We serve as your personal shipping department;
Negotiating rates, scheduling carriers and making sure that your shipment leaves AND arrives smoothly.
The we go one step further;We are your Process Improvement Team.
Welcome to Century Freight Corporation.
We are a Houston Based Export Packer and Freight Forwarder specializing in superior services for the International Logistics Community.
Century Freight provides our clients with a true resourcefor efficiency and transparency in packing and shipping. We are committed to providing our clients with the all of the tools they need to achieve logistics success.
For your next Freight Quotation or for a Consultation, Call Century.
Our experience in Logistics for a variety of industries, the personal values we bring and the clear understanding of what we stand for has created our corporate identity.read more.....
Our Mission is to earn the loyalty of the U.S. Exporter by providing them with consistently superior and valuable services that will positively reflect on their bottom line profits and that our emblem of the Winged Lion of Century is immediately recognized as a mark of excellence associated with the best service levels in International Logistics.
Our Vision and deeply held driving force is to be an inspiration to each person that we encounter.
Inspire our clients to be loyal and fair in their relationship with us, to have fun while taking care of business, to trust us, and to have confidence in our ability to preserve their interests.
Inspire our subcontractors to give us thei best, to communicate effectively, and to collaborate with us in every effort.
Inspire our stakeholders (ourselves/employees) to listen to our clients, to give our best personal effort each and every time, to treat our subcontractors fairly and with respect, and to bring measurable value to our clients and thier clients, and to uphold the company vision and mission in everything we do.
Inspire our industry to be accountable for their performance, to mirror our vision, and to share in our objective of reliability to the exporting community.
Our daily actions will be a visible declaration of our vision.
Therefore we can be assured that each individual that we encounter knows us as being trustworthy, ethical, and worthy of receiving respect for our integrity and dedication to industry leadership through responsibility and stewardship.
Freight Forwarding
Export Packing
Project Cargo Management
Cargo Insurance
Letter of Credit Managment
Third Party Logistics -Support Services
Freight Rate Negotiations
Logistics Tender Management
Vendor Performance Measurement
Freight Rate Analysis / Cost Studies
Process Mapping /Strength and Weakness Identification for Root Cause Problem Solving
Freight Invoice Auditing
Export Training
Letter of Credit Training
Catering to Our Clients
With our in-house experience and resources, we are not limited to the services listed. On the contrary, we open ourselves to our customers and let them define how they can use our expertise- bearing in mind that we will only accept jobs we know we can do well.
We have various special projects in the works in addition to the general services we can provide, and we are always willing to consider new undertakings.
While we don't intend to be all things to all people, our company is poised to offer a virtually unlimited list of capabilities because of our flexibility and vast corporate external networking possibiliies.
When it comes to our business, we offer our clients a powerful resource and recipe for success.
We understand that you need transparency in your cargo management and we have the tools to give you real time answers to your logistics questions.
We prefer that our clients be as knowledgeable in shipping processes as possible. It simply makes our job much easier! For this reason, we extend an open invitation to our clients to ask for in-house training.
Our founder, Jolie Cosman is a dynamic and entertaining speaker for many organizations such as The Greater Houston Partnership (Chamber of Commerce) Export-Import Series Training, Org. of Women in Transportation, US Commercial Service Dept. of Commerce Export Assistance, NACM, ITMA, and LOCC Training Institute.
Client References
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Offices and Warehouse
1924 Rankin Road,
Suite 370
Houston, Texas 77073
U.S.A.
281.443.8090
Each day at Century is fast paced and exciting. We are happy to be at work and always looking forward on how to enhance our processes, continous improvement for our customers! We are always on the move! Positive energy is the secret to all of the good things going on at Century! This positive and pro-active attitude is the cornerstone of our corporate culture that allows us to consistently serve our clients with superior service they enjoy.
While our Mission Statement is our goal and speaks to who we want to become, our Vision Statement is about who we are right now.
Every line of our Vsion Statement expresses our values and how they affect every aspect of our daily business. It was thought out and written by ourselves and not an outside party paidto create an image.
It would be very simple to operate without a mission or vision, but then how would the publich know at a glance that we have a clear goals and what our values are? While not being the biggest in the industry, we will not be defined by our number and any perceived limitation, but rather aspire to be defined by our corporate culture, reputation, performance and potential.
Craig and Jolie Cosman are partners in marriage, as parents and since 2006 in the founding and development of Century Freight Corporation.
Craig has served our country as a U.S.A. Army Rangerand subsequently served our International Logistcs Indusrty for over 13 years. He has a strong knowledge of overall transportation services and leads our Export Packing Division.
He has a successful track record in sales with specific focus on the Aerospace market. His sales experience coupled with his extensive operational knowledge allows him to provide Century's clients with speed and efficiency while never compromising customer service.
Jolie Cosman- Jolie is a native of Uruguay, S.A., speaks fluent Spanish and for most of her career has been based in Houston, Texas and has over 27 years of experience in International Logistics. She has acquired an in-depth knowledge of Logistics Managment with a focus on Projects. Jolie is an industry leader and previously the President of I.T.M.A. (International Transportation Management Association). She volunteers in many capacities within the community and is a strong advocate for KidsandCars.org.
We can help you with your Letter of Credit Collection.
Letter of Credit Training - Workshops - Documentation
Our sister company, Letter of Credit Collection .com is well known for it's Zero Discrepancy Zone Documentation.
Whether your are a Freight Forwarder or Shipper, we welcome you to count on us to be your in-house document specialist.
Export Crating On-Site is another key element of our expertise.
Regardless of size, contact us for inquiries regarding your on site export packing needs in Houston. We provide quick, efficient, and well built export boxes to meet your needs.
Export Packing by Century Freight.
It's ON! ON Site! ON Time! On Point!
