Shipping Frank Ross on 28 Dec 2006 10:40 pm
Work to Save Money on UPS Shipping
UPS Ground Rates will be going up on January 1, 2007. This is not terribly surprising considering the cost of fuel and the fact that UPS simply must do this once in awhile to cover the inflation.
Did you know that UPS will discount your rates the more business you give to them? I had known this but was quite surprised when we got a letter from UPS outlining more favorable rates for us due to our volume. Now our UPS volume has not that been that great (we utilize the US Postal Service as much as possible), but it does add up over time. UPS apparently tracks this and rewards this for businesses who ship fairly often with UPS (and pay their bills on time).
So if you feel like rates can only go up up up, try giving some business to UPS and they may reward you with more favorable rates. I do not know if FedEX does this, but if you frequently switch between carriers, this might be a good reason to stay with one.
UPS has a page where you can preview the 2007 rates (Link here)
Tags: Small Business Shipping, UPS Shipping Rates, United Parcel Service
on 29 Dec 2006 at 3:50 pm 1.Randy Smythe said …
Imagine that! A vendor that rewards its customers. Now if eBay could just grasp this simple concept.
As eBay sellers grow their business eBay needs to develop a system to allow them to scale their business.
A level playing field should only be level at each step in the ladder not from the first step to the top step.