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Company
Overview
Triple
B Forwarders, Inc. has been in the freight forwarding industry
for over 35 years.
Triple
B is
a small company, with a little over 100 employees, that takes
pride in tending to each customer's personal needs. We have
offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan.
There are also Triple B agents stationed in the Micronesian
Islands of Palau, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Ebeye, and Majuro.
We operate our own equipment and warehouses at all of our locations
and employ our own personnel. We have invested substantial time,
effort, and financial resources in these areas, and it shows
in our exceptional service.
Triple
B
is EDI compliant and has developed a tracking system, called
CargoTrak, to coordinate purchase orders from overseas companies
to hundreds of vendors and suppliers in the U.S. Please refer
to the Locations page for contact
information and driving directions, or call our national booking
number, which is: (800) 228 - 8465.
In short,
Triple
B Forwarders' experienced
staff has the know-how to get your cargo FROM anywhere in the
world TO anywhere in the world; be it the remote islands of the Pacific or any major city around the globe.
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Helpful
Freight Industry Links
There are
hundreds of web sites dedicated to the freight industry. Below
are just some sites that we think will be helpful.
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Measurements
Converter |
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Allows
you to convert any measurements from the metric system to the English
system and vice versa. You can select measuremants such as length,
volume, weight, area, temperature, and more. |
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US
Customs Services |
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All
the information you could ask for regarding United States Customs:
Rules and Regulations, Importing and Exporting, Enforcement, Contracts
and Procurement, and more. |
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Worldwide
Exchange Rates |
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Provides
a quick and simple way of computing currency exchange over the web.
Displays accurate and up-to-the-day exchange rates for virtually any
country on Earth. |
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For
more links please visit our Locations
page. There you will find links to weather, news and information,
and local interest. |
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Below you
will find a compendium of frequently asked questions. Be sure
to check back now and again, as new questions and answers will
be added on a regular basis. If you do not see the information
you are looking for, please email us with your question and we
will respond promptly. (You will find email addresses for all
of our major locations on the Locations
Page.)
QUESTIONS
1. What
is the cutoff time, transit time, and sailing date(s) for cargo
being shipped to Guam?
2. What is the cutoff time, transit
time, and sailing date(s) for cargo being shipped to Honolulu?
3. What is the cutoff time, transit time,
and sailing date(s) for cargo being shipped to Saipan?
4. I need to ship cargo to a specific destination...how
much will it cost?
ANSWERS
1.
What is the cutoff time, transit time, and sailing date(s) for
cargo being shipped to Guam?
Guam
Transit Station
The Guam
station's cutoff day is Friday.
Transit time to and from the Guam station is generally 14 days.
There is a sailing to the Guam station every Tuesday.
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2.
What is the cutoff time, transit time, and sailing date(s) for
cargo being shipped to Saipan?
Saipan
Transit Station
The Saipan
station's cutoff day is Friday.
Transit time to the Saipan station is generally 16 days.
There is a sailing to the Saipan station every Tuesday.
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3.
What is the cutoff time, transit time, and sailing date(s) for
cargo being shipped to Honolulu?
Honolulu
Transit Station
The Honolulu
station's cutoff day is Saturday.
Transit time to the Honolulu station is generally 4 days.
There is a sailing to the Honolulu station every Saturday.
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4.
I need to ship cargo to a specific destination...how much will
it cost?
Answering
this question requires the answering of some other questions.
What is it you are intending to ship? Where is the cargo now?
How do you want to get it to one of our terminals? Is it to
go via Ocean or Air freight?
Once these
questions are answered, we can proceed to the next phase....Cost.
Cost is a function of the type of commodity being shipped, size,
weight and time. Hazardous cargo costs more to ship than non-hazardous
cargo. Oversized cargo (ocean cargo longer than 44'6", wider
than 7'6", or higher than 8'6", for air shipments it's a little
different) may take different equipment and higher rates. Very
heavy pieces may require special lifting equipment and appropriate
accessorial charges, and Personal Effects and Household Goods
usually take a different rate than regular commercial cargo.
Likewise the larger the shipment is, the heavier it is, and
the faster it has to get to its destination, all determine its
cost.
There is
also the question of FOB points and who will be responsible
for the cost of getting the cargo to one or our terminals. In
the simplest analysis, if the cargo is sold FOB Factory, then
the cost of moving the cargo from the factory to our terminal
and then onto destination is the responsibility of the Consignee,
the person the shipment is destined to. If the terms of sale
are FOB Port (or some similar export point ) then the overland
or inland freight from Factory to Port is paid by the Shipper,
and the balance of the transportation cost to destination is
paid for by the Consignee. Once the FOB point is determined,
and the other dynamics of the cargo, i.e. place of origin, commodity,
pieces, weight, length, width, height (for cubic feet or volume)
and mode (air or ocean) and final destination are known, then
the approximate cost can be calculated. There is really no "simple,
ball park" cost figure that can be used without knowing the
particulars of the shipment.
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to Questions
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