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BAX Global Enhances BAX Forwarder Network with New Web Site and Online Shipping Tools

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BAX Global, a leading supply chain management and transportation solutions company, has expanded its BAX Forwarder Network with the launch of a new web site, http://www.baxfn.com. The BAX Forwarder Network, a wholesale freight forwarding service, now provides airport-to-airport service within the contiguous U.S.A. for freight forwarders, freight brokers, and international airlines. The web site enables forwarders to manage booking, shipment tracking, performance reporting, and payment electronically, offering customers 24-hour access to shipment tracking and tracing data.

Key Takeaways:

  • The BAX Forwarder Network offers a reliable, time-definite, cost-effective wholesale airport-to-airport shipping service with four core services: Premium Overnight, Overnight, Second Day, and Ground (3-5 days).
  • The network utilizes BAX Global's extensive integrated air and ground network, with 600 dedicated daily routes, 123 satellite terminals, and 1.3 billion pounds of annual capacity.
  • BAX Forwarder Network provides centralized control and management of all shipments, ensuring BAX's service commitments are met and that shipments arrive on time.
  • The network has expanded to offer guaranteed transportation to 100 U.S. cities through six regional ground hubs (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Newark, and Atlanta) and one central air and ground hub in Toledo, Ohio.
  • Interest forwarders and brokers can register online to use the web tools or call 1 866 SHIP 282 for more information.
  • A notable partnership has been established with Orion Air Cargo, a leading provider of North American overnight air cargo services, to use the BAX Forwarder Network.

Statistics:

  • The BAX Forwarder Network has 600 dedicated daily routes.
  • The network operates 123 satellite terminals.
  • The network has achieved 1.3 billion pounds of annual capacity.
  • BAX Forwarder Network offers guaranteed transportation to 100 U.S. cities.
  • Orion Air Cargo has more than doubled the number of U.S. cities receiving overnight service through the partnership.

Sources:

  • "BAX Global Enhances BAX Forwarder Network with New Web Site and Online Shipping Tools." PR Newswire, Feb. 9, 2004.
  • "About BAX Global." BAX Global, http://www.baxglobal.com/.

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