Less than a week after its launch, the recruitment drive for the world’s first “virtual multinational” freight forwarders alliance has already netted scores of pre-applications, hundreds of website hits and requests for information.
Antonio Torres, the mastermind behind the Conqueror network, is “very encouraged by the response”. He said: “Our launch was reported widely in the specialized press, and seems to have become a talking point in the industry”.
The high volume of response will set Conqueror on target for meeting its first objective of having the 60 most important cities covered within six months. “That would already put us ahead of many of the medium-sized multinationals,” explains Torres. The company’s target for the first year is to have 90-100 agents.
It is a challenging but achievable demand and the company is determined to succeed, as Torres says: “Conqueror is going to show that by working together under one brand, the best independents can beat the mega-forwarders at their own game.”
There have been complaints regarding the high level of paperwork involved in the application process. Torres believes this is essential to the selection process and enables the company to maintain its high standards in building what he describes as “the aristocracy of freight forwarders”.
“It’s true that our entry barriers are high, and that we require evidence of solvency, reputation, business volume and good credit,” Torres said. “But how else can we be certain that our members have the quality we are promising to all our other members and to shippers around the world?”
Edited by: Darrel Moore
For more information on Conqueror, please read the article "Freight forwarders to operate like multinational"
Antonio Torres, the mastermind behind the Conqueror network, is “very encouraged by the response”. He said: “Our launch was reported widely in the specialized press, and seems to have become a talking point in the industry”.
The high volume of response will set Conqueror on target for meeting its first objective of having the 60 most important cities covered within six months. “That would already put us ahead of many of the medium-sized multinationals,” explains Torres. The company’s target for the first year is to have 90-100 agents.
It is a challenging but achievable demand and the company is determined to succeed, as Torres says: “Conqueror is going to show that by working together under one brand, the best independents can beat the mega-forwarders at their own game.”
There have been complaints regarding the high level of paperwork involved in the application process. Torres believes this is essential to the selection process and enables the company to maintain its high standards in building what he describes as “the aristocracy of freight forwarders”.
“It’s true that our entry barriers are high, and that we require evidence of solvency, reputation, business volume and good credit,” Torres said. “But how else can we be certain that our members have the quality we are promising to all our other members and to shippers around the world?”
Edited by: Darrel Moore
For more information on Conqueror, please read the article "Freight forwarders to operate like multinational"
