COURSE: Best Rates For Shipping
How to get the best shipping rates, intro
Shipping rates are what you will pay a carrier like UPS or FedEx to deliver your product. There are many factors that will affect your rates. Whether you are an existing shipper or new to shipping, these lessons will explain what you have control over to reduce costs you pay to a carrier.
- All levels
- English
Course Description
What
Shipping rates are the number one concern for businesses shipping as this is a direct cost to the company. What can you do to reduce the cost you pay carriers to move your product? Have you:
1. Planned for a rate negotiation?
2. Calculated your shipping spend correctly?
3. Figured out what zones you are shipping to?
4. Figured out if you're paying to much for shipping?
We'll cover all of this and more in our Shipping Rates series.
Why
Shipping rates can be controlled if you have the knowledge. 90% of businesses are paying to much for their rates and don't even know it.
How
This series will cover specific examples of different rates structures used by carriers and how to determine rates from shipping invoices.
What you’ll learn
- What types of rates are available to businesses
- Which rates are the best fit for your business
- How rates and your invoice are tied together
- Negotiating rates with carriers for your business