Freight Forwarder Network: Be Free Members or Join the Best One?

Freight Forwarder Network plays an important role in the forwarding business. More and more forwarders are using it to gain more business opportunities. Even some forwarders will join more than one network to expand their shipments. So how to choose your right network?

Through this article, you will know whether you should be a free member or a paid member, and how to choose the best logistics network.

What is a freight forwarder network?
Freight Forwarder Network, also named logistics network, is a forwarding association for independent forwarders & international logistics companies. It is a win-win solution for small to medium-sized forwarders. By joining the forwarder network as a member, they can stay stronger. Most members will do business with other members in the network, also exchange their resources & services.

Generally, a freight forwarder network is like a family. Each member is eager to help each other. They will ask for business opportunities, but they will offer what they have too.

Features of a forwarder network
Before you join a freight forwarder network, you may ask why you should join one. In fact, there are many features. Before you join a network, you should figure out whether it’s suitable for you or not.

Group of independent freight forwarders
As a forwarding association, most forwarder networks are a group of independent freight forwarders. Since independent forwarders are eager to gain more business opportunities, there will be more independent forwarders in a logistics network.

International logistics companies
Besides the independent freight forwarders, you can definitely find some international logistics companies. That’s why even a small forwarder can get to the top logistics companies.

Generally speaking, most networks will cover worldwide. Thus members can exchange their business internationally.

Membership
Yes, you need to be a member before you use their relationships or resources. There are two types of membership, free and paid.

Free Membership
Free membership is the basic plan of a freight forwarder network, yet not all networks accept free members. Moreover, functions of free members are limited.

Paid Membership
Compared to free membership, there will be more functions for Paid Membership. Actually, most freight forwarder network will charge fees. Only if you become a paid member, then you can get other members’ contact details, and have the chance to do business with other members.

Different networks offer different functions, but most of them are the similar, including:

Worldwide coverage
Reliable Forwarders
More Business Opportunities
Paid Membership Portal
Annual meeting
Private WhatsApp Groups

For example, here are the main paid features for GLA Family network. Once you become a paid member of GLA Family, then you can easily access to all VIP tools.

List of freight forwarding network
GLA Family

GLA Family(Global Logistics Alliance) is one of the leading forwarding network in the world. It provides an innovative digital platform for forwarders to find reliable agents & more business. As a reputed logistics network, GLA has 5,000 members from 170+ countries. GLA aims to offer forwarders a win-win solution, and help them succeed.

Unlike other freight forwarder network, GLA Family focus more on members’ growth. Each day GLA will send email to help members link each other. Once a forwarder becomes a member, GLA will set up a ‘4+1’ service group, where member can talk to the CEO directly. Besides providing more business opportunities, GLA Family has carried out another honourable service ‘360° MARKETING SERVICES’ to help members improve their reputation.

It is not only a network, but a family.

WCA world
Like GLA Family, WCA is another logistics network of independent freight forwarders. But there is no free membership, and you need to send email to apply your paid membership. Now WCA has segment its markets to different types of forwarding networks.

Global Project Logistics Network
GPLN is a non-exclusive logistics network. They focus on any movements by air, sea and land, also lifts and the special handling of oversized, out-of-gauge and heavy lift cargo.

PPLONE Family
PPL is a logistics network from Hong Kong with a global presence in over 120 countries.

Other logistics network
In fact, there are so many forwarding networks in the market nowadays. Here are some others for reference:

Global Logistics Associates
X2 Logistics Networks(X2 Group)
G7 Logistics Networks(G7N)
Lognet Global
JCtrans Logistics Network
Globalia Logistics Network
Global Logistics Network(GLN)
Elite Global Logistics Network(EGLN)
Global Logistics Family
Twignetwork
Which one is the top or best freight forwarding network?
As you can see, most fowarding network are similar. Some forwarders will think it’s all right to join one casually. Yet different logistics network’s advantages and disadvantages are not the same. Furthermore, today there are too many small forwarding network in the market. If you join a new freight forwarding network with poor forwarders, then you may ruin your logistics business.

Contrarily, you can not only get a better service from the top forwarding network, but also gain more values from them. But which network is the best?

To distinguish the quality of a freight forwarding network, you’d better check these factors:

Funding Date: Is the network senior enough?
Coverage: How many members, and from how many countries?
Business Opportunities: Are members active in the network?
Reliable: Are members reliable? Any background check?
Customer Services: Any 24/7 CS?

Winner: GLA Family

As one of the popular forwarding network, GLA Family’s services are customer oriented, hard service. With GLA’s professional teams, 99% customers are satisfied.

In recent years, GLA Family has been growing rapidly. More and more forwarders are joining GLA network, thus you can reach other top forwarders & companies here.

With a vision of ‘Win-Win Together’, GLA Family is always trying its best to maximize members’ benefits. Never miss you chances, join us now.

Last Thought
Joining a reputed forwarding network is a necessary step for all forwarders today. A great network could bring you to another level. Moreover you can build some new relationships through it more easily. It could be cost-effective if you choose the right one.

Most forwarders will join more than one networks. Don’t put all eggs in one basket, different logistics network could offer you different benefits. But before you join one, you should read this article first, and avoid the poor one.

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GLA Family is the one of the world’s most powerful forwarding network for global logistics companies. With high-quality members from 170+ countries, GLA can offer forwarders more business opportunities.

This release was published on openPR.