FMCSA Licensed Freight Broker · Chicago, IL

Chicago Anywhere in North America

Dry van, flatbed, reefer, and US–Canada–Mexico cross-border freight under one broker. Direct access to the person booking your load, 24/7 — and a rate back in 30 minutes.

FMCSA Licensed & $75K Bonded CUSMA / USMCA Compliant Every Carrier Vetted, Every Load 24/7 Live Dispatch
30min
Quote Guarantee
3
Countries · One Broker
100%
Carriers Paid On Time
$75K
FMCSA Surety Bond
Verify us & find us on FMCSA SAFER · MC-1795184 DAT Highway Carrier411
What We Move

Every Mode. One Broker.

From standard 53' vans to permitted heavy haul and temperature-critical reefer — booked, tracked, and delivered by a team that picks up the phone.

Dry Van

The backbone of North American freight. 53' enclosed trailers for retail, consumer goods, industrial, and automotive loads — deep capacity on every corridor out of Chicago.

53' TrailersFTLSpot & Contract

Flatbed & Heavy Haul

Steel, machinery, construction equipment, and oversized loads. Certified open-deck carriers with permit and pilot-car coordination on both sides of the border.

Step DeckRGNPermits

Refrigerated

Food, dairy, frozen goods, and pharma with strict temperature management from pickup to delivery. FDA and CFIA compliant for cross-border food freight.

Frozen & FreshFDA Prior NoticeMonitored

Cross-Border

Our signature service. US, Canada, and Mexico under one broker — vetted cross-border carriers, full customs coordination, and CUSMA/USMCA expertise on every lane.

ACE / ACIPARS / PAPSC-TPAT

Expedited

When it can't wait: dedicated trucks, team drivers, and hot-shot coverage with real-time tracking and direct carrier communication throughout the move.

Team DriversHot ShotTracked Live

Customs Documentation

ACE and ACI e-Manifests, PARS/PAPS, Pedimento, CUSMA certificates, FDA Prior Notice — coordinated end-to-end so your load never sits at the border.

CUSMA CertsPedimentoBilingual

Cross-Border Coverage

The Lane Board

Chicago sits 5 hours from the Canadian border with direct southbound corridors to the Mexico crossings. These are the lanes we run — both directions, fully documented.

LaneCrossingDocsFrequency
Chicago Toronto / GTA Port Huron · Blue Water Bridge · ~5.5 hrs ACI · PARS Daily
Canada Chicago / Midwest Southbound from all provinces ACE · PAPS Daily
Chicago Laredo / El Paso I-55 South · border crossing coordination Pedimento Regular
Mexico US Midwest Northbound · C-TPAT certified carriers ACE · DODA Regular
California Chicago Produce & food-grade reefer · I-40 / I-80 Reefer · Temp Logged Daily
California All 48 States Reefer specialist · FDA compliant · continuous monitoring Reefer Daily
Live Coverage

One Network. Border to Border.

Two hubs, one broker: Chicago feeds every Canadian province, and our California reefer desk runs temperature-controlled freight to Chicago and all 48 states.

Toronto Montreal Vancouver Calgary Winnipeg Seattle Denver Dallas Atlanta New York Miami Phoenix Ayr ON · Terminal Minneapolis · Terminal Detroit / Windsor Laredo Monterrey Mexico City CHICAGO HQ LOS ANGELES · TERMINAL + REEFER DESK
California reefer lanes · all 48 states Chicago ↔ Canada cross-border Ontario ↔ California daily (sister fleet) Mexico corridor via Laredo ❄ Reefer Specialist
Reefer Specialist

Cold Chain, Kept Cold.

Temperature-controlled freight is our specialty out of California — produce, dairy, frozen, and pharma running daily to Chicago and all 48 states. Set the temp; we protect it door to door.

−20°F to −10°F

Deep Frozen

Ice cream, seafood, specialty frozen

−10°F to 0°F

Frozen

Frozen foods, meat, poultry

34°F to 39°F

Chilled / Fresh

Produce, dairy, eggs, fresh-cut

55°F to 65°F

Controlled

Pharma, chocolate, beverages, wine

ProduceCA → 48 STATES
Dairy & EggsCHILLED 34–39°F
FrozenTO −20°F
Meat & SeafoodUSDA HANDLED
PharmaVALIDATED LANES
BeveragesNO-FREEZE PROTECT
Pre-cool verified

Trailer at set point before a single pallet loads.

Continuous monitoring

Temperature tracked in transit — deviations flagged immediately.

Food-grade equipment

Washout-clean, odor-free trailers on every food load.

FDA & CFIA compliant

Prior Notice and cross-border food paperwork handled.

How It Works

Border to Border in Four Steps

01

Request a Quote

Origin, destination, freight type, date. We respond with a real rate in 30 minutes.

02

Carrier Assigned

A vetted carrier — FMCSA authority, safety rating, and live insurance verified — is booked for your lane.

03

Customs Handled

ACE, ACI, PARS/PAPS, C-TPAT — every customs document coordinated end-to-end.

04

Delivered & Documented

POD collected, invoice issued, full compliance paperwork on file. Done.

