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Negotiating UPS & FedEx Shipping Contracts

PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION By Mike Erickson, CEO - AFMS Global Transportation Consultants Several years ago, there were three full ...

AFMS continues to monitor the UPS strike to provide feedback and help to our clients in mitigating any impact changes ...

FedEx Increase More Aggressive This Year It is important to realize that these announced rate increases are only averages ...

Published in Parcel Magazine July-August 2017 IssueBy Brittany Beecroft Freight charges can represent up to 10% of a company's total ...

AFMS Shipping Negotiation Experts2017-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10, 2017|Articles|

By Brittany BeecroftVice President, AFMS We invest time, resources, and money into negotiating our contracts. But are we dedicating the ...

By Brittany Beecroft One of the biggest mistakes a shipper can make is to nickel and dime a negotiation. Routinely ...

AFMS Shipping Negotiation Experts2024-08-05T19:28:12+00:00February 8, 2017|Articles, UPS|

UPS Anounces Ahead of FedEx for the First Time in 2 Years. UPS and FedEx recently announced their 2017 ...

In Parcel Magazine's September-October 2016 Issue, Brittany Beecroft of AFMS tells us how:"Small parcel shippers understand the nature of the ...

AFMS Shipping Negotiation Experts2016-12-01T00:00:00+00:00December 1, 2016|Articles|

In Parcel Magazine's September-October 2016 Issue, Brittany Beecroft of AFMS tells us how:"The trend of shifting from the procurement department ...

AFMS Shipping Negotiation Experts2016-10-01T00:00:00+00:00October 1, 2016|Articles|

Effective June 1, 2016 Additional Handling Surcharge. A surcharge applies to any FedEx Ground® package that measures greater than 48 inches but ...