Shipping rates can vary quite a lot among carriers for any given package whether you ship few or many packages. For this reason, you should be utilizing a comparison tool to reduce your shipping costs!
When you use these shipping comparison tools, they make it easier to save on shipping costs. For example, one tool will let you compare different sets of UPS or FedEx rate schedules for domestic shipping. It will help factor any variance in carrier rate schedules when comparing the rates and help reduce shipping. Many tools should let you compare UPS, FedEx, US Postal Service and DHL rates and shipping times in one simple step.
Source Consulting also offers free tools to help reduce shipping costs for anyone that comes to our website. Our comparison tool walks you through each step, which we’ll describe quickly here. First, you’ll start with whether you want to compare the costs in dollars or percentages. Then, you’ll select the carrier, rate guide year, and service type of comparison. Next, you’ll enter the carrier’s minimum shipment charge not affected by discounts or incentives. You’ll then have a chance to input applicable custom discounts, revenue discounts and deferred discounts including any delivery service incentives and weight dependent discounts. The rest will be done by the comparison tool, generating a UPS and FedEx report with the ability to send it to any email address. You can even use our FedEx & UPS Rates Calculator to create net rate sheets for all domestic transportation services. If you’re really serious about reducing your shipping, there is no reason you shouldn’t be using these free and powerful money saving tools!
Author
Rich Harkey
Rich Harkey
Senior Strategy Manager
Rich Harkey is a results-driven professional with extensive experience in the logistics and supply chain industry.
As the Senior Strategy Manager at Lojistic, Rich leverages over three decades of expertise to help businesses improve their shipping strategies and reduce costs. With a deep understanding of the requirements of shippers and the operational intricacies of carriers, he excels in everything from optimizing business rules and managing carrier invoices to negotiating carrier contracts.
Rich's comprehensive knowledge of the logistics industry, combined with his strategic insights and passion for data analysis, has enabled thousands of companies to gain visibility into their shipping expenses, driving impactful results.