National Forwarding

What National Forwarding does

National Forwarding Co., Inc. (NFC) is a privately held U.S. household goods carrier founded in 1977 and headquartered in Broadview, Illinois. The company operates as a Transportation Service Provider (TSP) under the U.S. Department of Defense Defense Personal Property Program (DP3), coordinating domestic household goods relocations for active-duty military, civilians, Coast Guard personnel and their dependents under the 400NG tariff and Tender of Service framework. NFC's revenue is generated transactionally per shipment, with the U.S. Government reimbursing TSPs through the 400NG schedule; pricing is calculated via the proprietary NFC Agent Rate Engine and adjusted by a variable weekly fuel surcharge indexed to DOE national diesel averages across multiple tariffs (400NG, NVL100, D19, GSA-01, GSA500). Its customers do not pay NFC directly — instead, NFC interfaces with JPPSO/PPSO personal property offices at military installations, who act as institutional counterparties for each shipment.

The company delivers its service through a coordinated operational stack: National Move Management assigns a dedicated move manager to every shipment as a single point of contact from pre-move through delivery; an affiliated claims entity, National Claims Service (NCS), handles loss, damage and inconvenience claim settlement; and an affiliated interstate van line, National Van Lines, provides COD, National Account and GSA household goods capacity. Physical execution is carried out by a nationwide network of independent origin/destination agents and haulers who use NFC's rating tools, tonnage allocation system (National Move Management), and policy resources (Transit Guide, Pro-Gear Guide, Bluebark, Firearms, HV/HR policies). NFC's proprietary technology — the Excel-based NFC Agent Rate Engine, SIT Inconvenience Claim Calculator, weekly Fuel Surcharge engine, and LaborNet CMMC compliance portal — is domain-specialized logistics software rather than an AI-driven platform.

Commercially, NFC markets primarily through owned email channels (NFC Memos via Constant Contact, Moving Forward monthly newsletter), a curated industry news feed, and participation in PPA Peak Season Industry Days and USTRANSCOM industry calls. It sells into a single federal buyer (DoD) and reaches military families through installation-level PPSO offices, with the affiliated Movers for America coalition providing indirect policy influence. As of 2024–2026, NFC has been actively positioning for the DoD Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) transition, with CMMC Level 1 compliance required of underlying service providers by May 15, 2026.

Name

National Forwarding

Legal name

National Forwarding Co., Inc.

Website

https://nationalforwarding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

National Forwarding Co., Inc. is a privately held, U.S.-based Transportation Service Provider coordinating domestic household goods moves for Department of Defense servicemembers and their families under the DP3 400NG tariff, operating from Broadview, Illinois since 1977.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Household Goods Relocation Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Interstate Military/Government Household Goods Moving (HHG) (HSAKABAK)

Keywords

• Military household goods moving
• DoD relocation logistics
• PCS move coordination
• Transportation service provider
• Household goods carrier

Headquarters

HQ city

Broadview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. DoD Household Goods (HHG) Moving under DP3: Primary revenue is earned as a TSP coordinating domestic household goods relocations for U.S. Department of Defense personnel under the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) 400NG tariff and Tender of Service. Pricing is transactional per shipment, with agents and haulers paid through the NFC rating engine and NFC billing department.
2. Move Management Services: Recurring-style service revenue from National Move Management, providing a dedicated move manager as the single point of contact for each military customer from pre-move through delivery and claims.
3. Claims Settlement Services (NCS): Fee-based loss-and-damage and inconvenience claims processing for military shipments, handled through the affiliated National Claims Service (ncsclaims.com).
4. Fuel Surcharge Pass-Through: Variable fuel surcharge applied on top of base tariffs (400NG, NVL100, D19, GSA-01, GSA500), adjusted weekly or monthly based on U.S. DOE diesel national averages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

National Forwarding operates as a Transportation Service Provider (TSP) under the DoD Defense Personal Property Program (DP3), coordinating domestic household goods (HHG) relocations for U.S. military servicemembers and their families under the 400NG tariff. Its services span move management (dedicated move manager per shipment), dispatch, billing, and claims settlement, delivered through a nationwide network of independent agents and haulers and supported by affiliated National Van Lines and National Claims Service.

