You spent weeks negotiating your carrier contract. Your procurement team ground out every discount. You fought for better accessorial rates. You secured commitment tiers that should save your company thousands each month. Then the invoices start arriving, and somehow, the savings never materialize. This scenario plays out in shipping departments across the country every day. […]
Your finance team approved a shipping budget based on quoted carrier rates. You negotiated volume discounts. You selected service levels that balance cost and speed. Everything looked reasonable on paper. Three months later, your actual shipping costs are running thirty percent over budget. Nobody can explain why. The culprit? Accessorial charges. These additional fees slip […]
Learn how accessorial charges like residential delivery and dimensional weight adjustments inflate your parcel shipping costs, and strategies to minimize them.
You spent weeks negotiating your carrier contract. Your procurement team ground out every discount with UPS, FedEx, or DHL. You fought for better accessorial rates. You secured commitment tiers that should save your company thousands each month. Then the invoices start arriving, and somehow, the savings never materialize. This scenario plays out in shipping departments […]
