| Parcel carrier rates aren't designed to help your | | | | delivery or Hazmat shipping services. |
| company reduce shipping costs; they're designed to | | | | When you consult logistics software or a reputable |
| support the profits of parcel carriers. You won't hear | | | | rate advisor, you can expect to receive detailed |
| it in their advertisements, but parcel carriers have an | | | | questions about what you ship and how you go |
| inflexible set of standard rates that give the | | | | about shipping it. In each case, cost savings |
| appearance of flexibility due to a set of pricing | | | | suggestions are often simpler than expected. For |
| algorithms that determine how the rates are applied. | | | | example, a Philadelphia law practice was able to save |
| So, how do you keep your shipping system from | | | | $15,000 a year in shipping costs by determining when |
| being a financial casualty of the parcel carrier system? | | | | parcels were expected instead of sending every |
| The first step is a simple: avoid being convinced that | | | | parcel overnight. Why didn't the firm do this in the |
| one parcel carrier is somehow "better" than the rest. | | | | first place? In the legal profession, the "importance" |
| When people arrive at this perception, it's often in | | | | of legal documents leads to the perception that they |
| response to advertising ploys that promote notions | | | | need to be delivered as quickly as possible, even |
| of a carrier's "nobility" via its selfless dedication to the | | | | when they don't. Similar to seeing through advertising |
| customer. | | | | ploys, simply seeing through the trends in your |
| When businesses become dedicated to one carrier, | | | | business area can result in significant parcel savings. |
| they typically stop shopping for better parcel shipping | | | | Arriving at the best shipping plan for your business |
| rates and end up paying for services that they don't | | | | involves selecting the shipping options that meet your |
| need. Therefore, step two of assuring that your | | | | specific needs and then finding them at the best |
| company gets the best carrier rates is either having | | | | price. While some companies choose to consult with |
| a parcel rate adjuster investigate your situation or | | | | a rate advisor, other companies choose to implement |
| implementing transportation logistics software. Both | | | | logistics software and save money. In addition to |
| transportation logistics software and parcel rate | | | | being more cost effective than hiring a parcel rate |
| adjusters offer extensive logistical information that | | | | adjuster, logistics software solutions arrive in a |
| reveals fair courier rates for a variety of shipping | | | | shorter period of time and are always free of human |
| situations, including the comparative analysis of fuel | | | | error. If you suspect that you're paying too much for |
| surcharges between carriers and audits of shipping | | | | parcel shipping or you haven't compared rates in |
| fees that uncover breaches in service, such as | | | | awhile, why pay even more by hiring a parcel rate |
| non-delivery of services or service delivered too late. | | | | adjuster when logistics software solutions can offer |
| Logistics software and rate adjusters also determine | | | | you more dependable results in a shorter period of |
| whether your company is being charged for services | | | | time and at a lower cost? |
| that it simply doesn't need, such as residential | | | | |