Product overview

National Forwarding Co., Inc. operates a Transportation Service Provider (TSP) platform serving U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) military household goods moves under the DP3 program. Rather than a single unified software product, the company delivers an integrated service-plus-resources portfolio: its core operational services are National Move Management (move coordination and customer service for every shipment) and the affiliated National Claims Services (NCS) for loss/damage claim settlement. Surrounding these are agent/TSP tooling such as the NFC Agent Rate Engine, the SIT Inconvenience Claim Calculator, the publicly posted Fuel Surcharge Schedule, and reference guides (Transit Guide, Pro-Gear Guide, Bluebark Policy, Firearms Policy and HV/HR Policy). Customer and partner communications are distributed through the Moving Forward monthly newsletter, NFC Memos email bulletins and a News/Industry News section that tracks DoD program changes (DP3, GHC, Fuel Surcharge, CMMC). Together these products, tools and policy resources form a single service platform dedicated to servicing military families and their transportation partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Claims Service (NCS): Expert claims settlement services for all military codes of service, affiliated with National Forwarding Co., Inc.

Products and services

• National Move Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Fuel surcharge adjusted weekly (since 5 April 2026) to keep pace with DOE national diesel averages, reducing rate volatility risk for agents and haulers.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Claims Service (NCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated claims handling entity (ncsclaims.com) that provides expert claims settlement services for all military codes of service. NCS processes loss/damage, real-property damage and inconvenience claims for HHG shipments, with NFC appointing a VP of Claims & Customer Service (Michael Czarnecki) to lead NCS.
• World Wide National Van Lines, Inc. (NVL)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAffiliated interstate van line providing COD, National Account and General Service Administration (GSA) household goods shipments, as well as international door-to-door relocations. Linked from NFC's footer with a national van lines ad and a top-workplaces 2024 badge.
• LaborNetcoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkforce-compliance partner co-developing the LaborNet CMMC portal with NFC so that all labor servicing HHG shipments can be qualified and background-checked to meet DoD mandates.
• Movers for America (industry coalition of ~250 professional movers)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition advocating before Congress and USTRANSCOM for a pause and GAO evaluation of the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC); NFC President Michael Wilson publicly promoted the coalition to agents and haulers.
• U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) / Personal Property Activity (PPA) / Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO)coreOthersFederal contracting authority under which NFC operates as an approved Transportation Service Provider (TSP) in the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3), governed by the 400NG tariff and Tender of Service.
• HomeSafe Alliance (GHC prime contractor)minorOthersPrime vendor under the DoD Global Household Goods Contract (GHC); NFC tracks GHC advisories and policy changes via its Industry News feed and frequently coordinates shipments transitioning between GHC and the legacy DP3 program.
• Americaneagle.comminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite design and development vendor credited in the site footer.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sirva: Global relocation services platform owning Allied Van Lines and North American Van Lines, with a significant U.S. government and military household-goods book; broadly comparable as an HHG incumbent serving the same DoD end customers as NFC.
• United Van Lines: Established national van line serving interstate household-goods and corporate relocation customers; broadly comparable to NFC in scale and customer profile, with comparable exposure to government and military moves.
• North American Van Lines: National van line under Sirva providing interstate household-goods and corporate relocation services, including government accounts; broadly comparable to NFC's HHG service offering at a larger commercial scale.
• Mayflower Transit: National van line offering interstate household-goods and corporate relocation services across the U.S., broadly comparable to NFC in serving long-distance HHG customers including government relocations.
• Allied Van Lines: Major national van line offering interstate household-goods transportation and corporate relocation services, comparable to NFC in the long-distance HHG segment though with a much broader commercial mix.
• National Van Lines: Sibling affiliate under National Holding Company and a full-service interstate van line providing COD, National Account and GSA household-goods capacity for NFC; directly comparable as a long-haul HHG operator serving government and military customers.

Direct peers

• Hilldrup: Large employee-owned household-goods carrier with a significant government and corporate relocation practice, directly comparable to NFC as a multi-segment HHG mover competing for DoD and federal customer share.
• HomeSafe Alliance: Prime contractor under the DoD Global Household Goods Contract (GHC), directly competing with NFC's legacy DP3 TSP role for the same pool of ~300,000 annual military household-goods moves and reshaping the regulatory landscape NFC operates in.
• JK Moving Services: Large U.S. household-goods mover with established government, military, and corporate relocation programs; comparable to NFC in serving government and high-touch customer segments with a vertically integrated service offering.

Emerging players

• U-Pack (ABF Freight): You-pack-the-box service from ArcBest/ABF Freight serving do-it-yourself military HHG moves (PPM/DITY), partially overlapping with NFC's customer base as military families compare full-service TSP moves against self-move options.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NFC_Inc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-forwarding-company-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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