Transportation: Vendor Inbound Freight

Why bother with VIF? Your VIF expense typically represents 2 percent to 4 percent of gross sales. At a $100 million catalog company, that’s about $3 million a year in freight expense. VIF ranks in the top eight of all operational expenses. Reduce the cost of your inbound freight by 15 percent to 20 percent, while at the same time improving operational control. Here’s how.