New www.LoadAFN.com Brings Multimedia to Freight Brokerage, Third Party Logistics and Transportation Management Services

NILES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFN^®, a premier logistics and distribution organization, has launched a new website, http://www.LoadAFN.com, which integrates video and real-time communications. AFN provides freight brokerage, third party logistics, and transportation management services for many clients in a number of industries, including consumer products, food & beverage, paper & packaging, and high value electronics. Every day, AFN’s carriers deliver their customers’ freight to major big-box retailers.

“Viewers can contact us using our live chat feature, by e-mail, or through our new phone number, 877-LOAD-AFN”

“LoadAFN.com has been designed to help our customers work directly with their dedicated sales and operations representatives, who, together with AFN®'s procurement team, source the highest quality carriers at the most competitive price,” says Jared Palmer, General Counsel and Director of Public Relations for AFN. “It’s the best way every day^®.”

The website has a new, clean, and professional look to enhance the viewer experience. “Our new site provides industry news, white papers on cargo claims management and high value shipments, shipment tracking information, and many other unique and user friendly tools and information,” says Palmer.

In the site’s opening video, Mike Nervick, an AFN principal, references another unique feature of the site: live chat. This new tool allows both customers and carriers to communicate directly with an AFN representative from their computer. “Viewers can contact us using our live chat feature, by e-mail, or through our new phone number, 877-LOAD-AFN,” says Nervick.

ABOUT AFN^®

Mike Nervick and Ryan Daube started AFN in 2003 to provide world class customer service and to provide an opportunity for carriers looking to develop a true business relationship with a freight brokerage company. The company was initially known as Advantage Freight Network, and officially changed its name to AFN in June 2007. Over the past seven years, AFN’s customer and carrier base has continued to both expand and diversify. As customers’ needs continue to change, AFN has broadened its services to include intermodal, less than truck load, shipment consolidation and transportation management services. For more information visit http://www.LoadAFN.com.