Portland to Detroit Freight Broker
Freight Broker for Shipping to and from Portland and Detroit
Direct Drive Logistics steams with a transportation carrier that specializes in perishable goods transportation from Portland, OR to locations Detroit, MI, Minneapolis, MN and Milwaukee, WI.
Direct Drive Logistics has partnered with a company specializing in the long-distance transport of perishable goods and has received 11 over-length permits by the end of May 2013.
Intermodal shipping containers minimize loading and unloading time for cross-country shipments.
The company operates 30 vehicle combinations, the majority of which ship over-dimensional freight.
While it is still too early to accurately judge the economic benefits of the company’s increased capacity, it is estimated it may be about $100,000 a year.
Costs to achieve these gains are near mil, as any new equipment being purchased has the additional capacity. The primary benefit to the company is from increased capacity, when this additional capacity can be utilized. Actual benefits will vary as the company has found many loads reach their maximum allowable weight before the loads allowed under the over-length permits can be filled.
If the company can secure higher mass permits in addition to the over-length permits, more benefits would be realized. The company also reports that three applications are pending for permits for both over-length and higher mass to 54 tons. Actual approved weights may be nearer to 48 tons due to bridge restraints on the routes.