How much does your company pay for inbound shipping?

If you don’t know, join the club. Most CFOs have a handle on centralized outbound freight costs. Inbound is a different story. It’s fragmented. Typically, buyers or purchasing departments negotiate their own purchases. Unfortunately, most assume that the "incidental cost" of shipping is a given, or that they are getting the best rate.

That relative lack of attention is a problem...or an opportunity. By identifying the best shippers and shipping methods and using leverage to get the lowest rates, most high volume manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can cut inbound freight costs 15-25%.

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As inbound freight costs shrink, the bottom line grows

$100,000,000 = Total annual purchases

      2,500,000 = Inbound shipping costs (2.5% of purchases)

         500,000 = 20% reduction in inbound freight costs

Your freight report card

Crossroads, the leading freight management consultant, analyzes your overall freight picture and gives you a report card--free. Earn an A, and we say "Congratulations, see you later." If you’re like most companies, you don’t have an A on freight. In that case, we can quickly get you there, putting the savings on your bottom line.
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Results, not advice

We don’t just write a report on what you should do. We manage the whole process. As the freight management experts, we know the rules and regulations, the pricing and discounts, and the players in the field. We examine your present methods, negotiate the best deals for you, and institute new management and reporting practices.

Consulting fee: zero

Our compensation is a share of the savings we earn in the first two years. The more we save for you, the better Crossroads does. Furthermore, Crossroads is a freight consultant, not a broker. We do not accept commissions from carriers. The only basis for our recommendations is what’s best for your company.

Bottom line revisited

Crossroads typically saves a company 15-25% of its inbound freight costs. Sometimes more. Often, we can also save you money on outbound freight. Sometimes a lot. For some companies, that can be a significant competitive advantage as well as a savings. For example, research has shown that the single biggest reason online shoppers stop short of the final click is the added cost of shipping.

Call Larry Field at 800 xxx-xxxx for your free Crossroads freight report card. Discover how much your company is paying for inbound freight. Then, pay less and profit more.

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Price down, service up  Larry Field, Director of Crossroads freight management service, rationalized a $1.6 billion freight forwarder’s nationwide shipping network. Feeder routes and just-in-time shipments enabled the company’s trucks to travel fully loaded. Field selected the right carriers for each job, reduced the number of carriers and negotiated better deals with them. Charles Hitt, Senior VP of Transportation for the freight forwarder, estimates that Field slashed his firm’s shipping costs roughly 50%, from 18-22 cents per pound to 10 cents per pound. Good freight management practices raised service levels as well as saving money. "Larry," says Hitt, "has a wide field of vision."