Sweat the Small Stuff!
In today's small parcel industry, change is truly the only constant. The days of simplified, five page parcel contracts are over, and today's 40 pagers are choked full of seemingly innocuous variables that can make or break your freight budget. The reasoning for this is obvious; complexity benefits the carrier.
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Tired of the Nickel and Dime Treatment?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could dictate substantial rate increases every year to your customers and all of your competitors would follow your lead? We’ll, UPS does! Today’s small parcel carriers are in a no lose situation.
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Accessorial
Comparison
Carriers know that all eyes are on their published rates, so they continue
to add and increase accessorial charges at a much greater pace than the
published rates. Many of these accessorial charges have increase by double
digit percentages this year and some as much as 40%.
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Are My Parcel Rates Too High?
The
key to a successful small parcel rate negotiation depends on
three things: Knowing
your shipping and packaging characteristics, Knowing
how your characteristics rank in your carriers’ profit
scale, and Knowing
your carriers’ operating ratios and profit margins...
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