Fast and Reliable Air Freight Solutions
Experience rapid, secure air freight services tailored to your global shipping needs.
Air Freight Solutions
Swift and Reliable Air Freight Solutions
Our air freight services provide airport-to-airport transport, ensuring your time-sensitive cargo reaches its destination swiftly and safely. We specialize in delivering urgent shipments with speed and precision, utilizing the fastest shipping methods available. Whether you are sending critical documents, perishable goods, or high-value equipment, we tailor our solutions to meet your unique needs.
Expert Handling for Sensitive and High-Value Cargo
We understand that not all shipments are the same. Our custom crating and handling services protect delicate and high-value items during every step of their journey. From careful packaging to secure loading, our team ensures your cargo is safeguarded against damage. Dedicated specialists manage each shipment with meticulous attention, giving you peace of mind.
Tailored Crating and Shipping Solutions
Every cargo requires a customized approach. We offer a range of crating options designed for oversized, fragile, or specialized items. Our experts evaluate the specific requirements of your shipment, recommending the most secure and efficient method to transport it. This personalized service ensures that your goods arrive on time and in perfect condition.
Seamless Documentation and Customs Clearance
Navigating air freight logistics can be complex, especially for international shipments. Our team simplifies the process by handling all necessary documentation, regulatory compliance, and customs clearance. We coordinate every detail so that your shipments move smoothly across borders, allowing you to focus on growing your business while we take care of the logistics.
With TRT International, your air shipments are in expert hands. We combine speed, reliability, and careful handling to ensure that your cargo reaches its destination efficiently, safely, and without hassle.
Why Choose Our Air Freight Services?
Custom Crating
Delicate and high-value shipments are protected with tailored crating solutions for maximum safety.
Fast Delivery
We provide airport-to-airport shipping to ensure your urgent cargo reaches its destination quickly.
Expert Handling
Our experienced team carefully loads, unloads, and transports your cargo to prevent damage.
Complete Management
We handle all documentation and customs processes for a seamless shipping experience.
Ready to Ship Your Next Cargo?
From oversized to urgent shipments, we’ve got you covered. Contact us for a personalized shipping plan and quote.
Related services
Related services: Ocean Freight and Drayage Services.
Air Freight for Time-Critical Cargo
Air freight is cargo transport by aircraft — the option shippers choose when a shipment is urgent, time-sensitive, or too valuable to spend weeks in transit. TRT’s air freight services provide airport-to-airport transport, ensuring your time-sensitive cargo reaches its destination swiftly and safely. We specialize in delivering urgent shipments with speed and precision: critical documents, perishable goods, and high-value equipment are the kinds of cargo this service is built for. What sets TRT apart is the ground around the flight. Our air freight is coordinated with TRT ground transport, warehousing, and final delivery across the US, and our custom crating and handling services protect delicate and high-value items during every step of the journey — so one team manages your shipment from pickup to final delivery, not just the airport-to-airport leg.
How Air Freight Works at TRT
Step 1 — Send us the shipment details
Tell us what is moving, its weight and dimensions, where it is picked up and where it is going, and how urgent it is. From those details we build the shipping plan and a clear, detailed quote.
Step 2 — Crating and preparation
Cargo that needs protection is packed and crated first. Our experts evaluate the specific requirements of your shipment and recommend the most secure crating and handling method, so delicate, high-value, or specialized items are safeguarded before they travel.
Step 3 — Documentation and compliance
Our team handles all necessary documentation, regulatory compliance, and customs clearance for international shipments, coordinating every detail so the cargo moves smoothly across borders.
Step 4 — Airport-to-airport transport
The shipment flies airport-to-airport using the fastest shipping methods available, with dedicated specialists managing it along the way. Each shipment is carefully monitored under strict protocols.
Step 5 — Arrival, warehousing, and final delivery
On arrival, TRT coordinates the ground leg: the cargo can move into TRT warehousing in Newark or Savannah for staging, or straight out for final delivery — one team for the whole move, from pickup to destination.
Cargo We Fly
Air freight suits cargo where timing, value, or sensitivity rules out slower transport:
- Critical documents — paperwork and materials that have to arrive fast and intact
- Perishable goods — cargo whose value depends on reaching its destination quickly
- High-value equipment — expensive items that need speed, security, and careful handling together
- Delicate and fragile items — goods protected by custom crating and specialist handling at every step
- Oversized or specialized pieces — cargo outside standard categories, evaluated individually and crated for secure air transport
If your shipment does not fit a standard category, talk to us — every cargo receives a customized approach based on its specific requirements.
Custom Crating and Expert Handling
Not all shipments are the same, and air cargo is only as safe as its packaging. TRT offers a range of crating options designed for oversized, fragile, or specialized items. From careful packaging to secure loading, our experienced team carefully loads, unloads, and transports your cargo to prevent damage, and dedicated specialists manage each shipment with meticulous attention. Our professional packing and crating services cover all types of cargo — from fragile electronics to large machinery or boats — and are designed to protect your items during storage and transit as well as in the air. It is the same care our Wrapping & Craning team applies to oversized and project cargo on the ground.
