How to Save Money on Your Inbound-Freight Program

Next, discuss with your purchasing, receiving and customer service departments the visibility your company has and what it needs regarding shipments and transit times in each lane. Conducting a lane-by-lane benchmarking analysis will enable you to identify poor carrier service, inefficient routing decisions and sky-high rates on inbound shipments. In the lanes with particularly poor service, start to implement changes by switching to the carriers with whom you've negotiated.