Freight Transportation Cost Reduction Services from Business Logistics:

Do you have the best freight rates for your shipments? Are your fuel surcharges too high? When you use our Freight Transportation Cost Reduction services, you'll know. That's because we offer a unique Freight Cost Benchmarking Service that compares your rates, your discounts, fuel surcharges and other factors to current competitive standards in each transport mode. Our exclusive approach points out specific areas where freight rate improvements can be made and determines the amount of money your company can potentially save with the help of our services.

Business Logistics also provides RFP Management as part of our Freight Management Services and we can handle the entire RFP development and response scoring process for all of your freight transportation needs. A customized RFP from Business Logistics will clearly state your objectives and will require a standardized response format. This approach allows you to assign weighted values to service and cost points that are most important to you, assuring that the most appropriate and cost-effective carriers, warehouses, and other service providers are identified to handle your business.

Data: The Key to Results

Better results are achieved when reliable logistics and shipment information is used in the rate negotiations process. We'll build a freight transportation management database consisting of your company's shipment activities, including your traffic lanes and shipment volumes, the transportation characteristics of the materials and products you ship and receive, your freight terms and your company's geographic shipment coverage. Then we'll assemble this information in reports that will allow carriers and our negotiators to fully understand the kinds of transportation and service needs you have.

The Negotiating Process

We'll help you identify reputable carriers that are best suited for your shipments, and we'll provide them with information about your company and your transportation requirements. Next, we'll begin the actual negotiation process on your behalf using our highly effective RFP Management tools. Upon completion, we'll report our results to you, with carrier rankings that show the amount of projected savings you can realize with each carrier's services. You can decide which carriers you want to use, or you can accept our recommendations. We'll arrange for the rates of the selected carriers to be made effective and will handle the appropriate service and rate contracts and documentation for you.

You'll get the Tools you need

You'll receive important carrier service information, and shipment routing guides in hard copy or electronic formats. And, to keep your programs on track down the road, we offer options ranging from monthly cost and service monitoring to complete on-site or off-site transportation management services.

Business Logistics can Reduce Your Freight Costs!
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		Case Study on Freight Cost Reduction Services: How Cost Benchmarking and Freight Rate Negotiations saved a Million Dollars annually
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