Documentation and Customs Clearance
Navigating air freight logistics can be complex, especially for international shipments. TRT simplifies the process by handling all necessary documentation, regulatory compliance, and customs clearance. We can manage all necessary customs documentation and processes for international shipments, ensuring compliance with regulations, proper paperwork, and smooth clearance so that your cargo moves through borders quickly and without complications. You focus on your business while we take care of the logistics.
Air Freight Plus Ground: One Team, Door to Door
The flight is only one leg of the journey. TRT offers full door-to-door delivery services: from picking up your cargo at your location to delivering it safely to the final destination, our team manages every step. Our air freight is coordinated with TRT ground transport, warehousing, and final delivery across the US — so an urgent shipment can be collected, crated, flown, cleared, held in our Newark or Savannah warehousing if it needs staging, and delivered by the same company. That coordination also works in reverse: freight arriving by ocean or held in our warehouses can connect to an air leg when a deadline demands it, with our drayage team handling the port and airport ground movements in between.
Expedited Options for Urgent Shipments
Some shipments cannot wait for a standard plan. For urgent requests, TRT provides expedited shipping options to meet tight deadlines: our experienced team creates a customized plan to ensure your shipment arrives quickly and safely, even under time-sensitive conditions. In practice that means the whole chain is built around your deadline — the fastest shipping methods available for the air leg, crating and documentation handled without delay so the cargo is never the reason for a missed departure, and ground transport coordinated at both ends so the shipment keeps moving the moment it lands. Dedicated specialists manage the shipment with meticulous attention, and each shipment is carefully monitored under strict protocols from pickup to final delivery. Expedited planning applies whether the cargo is a single critical document shipment or high-value equipment that needs custom crating before it can fly — the preparation, paperwork, and transport steps are sequenced so nothing waits on anything else. If a deadline is driving your shipment, tell us the date when you ask for a quote and we will build the plan around it.
What Affects the Cost of Air Freight
Air freight costs are based on multiple factors, including cargo size, weight, distance, handling requirements, and any special services needed — such as custom crating for fragile or high-value items, or customs clearance for international shipments. Urgency shapes the plan as well: for urgent requests, we provide expedited shipping options to meet tight deadlines. We provide clear, detailed quotes before any shipment is accepted, ensuring there are no hidden fees, and our goal is competitive pricing while maintaining the highest quality service.
What to Send Us for an Air Freight Quote
- What the cargo is, and how fragile or high-value it is
- Total weight and dimensions
- Pickup location and final delivery address
- Your deadline — when the cargo has to arrive
- Whether the shipment is international, and any customs requirements you know of
- Anything it needs before it flies — packing, custom crating, or storage at either end
Send the details through our contact page, call us at +1 973 344 7100 ext 221, or email support@trtexpress.com, and we will provide a quote, plan the pickup, and coordinate the delivery schedule according to your requirements.
Air Freight FAQs
What is air freight, and when should I use it?
Air freight is cargo transport by aircraft, arranged airport-to-airport. It is the right choice when a shipment is urgent or time-sensitive — critical documents, perishable goods, or high-value equipment that cannot spend weeks in transit. TRT specializes in delivering urgent shipments with speed and precision, and coordinates the ground transport at both ends.
What types of cargo does TRT fly?
We fly critical documents, perishable goods, and high-value equipment, as well as delicate and fragile items and oversized or specialized cargo that needs tailored crating. Every shipment receives a customized approach: our experts evaluate its specific requirements and recommend the most secure and efficient way to transport it.
Is TRT’s air freight airport-to-airport or door-to-door?
The air leg itself is airport-to-airport. Around it, TRT offers full door-to-door delivery: from picking up your cargo at your location to delivering it safely to the final destination, our team manages every step, coordinating ground transport, warehousing, and final delivery across the US.
How are fragile or high-value items protected during air freight?
With custom crating and expert handling. We offer a range of crating options designed for oversized, fragile, or specialized items; from careful packaging to secure loading, our team ensures your cargo is safeguarded against damage, and dedicated specialists manage each shipment with meticulous attention.
Does TRT handle customs for international air shipments?
Yes. Our team handles all necessary documentation, regulatory compliance, and customs clearance for international air shipments, ensuring proper paperwork and smooth clearance so your cargo moves through borders quickly and without complications.
How fast is air freight?
Air freight uses the fastest shipping methods available, which is why it suits urgent, time-sensitive cargo. Exact delivery timelines depend on the type of cargo, the distance, and the handling required; for urgent requests, we provide expedited shipping options to meet tight deadlines, and our team creates a customized plan around your schedule.
Can air freight connect with TRT warehousing and ground services?
Yes. Our air freight is coordinated with TRT ground transport, warehousing, and final delivery across the US. Cargo can be held or staged in our Newark or Savannah warehousing — 150,000 square feet in Newark and a brand-new 316,800-square-foot warehouse in Savannah — and our drayage team can connect port, warehouse, and airport movements under one team.
How do I get an air freight quote?
Call us at +1 973 344 7100 ext 221, email support@trtexpress.com, or reach us through our contact page. Tell us what the cargo is, its weight and dimensions, where it is picked up and delivered, and your deadline, and we will provide a clear, detailed quote and coordinate the schedule according to your requirements.