Freight Management & Cost Effectivess
All companies want to know what is the return on investment for any venture they undertake. That's just good business sense.
Freight management cost effectiveness is all about bringing you an excellent return on your freight expenses. If you believe that you can save on your freight fees, contact us today! Read our article, "The $2 Billion Dollar Secret" & you will realize how our freight management cost effectiveness services can benefit your company.
The $2 Billion Dollar Secret
It's called "The $2 Billion Dollar Secret". The question is, how much of that
2 billion dollars rightfully belongs to your company? Here's how it works:
Small package carriers, such as: UPS, FedEx, and DHL have a Money-Back Guarantee in the event of service failure. (Their guarantee is spelled out on their website, or on the back of their shipping document). According to industry experts, these small package carriers have service failure levels that equate to over 2 billion dollars per year in overcharges.
However, has UPS or FedEx ever sent you a refund? Probably not! And why not? Because they place the burden on you to track your shipments, investigate arrival dates, verify delivery, and apply "standard service days" for every parcel you ship. Plus, they only allow you 15 to 30 days from the scheduled delivery date to file your claim(s). It is obvious that, in spite of their so-called guarantee, they make it as difficult as possible for you to file and collect your claim(s).
If this is an area that you have not yet addressed, please get in touch with us. Not only can we assist with your small package rate negotiations, but also our special customized small package software program can help you recover the overcharge refunds you deserve.
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Our largest small-parcel claim involved an 18-pound shipment from Ontario, California to Sparks, Nevada. Our client was billed, and their third-party payment service paid $25,027.91.
Question: How much should this shipment have cost?
Answer: $27.91! Not only was the client overcharged $25,000.00, but it also took us six months of intense calls and correspondence to get the small package carrier to refund our client's money.
What Can You Do?
With only a 15-day limit on filing claims, the carriers have essentially tied most shippers' hands. With the advent of e-billing, however, you now have a choice.
Unlike other small package refund programs, our proprietary system will not only check for Service Standard Failures, but for Rate Line Items, as well.
Many of the advantages of this great service are sometimes overlooked. Below we point out some of the keys that make the Freight Back-Audit an invaluable service for companies just like yours.
Unlike other small package refund programs, our proprietary system will not only check for Service Standard Failures, but for Rate Line Items, as well.
These include:
- Manifest Errors
- Weight Errors
- Tag Errors
- Accessorial Charges
- Actual Rate
- Residential vs. Commercial Errors
All that is required to begin the program is to export your parcel history records to us on a weekly basis. Freight Revenue Recovery of Miami, Inc., will do the rest. It's just that simple!
Once the program is in place, Freight Revenue Recovery of Miami, Inc., can do a traffic study and even help you re-negotiate the rates with your carriers. Our fees are based on what we save your company.
Freight Audits
Freight Audits - Professionally Managed by Freight Revenue Recovery of Miami, Inc.
We are a customer-oriented, service-driven company, providing a full complement of rail, motor, air, ocean and small package freight-bill auditing services.
All freight charges, whether inbound or outbound, prepaid or COD, could be entitled to overcharge refunds. Regardless of who initiated the shipment, if your company pays for the freight, you are entitled to claim for overcharge refunds.
When it comes to your company's Freight & Logistics Management, do you have enough POWER?
With knowledge comes power, and power can:
- Provide leverage when NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS with carriers.
- Help establish a competitive RATE STRUCTURE with carriers.
- Assist in streamlining FREIGHT MANAGEMENT practices.
- Keep Carriers & 3rd Party PAYMENT VENDORS in check.
If you aren't Post Auditing your paid freight invoices, you don't have the power that an accurate and thorough Post Audit can provide, and you most likely aren't getting the full picture.
Increase your company's power, knowledge and reduce Transportation Costs today by allowing FRRM's expert staff of Auditing Professionals to perform a freight bill Post Audit Analysis.
The FRRM Post Audit is a simple, effective tool that all companies should have at their disposal. Once in place and data from paid freight bills is compiled and analyzed, the FRRM Post Audit can have positive, and broad-reaching impact on your Transportation Department.
Common errors found during Post Audit such as duplicate payments, freight payment errors, excess fuel surcharges & accessorial charge errors can be entirely eliminated, which can add up to be a substantial amount. However, FRRM goes a step further and takes a long hard look at every area of a freight bill.
If you have any questions about the freight management cost effectiveness services we offer, contact us today.