Semi truck climbing a mountain highway
Over-the-road · Every corridor
Aerial view of a truck at a warehouse dock
Dock to dock · Documented
Semi truck on an open highway
US · Canada · Mexico
Our Story

Built in Chicago. Run Like It Matters.

Global Freight Link was founded in 2026 with a simple belief: freight brokerage should feel personal again. No hold music, no ticket queues, no chasing your broker for updates. When you call us, you reach the person actually booking your freight.

We chose Chicago deliberately. I-80, I-90, and I-94 — the most important freight corridors in the country — run through this city. Canada is five hours north. The Mexico gateways are a straight shot down I-55. From here, all of North America is in reach.

And we didn't start from zero: our family also runs Trans-Link, a certified cross-border carrier with terminals in Ontario, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. We grew up around trucks — brokerage is the natural next step.

We're a new brokerage, and we act like it — hungrier, faster, and more careful than the big names. Every carrier we've ever worked with has been paid on time, every time. That's how we're building this company: one clean load at a time.

Licensed & Bonded

FMCSA-licensed property broker with a $75,000 BMC-84 surety bond on file. Look us up on SAFER — everything checks out.

Fast By Default

30-minute quote guarantee, and a dispatch line that answers 24/7 — nights, weekends, and holidays.

Owner-Operated

Founded and led by husband-and-wife team Manny Singh (CEO) and Manmeen Kaur (Founder). You'll always know exactly who is handling your freight — because it's us.

Asset-Backed Brokerage

Backed By Real Trucks.

Most brokers have never touched a trailer door. We're different: Global Freight Link and its sister carrier share the same owners — we are the brokerage arm of Trans-Link — a cross-border carrier with terminals in Ayr ON, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis and daily team-driver service between Ontario and California.

That means real capacity we control: when your freight fits our sister fleet, it rides on trucks we know down to the VIN. When it doesn't, we broker it to a network we vet the way carriers judge each other — because we are one.

C-TPATFASTPIPCSATSATWICSmartWayCARBHazmat

CERTIFICATIONS HELD ACROSS OUR AFFILIATED CARRIER FLEET

3
Terminals · ON / LA / MSP
8
Active Cross-Border Routes
24/7
Live Dispatch
365
Days · ON ↔ CA Daily
What Partners Say

Word Travels Fast

They quoted our Chicago–Toronto lane in twenty minutes and the truck crossed without a single customs delay. That's not our usual experience with brokers.

Operations ManagerMidwest food distributor

What stands out is the communication. We get proactive updates before we even think to ask. It feels like having our own dispatch desk.

Logistics CoordinatorIndustrial equipment shipper

As a carrier, I'll take their loads any day — paperwork is clean and payment is same-day. That's rare, especially from a newer brokerage.

Owner-OperatorCross-border dry van carrier
For Carriers

Haul For Us. Get Paid Same‑Day.

We built this brokerage around one promise to carriers: you will never chase us for money. Clean paperwork in, payment out — that's the deal.

  • Same-day / quick pay standard. Paid on receipt of signed BOL and invoice — no 30-day float, no fee games.
  • NOAs honored, every time. If you factor, we pay your factor of record directly, without dispute.
  • Verifiable record. Our payment history is reported to TransCredit — check us before you book.
  • Steady cross-border freight. US–Canada–Mexico lanes with customs paperwork coordinated for you.

Join Our Carrier Network

Tell us about your equipment. We'll reach out with lanes that fit.

CROSS-BORDER EXPERIENCE A PLUS · CA / MX LANES AVAILABLE

Questions

Straight Answers

How fast will I actually get a quote?
Within 30 minutes — and our dispatch line answers 24/7, nights and weekends included. Call (708) 794-0050 and you'll reach the person who books your freight — not a call center.
Are you licensed and bonded?
Yes. Global Freight Link LLC is an FMCSA-licensed property broker — MC-1795184, USDOT 4528295 — with a $75,000 BMC-84 surety bond on file. Verify us on FMCSA SAFER in one click.
How do you vet the carriers hauling my freight?
Every carrier is checked on every load: active FMCSA authority, DOT safety rating, and live insurance verification, with ongoing monitoring through industry tools like Highway and Carrier411. No exceptions, no cutting corners.
Can I track my shipment?
Yes. You get proactive updates at pickup, in transit, and at delivery — and a direct line to us the entire time. If anything threatens your schedule, you hear it from us before it becomes a problem.
What happens if my freight is damaged?
Cargo insurance is verified on the carrier before your load moves. If a claim ever arises, we coordinate it end-to-end — documentation, filing, and follow-up — so you're never chasing a carrier alone.
Do you handle customs paperwork for Canada and Mexico?
Yes — that's our specialty. ACE and ACI e-Manifests, PARS/PAPS, CUSMA/USMCA certificates, and Mexico border documents are coordinated on every cross-border load so your freight never sits at the border.
What are your payment terms for shippers?
Standard invoicing with flexible terms for established shippers — ask us about a credit application. Carriers hauling for us are paid same-day/quick pay as standard.
What don't you move?
Household goods (our authority covers property except household goods) and hazmat requiring special endorsement — for everything else, from produce to steel coils, send us the details.
Get a Quote

Tell Us Your Lane.

Fill this out and we'll respond with a rate within 30 minutes — and our dispatch line answers 24/7. Or email us directly at info@globalfreightlink.com.

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