Aerospace Logistics Services for Critical Freight

Aerospace logistics coordinates the movement, storage, documentation, and tracking of aviation, defense, and space-industry freight. This can include urgent aircraft parts, high-value components, oversized tooling, HAZMAT materials, and international shipments. The goal is to protect sensitive cargo, meet strict timelines, comply with transportation regulations, and provide reliable visibility from pickup through final delivery.

Sims Global Solutions can support aerospace shipments including high-value freight, urgent replacement parts, oversized machinery, aircraft tooling, sensitive equipment, hazardous materials, and international air or ocean cargo. The service network also includes heavy haul, flatbed, expedited, LTL, truckload, warehousing, and white glove options when cargo requires specialized handling or delivery coordination.

High-value aerospace freight is handled with enhanced procedures such as carrier vetting, secure loading, tracking, documentation support, and A+ rated supplemental cargo insurance options. Sims Global Solutions also provides real-time shipment visibility through SimsTrak, helping customers monitor movement, identify delays quickly, and maintain better control over sensitive or mission-critical cargo.

Yes. Sims Global Solutions offers expedited and hot shot transportation for urgent aerospace freight requiring immediate movement. These options are useful for aircraft-on-ground situations, production line shortages, repair components, or deadline-driven project cargo. The team can match the shipment to the appropriate vehicle, route, and service level based on timing, dimensions, and delivery requirements.

Aerospace components that exceed standard dimensions can be moved through oversized, heavy haul, flatbed, step deck, RGN, lowboy, multi-axle, and double drop equipment options. The process may include permit coordination, escort services, route planning, and load securement. Sims Global Solutions works with specialized carriers and permitting teams to support compliant, safe transportation.

Yes. Secure HAZMAT transportation is available for aerospace freight requiring special labeling, placarding, containment, documentation, and routing. Sims Global Solutions works with carriers trained and certified for hazardous materials transport in accordance with DOT and related requirements. This helps ensure regulated materials are moved safely, legally, and with appropriate shipment controls.

SimsTrak is the company’s Transportation Management System that helps customers quote, schedule, and track shipments in real time. For aerospace logistics, it supports visibility across complex moves, consolidated billing, customized reporting, and more accurate shipment data. This reduces manual follow-up and gives logistics teams better insight into performance, status, and potential exceptions.

Sims Global Solutions supports nationwide transportation across all 50 states, North America, and international shipping through forwarding capabilities. Service options include truckload, LTL, expedited, intermodal, drayage, warehousing, air cargo, and ocean freight. This broad coverage helps aerospace and defense customers coordinate domestic, cross-border, and global shipments through a single logistics partner.