It is expected that 2016 will be the year the freight transportation industry will implement dimensional pricing in favor of the NMFC classification system. Fed Ex and UPS implemented dimensional pricing last year. It's just a matter of time before the freight carriers follow suit. In anticipation of this move we want to offer some suggestions on how to mitigate the affects of this pricing change for your company.
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Topics: Reducing Freight Rates
People, process, and technology; these are three elements that leaders focus on when looking to make impactful changes in their organization. Regardless of what department you are looking to improve, it is vital to hire the logistics firm with the appropriate leadership and industry experience and record of success.
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A familiar (and painful) scenario we all surely endured at some point involves the shipment of product to someone’s receiving dock only to find out later that the bill is about double what was expected because the initial estimate was way off.
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Reducing freight rates comes from understanding your business, your specific needs and the logistics business as a whole. Parts one and two of that formula won’t challenge most business owners, but the logistics part can lead to head scratching or worse — unnecessary costs.
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