What Do Cartage Agents Do?
Many things are done by cartage agents. For example, if a freight shipment arrived at the main carrier hub in Denver but that carrier was unable to make the delivery that night or could not deliver to a job site a cartage agent could then pick it up and take it the last mile.
A Cartage agent will also use all of their own paper work. As an actual carrier they will create the paper work and track all shipments themselves. Then they will deliver the shipment.
Good agents will be well versed in the laws and regulations of trucking in their area. They will also know customs brokers and work with them closely. They may even act as there own customs broker for importing and exporting.
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