of your mover’s (or his agent’s) place of business.
You may elect to waive this requirement for a physical survey, but if you elect to do so,
you must sign a written waiver of your rights.
In all likelihood, you will find that an on-site estimate based on a physical survey
of the items that you plan on moving will be more accurate than an estimate that you
provide to your mover over the telephone or the Internet. So, unless circumstances warrant
(normally due to the time constraints of a short-notice move or because you are only shipping
a few items) think carefully before you elect to waive the required physical survey
of your shipment.