We move
the materials
defense is built with.
Specialized freight brokerage for the materials, components, and assemblies that flow through the U.S. defense industrial base. Ballistic composites, armor steel, defense prepregs, sensitive assemblies — handled by carriers vetted for the discipline this freight requires.
Defense supply chains
don't tolerate guesswork.
Neither do we.
Vetted for the discipline this freight demands.
Defense composites and industrial freight aren't shipped — they're escorted. Our network is built around carriers who understand chain of custody, who run the right team configurations, who know which questions to ask before a trailer is sealed.
- Hazmat Class verification. Every defense load is reviewed for proper Class 1 (explosives), Class 3 (flammable liquids — phenolic resins), Class 4.1 (flammable solids), and Class 9 (miscellaneous — lithium, composites with embedded electronics) classification before dispatch.
- U.S.-citizen-driver lanes when required. When a shipper requires no foreign nationals on the chain of custody, we route only through carriers whose drivers meet that bar — and we verify it before the load is tendered, not after.
- Team and dual-driver configurations. Sensitive cargo doesn't sit in a truck stop overnight. Our network includes team-driver carriers capable of running coast-to-coast without unattended freight.
- Secure overnight protocols. When a load must stop, it stops at vetted facilities — secured yards, monitored truck stops, and pre-cleared layovers. No trailers left at random rest areas.
- Document chain integrity. BOLs, hazmat paperwork, and chain-of-custody records survive procurement audits. Every load is logged, timestamped, and traceable end-to-end.
Layered.
Heavy.
Unforgiving.
UHMWPE laminates, aramid composites (Kevlar-class), boron carbide and silicon carbide ceramic plates, RHA armor steel, AR500-class hardened plate. Loads that punish bad trailers and unpunctual drivers. We move them with carriers who know what a delamination claim costs and what kind of trailer dunnage prevents one.
- UHMWPE laminate rolls — temperature-controlled, no compression
- Aramid prepreg sheets — climate-stable, vibration-isolated
- Ceramic armor plates — palletized, no-stack, white-glove receiving
- RHA / AR500 plate steel — flatbed, oversize permits when required
A misclassified hazmat load shuts down a defense production line.
A scratched ballistic panel becomes a failed inspection.
We treat every defense load like the program depends on it.
Different chemistry.
Different rules.
Same discipline.
Defense composites use resin systems with shelf lives that aerospace doesn't see — and tolerances that punish temperature drift twice as hard. Phenolic systems for ablative armor. Cyanate ester for radar transparency. Bismaleimide for high-temp structural. We move them under continuous temp monitoring with alert thresholds set by the chemistry, not the calendar.
- Phenolic resin systems — ablative, fire-rated, hazmat Class 3
- Cyanate ester prepregs — radar-transparent applications, freezer chain
- Bismaleimide systems — high-temp structural, controlled humidity
- Specialty epoxies — defense-spec formulations, batch-tracked
The full catalog of defense industrial freight.
Ballistic Composites
UHMWPE laminates, aramid prepregs, and woven ballistic fabrics for body armor, vehicle armor, and aerospace structural defense. Climate-controlled, no-compression handling.
Armor Steel & Plate
RHA, AR500-class, and high-hardness armor steel destined for vehicle hull production, blast plate, and ground combat platform manufacturing. Flatbed, step-deck, OS/OW permits.
Ceramic Armor Plates
Boron carbide (B₄C) and silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic strike plates. Pallet-stacked with no-load-on-top instructions, white-glove receiving, damage-zero handling protocols.
Defense Prepregs
Phenolic, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, and specialty epoxy systems with defense-spec formulations. Continuous temperature monitoring, batch-tracked, hazmat-classified handling.
Tooling & Fixtures
Autoclave tooling, layup mandrels, and assembly fixtures for defense composites manufacturing. Precision-machined assemblies that don't tolerate impact damage in transit.
Heat-Treated Components
Forged and heat-treated structural components, weapon system housings, mounting hardware, and machined assemblies destined for prime contractor integration lines.
Sensitive Mechanical Assemblies
Optical sights, sensor housings, gimbal assemblies, and other defense-grade mechanical and electromechanical assemblies requiring vibration isolation and chain-of-custody documentation.
Specialty Hazmat
Class 1 (limited), Class 3 (resins, solvents), Class 4.1 (flammable solids), Class 9 (lithium, embedded electronics). Carriers selected by hazmat class, not just hazmat-endorsed-in-general.
Finished Subsystems
Integrated subsystems destined for prime contractor final assembly. White-glove handling, padded dunnage, climate-controlled lanes, and timeline discipline that respects production schedules.
Industry knowledge is the difference
between a load and a liability.
Defense freight failure modes aren't generic. A misclassified hazmat shipment, an unbriefed driver, a wrong-trailer load — these aren't paperwork errors. They're program-level incidents. CBS operates with the kind of fluency that lets us catch these before they happen.
Classification & export awareness
- We ask whether a part is on the U.S. Munitions List or controlled under EAR before we tender it
- We flag loads that look like they may require export licensing and route them appropriately
- We understand the difference between brokering and forwarding under ITAR Part 129
- We don't accept ambiguity on end-use, end-user, or destination for sensitive freight
Carrier vetting depth
- Hazmat endorsements verified by class — not just "hazmat-endorsed in general"
- Driver citizenship and chain-of-custody requirements confirmed before tendering
- Insurance coverage levels reviewed against the load value, not the standard floor
- Equipment matched to the cargo: air-ride for sensitive, climate for prepregs, dunnage for ceramics
Operational protocols
- Chain-of-custody documentation from pickup through delivery, audit-ready
- Live GPS and (when applicable) temperature monitoring with proactive drift alerts
- Secure overnight stops only — no random truck-stop layovers for sensitive freight
- Driver briefings before pickup: handling spec, security expectations, no-go conditions
The discipline didn't start with defense.
We built it moving steel for Nucor, composites for aerospace primes, and high-value industrial freight under the kind of timeline pressure that doesn't tolerate excuses.
Defense composites is a different vertical with different rules — but the operational standard transfers cleanly. The same team. The same monitoring. The same answer when something goes wrong: pick up the phone.
Defense procurement demands more.
Real defense buyers run their vendors through registries, not marketing pages. We're transparent about what's in flight — because telling you the truth about the credentials we're pursuing beats fake claims that don't survive a SAM.gov lookup.
SCAC Code (NMFTA)
Standard Carrier Alpha Code for unified billing across DoD and GSA freight programs. Required for any defense or government contract participation.
CAGE Code & SAM.gov
Commercial and Government Entity code via SAM.gov registration. The baseline credential for any U.S. government procurement engagement.
DDTC Broker Registration
Stand-alone broker registration with the U.S. State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls under ITAR Part 129. K-prefix identifier upon issuance.
TWIC-Credentialed Carrier Network
Expanding our defense lane to carriers with TWIC-credentialed drivers, US-citizen-only chains of custody, and verified secure-facility access experience.
Move Defense Freight With a Broker That Speaks the Language.
Get a quote. Talk to a defense lane specialist. Ask us the questions you'd ask any defense vendor — about hazmat class, chain of custody, citizenship, secure protocols. We'll answer every one with operational specifics, not marketing.