Resources

Freight resources

Explanations of how freight actually works, written for people who have to make decisions about it rather than for search engines.

What is here

These pages explain how freight forwarding works: what the modes are and when each is the right one, how a forwarder differs from a carrier, what the common transport documents do, and what the Incoterms rules are for.

They are explanatory. A guide describing ocean freight does not mean LogisticID arranges ocean freight; it means the subject is worth explaining. Where a service is not currently offered, the service page says so plainly.

What is deliberately absent

No rates, no transit times, no sailing frequencies and no customs thresholds. Those change, they vary by shipment and jurisdiction, and a page that publishes them is wrong within months.

Where a figure or a rule genuinely matters, the honest answer is that it depends on the specific movement and should be confirmed with the relevant authority or checked at the time of booking.

Resources

Guides published so far.

What is freight forwarding?

Explanation and background

Freight forwarder vs carrier

Explanation and background

FTL vs LTL

Explanation and background

FCL vs LCL

Explanation and background

Air freight explained

Explanation and background

Multimodal freight explained

Explanation and background

How to prepare a freight RFQ

Explanation and background

Choosing a road freight service

Explanation and background

Road vs rail freight in Europe

Explanation and background

How to choose an Incoterms rule

Explanation and background

Customs and European road freight

Explanation and background

Dangerous goods by road

Explanation and background

Loading metres and how road freight space is measured

Explanation and background

Packaging goods for road freight

Explanation and background

Cargo insurance for road freight

Explanation and background

Temperature-controlled road transport

Explanation and background

How to read a freight quotation

Explanation and background

What actually delays a road shipment

Explanation and background

How a forwarder selects a carrier

Explanation and background

Incoterms rules

What each commonly used rule means for a shipment

Transport documents

What each freight document is for, and what it does not do

Next step

Move from the directory to the freight decision.

Choose the page that matches the movement, then define the actual route, cargo and date.

European road freight