Develop Better Shipping Plans

In short, it’s critical to your bottom line to learn how carriers charge and what’s discountable and negotiable.

3. Know where the hidden costs lie. Hundred-weight service, oversized/dimensional packages, residential and rural surcharges, master packing or shipment pricing options, declared-value coverage, carrier-guarantee waivers, service-failure refunds, address corrections, minimum per-package charges — a carrier’s proposal may list the pricing for all of these charges. But your analysis may understate such charges if you don’t take a comprehensive look at your past freight bills.