The hard freight, handled in-house.
Hazmat, dry ice, cross-docking, transloading, packaging — the shipments most brokers refer out are the ones RS Group runs itself, backed by an 80,000 sq ft Atlanta warehouse and TSA Indirect Air Carrier status. Not sure which service you need? The guide below points you to the right one.
Specialized freight services
Six specialized capabilities beyond standard freight — pick one to see how it works, what it covers, and when it is the right call.
Ship Hazardous Materials
DOT-regulated hazmat by LTL and full truckload — classification, placarding, paperwork and carrier vetting across all nine hazard classes.
Learn more →Dry Ice Shipping & Sales
Dry ice for sale in Atlanta and shipped nationwide — up to 50,000 lbs — for commercial cold chains, events, and temperature-critical freight.
Learn more →Cross-Docking
Inbound freight moved straight from dock to outbound truck through our Atlanta warehouse — less storage, faster turns, fewer touches.
Learn more →Container Transloading
Ocean-container freight transferred to domestic trailers or rail — one flexible move that unlocks lower line-haul costs and cleaner chains.
Learn more →Packaging Consulting
Optimize how your freight is packed — cut damage and dimensional cost, pass compliance testing, and standardize procurement.
Learn more →Indirect Air Carrier
TSA Indirect Air Carrier status means your air-eligible freight tenders faster and moves through the air-cargo security chain cleanly.
Learn more →Match your shipment to the right specialist
Specialized freight is specialized because it does not fit the standard modes — it is regulated, temperature-critical, or needs a physical handling step in between. Find your situation below.
Batteries, chemicals, aerosols, flammables — anything with a UN number needs a carrier that handles hazmat correctly, with the right placards and paperwork.
Ship hazardous materials → I need dry ice, or need to ship itBuying dry ice in Atlanta, or shipping a cold load that needs solid CO2? We supply it and ship it — up to 50,000 lbs — with the handling it requires.
Dry ice shipping & sales → I want faster turns, not storageFreight that should keep moving — from inbound truck straight to outbound — belongs on a cross-dock, not in a storage rack. Days become hours.
Cross-docking → I have ocean containers to move inlandContainers off a ship that need to reach the interior cheaply are a transloading job — repack into domestic equipment and ride rail or truck the rest of the way.
Container transloading → My freight keeps arriving damagedRepeated damage claims or a rising dimensional bill are packaging problems. A packaging review often pays for itself in the first quarter.
Packaging consulting →Why specialized freight is different
Most freight fits a standard mode — specialized freight does not. A drum of corrosive chemical, a pallet that has to stay frozen, an ocean container that needs to be repacked before it can ride a domestic trailer: each carries a rule, a hazard, or a handling step that a general LTL quote simply cannot account for.
Get it wrong and the cost is real — a hazmat shipment refused at the dock, a cold load spoiled, a container demurrage bill climbing by the day. That is why specialized freight belongs with a team that does it on purpose, with the right equipment, the right paperwork and the right facility behind it, rather than a broker improvising around freight it would rather not touch.
RS Group built its specialized services around one idea: the harder the freight, the more it matters that one accountable team owns it end to end. Pick the service you need above, or tell us what you are shipping and we will route it to the right specialist.
Specialized, in-house, accountable
Three reasons shippers bring their hardest freight to RS Group instead of a general broker.
The freight most brokers hand off
Hazmat, dry ice, transloading and cross-docking are exactly the shipments a general broker refers out. We run them in-house — one team, one point of contact, no daisy-chained sub-brokers between you and your freight.
An 80,000 sq ft warehouse behind it
Specialized freight usually needs a place to stage, sort or repack. Our Atlanta facility is the physical backbone — cross-docking, transloading and dry-ice supply all run through it, not a partner site we do not control.
Compliance handled correctly
Hazmat placarding, air-cargo security under our TSA Indirect Air Carrier status, packaging compliance testing — the rules that carry real liability if they are gotten wrong. We treat them as the job, not an afterthought.
What our customers say
Shippers of every size trust RS Group with their freight — including the freight that scares other brokers off.
- Inc. 5000 · #799 America's fastest-growing private companies (2024)
- TSA IAC Indirect Air Carrier status
- 6,200+ Vetted carrier partners
- 18,500+ Shipments moved to date
I have been working with Brent and his team for almost a year and the experience has been nothing but positive.
The best part of working with RS Group is the customer service you can expect to receive.
RS Group, to me, represents the pinnacle in customer service.
Have freight that needs a specialist? Let's talk.
Tell us what you're shipping and where — our team figures out the service, the compliance and the equipment, and comes back with a competitive quote, usually the same day.