Can I ask people to DM me about my service?
Yes, but only if you are openly asking for help and you DM people instead of soliciting in the open. The rules say to request a DM rather than post contact details.
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r/freightforwarding rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/freightforwarding: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 15,812
- Verified
- October 20, 2026
- Category
- Freight brokerage and trucking communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No promoting. Add value to the conversations!: In order to maintain the integrity of the content shared in r/freightforwarding, direct promotions and sales posts will not be allowed. No posts containing links to websites where you might have a self interest. No posts containing graphic advertisements. You must add value to discussions. Always DM/Request to DM if you're requesting/offering help. Do not openly solicit. This includes no posting e-mails, phone numbers, websites, or anything else.
- All posts must be in English.: All posts must be in English.
- Steering users to another sub is not allowed (Cross-posts included): You may not cross-post from another subreddit, or another website, it only takes an extra few seconds to copy/paste your previous post as a new post on our subreddit. Any cross-posts will be automatically removed. Steering users to another sub is not allowed.
- No Discussion of Illegal Activities: There is absolutely zero tolerance on posts which talk about illegal activities such as grey-market DDP services to lower duty costs of imports, importation of replica items or any other activities which can be deemed as illegal. Discussions purely for educational purposes will be allowed at moderator discretion.
- JOB REQUESTS: Any posts related to job posts, must be constructive and high-value, no low value posts with minimal effort. This is not a job board, but high value posts will be allowed to stay up for networking purposes.
- AI DISCUSSIONS / TOOL BUILDING: Do not make any posts discussing product specific AI uses, or requests for AI uses. Don't post forms/questionnaires fishing for information to create your next AI product. This is not the place to post about AI. This includes posts about "workflow" and "automation", there are plenty of these posts already on the subreddit, use the search-bar. There will be a "SOFTWARE ONLY" post every few days, where the discussion of AI/Software will be allowed.
Works well
- A specific question about a real shipment problem, like how to handle a customs documentation issue, written in your own words with no links.
- A detailed answer in someone else's thread where you explain how a process works from your own experience and never mention your company.
- A high value job or networking post that gives real context and substance, since “JOB REQUESTS” allows constructive posts for networking.
- A comment or post inside the recurring software only thread if you genuinely want to discuss software, kept strictly within that thread.
- A plain English write-up of something you learned in freight work that helps other people, with no link, no pitch, and no contact details.
Avoid
- Posting a link to your website, product page, or anything else where you have a self interest, since “No promoting. Add value to the conversations!” bans it outright.
- Putting your email, phone number, or website in a post or comment as a way to get leads.
- Cross-posting from another subreddit or website, which gets removed automatically.
- Copying your post from another community instead of writing it fresh for this one.
- Posting about AI tools, workflow automation, or product-specific AI uses outside the recurring software thread.
- Asking survey-style questions that fish for information to build your next AI product, which the rules call out directly and which reads as market research spam to regulars anyway.
What r/freightforwarding Is For
This is a community for people who work in freight forwarding, the business of moving goods across borders and arranging shipping, customs, and delivery for importers and exporters. The public description is just a welcome, so the rules tell us most of what we know about who posts here. The rules mention duty costs of imports, replica items, job posts, and networking, which tells you the room is full of freight professionals, brokers, and people who ship goods for a living. They ask real operational questions about moving cargo and getting help with shipments. It is a working community, not a place to browse for customers.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything here is “No promoting. Add value to the conversations!”. It bans direct promotions and sales posts, links to websites where you have a self interest, graphic advertisements, and open solicitation. It also says you cannot post emails, phone numbers, or websites, and that if you are offering or requesting help you should DM or ask to DM first. “All posts must be in English.” is simple but easy to trip on if you copy a post from somewhere else. “Steering users to another sub is not allowed (Cross-posts included)” means you cannot cross-post or point people at another subreddit, and cross-posts are removed automatically. “No Discussion of Illegal Activities” bans things like grey-market DDP services to lower duty costs, with a carve-out for purely educational discussions at moderator discretion. “JOB REQUESTS” allows high value job related posts for networking but rejects low effort ones. “AI DISCUSSIONS / TOOL BUILDING” is the one that will surprise founders most, because it bans posts about product specific AI uses, workflow and automation posts, and questionnaires fishing for information to build an AI product, except inside a recurring software only post that appears every few days.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine question or a useful answer about how freight actually works. Think questions about routing, documentation, customs paperwork, carrier choices, or how to handle a tricky shipment. If you are a founder in this space, you can join discussions and share what you have seen in your own work, as long as you add value and never drop a link. If you want help or want to offer help, the rules say to DM or request to DM rather than soliciting openly. If your product is AI or software related, save it for the recurring software only post that appears every few days, and keep it inside that thread. Job related posts can work if they are constructive and high value, because the community allows them for networking purposes.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get removed is anything that looks like promotion. A link to your site, your product page, or your company, an email address, a phone number, or a graphic advertisement all fall under “No promoting. Add value to the conversations!”. Openly soliciting is banned too, so no asking people to reach out about your services in public. Cross-posting gets you removed automatically under “Steering users to another sub is not allowed (Cross-posts included)”, and even pointing people to another subreddit is not allowed. Posting in another language breaks “All posts must be in English.”. Talking about grey-market DDP services or other illegal shipping workarounds breaks “No Discussion of Illegal Activities”. Low effort job posts break “JOB REQUESTS”. And any AI, workflow, or automation post outside the recurring software thread breaks “AI DISCUSSIONS / TOOL BUILDING”, which also bans questionnaires fishing for information to build your next AI product.
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Common questions about r/freightforwarding
Can I share my company link if I do not sell anything in the post?
No. The rules ban posts containing links to websites where you have a self interest, and a link in your profile does not change what the post is.
Can I cross-post something I wrote elsewhere?
No. Cross-posts are removed automatically, and steering people to another subreddit is not allowed.
Can I talk about AI in logistics at all?
Only in the recurring software post that appears every few days. Everywhere else, AI and automation talk is off topic.
Can I discuss cheaper duty workarounds?
No. The rules call out grey-market DDP services as illegal activity, and there is zero tolerance for those posts.
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