| These are dedicated planes used specifically for this | | | | and military equipments. There are specific air freight |
| industry. Air freight can be categorised into simple | | | | cargo which transports items, both big and small. |
| household goods, freight shipments, parcel shipment | | | | Small goods can be transported using small passenger |
| and express deliveries. Depending on the weight and | | | | air planes. |
| the urgency, the freight rates would vary. Household | | | | Boeing 747-400 is used for forwarding goods to their |
| goods implies house contents like furniture, appliances | | | | destination. Airfreight carriers like North American Van |
| etc. Express deliveries include business documents, | | | | lines and Bekins help in transport of household goods. |
| envelopes, mails etc. Parcels are those items which | | | | Companies like UPS, DHL, FedEx top the list when it |
| are packed and placed in boxes. | | | | comes to express deliveries. UPS and FedEx grounds |
| Air freight is further sub categorised into less than | | | | top the list of parcel deliveries. |
| truckload wherein the weight is not more than | | | | Old Dominion, Schneider, A Cooper and JB Hunt are |
| fifteen thousand pounds and the height is about | | | | ideal for transporting truckload freight and less than |
| twenty eight inches. The other category is the one | | | | truckload freight. |
| which weighs forty three pounds and the length is | | | | There are many freight brokers who also earn their |
| about fifty three inches. | | | | commission in this business. These brokers are |
| Any shipments which are really big and heavy are | | | | basically institutions who do all the paperwork and |
| transported using cargo planes which are exclusively | | | | related work between the air freight companies and |
| for delivering heavy luggage. The biggest cargo plane | | | | shippers. |
| is Antonov AN-225 which carries plans, helicopters | | | | |