Freight Mode Advisor
Choosing the wrong transport mode can blow your budget or delay delivery. The Which Mode? Advisor weighs your shipment scope, distance, weight, volume, urgency, budget sensitivity, reliability, and special-handling needs (dangerous, fragile, door-to-door). It then scores each main mode and suggests the best option for your movement.
Mode Advisor
Tell us what you’re moving and what matters most. We’ll rank transport options and explain why.
Shipment details
Overseas means the main leg crosses water.
What does “overseas” mean?
If your shipment’s main journey requires a sea crossing, choose “International (overseas)”. Road and rail can still be used for pickup and final delivery.
An estimate is fine. This helps with practicality and time range.
Why do you need distance?
Distance helps us avoid suggesting options that are usually impractical end-to-end, like pure trucking across very long routes.
Use the weight of the packed cargo.
If you don’t know it, you can leave it blank.
Why does volume matter?
Some services bill on “chargeable weight”, which can be driven by volume. If volume is high for the weight, air and express can become much more expensive.
What matters most
Predictability means fewer delays and fewer surprises.
What does “predictability” mean?
A more predictable option may not be the fastest, but it tends to arrive within a tighter time window and with fewer disruptions.
Choose anything that applies.
Why does this affect the recommendation?
Some services restrict these items, or require extra handling and paperwork. That can affect speed and cost.
How does fragility change the result?
Options with fewer touchpoints and shorter transit generally reduce risk. Packaging still matters.
What counts as door-to-door?
Door-to-door includes pickup at your location and delivery to the final address. Air and sea usually still need road legs on each end.
We’ll show the ranking with a short explanation for each option. You can change any input and run it again.
Ranked results
These scores are a guide. Final availability, routing, and restrictions can vary by lane and carrier.
Bars show suitability from 0 to 100. The top match is highlighted.