Looking To Reduce Your Courier Rates?

SOS Partners has a track record of successfully reducing the costs of courier shipping. The savings are typically 20-30%.

With a unique expertise from 20 years industry experience, Save on Shipping understands exactly how the couriers are adding costs to you, and exactly what is needed to fight back.

Guaranteed savings or you pay nothing!

What has changed?

Rates have increased over 30% in 4 years!

If you haven’t looked at your contract since 2019, you’re missing out.

Base Rates

The starting point in all negotiations. What has years of annual increases done to your sales and profitability?

Surcharges

Fuel, Residential, Additional Handling, oversize, Extended area, Missing/Incorrect Address. All of these have ballooned.

Hidden charges?

surge volume charges despite lower Q1 volume? No more guarantees on Ground? Extra fees? Fight back.

Industry Trends

The eCommerce explosion of 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Big Courier continually communicated that they had raised their base rates approximately 5% annually as usual. However, the truth is that the 5% was never distributed uniformly or consistently applied and the 1-10 lb. rates have consistently approached 8-13% plus. More importantly, Big Courier has become almost addicted to increasing and creating new Accessorial or Surcharge fees.

Fuel surcharges was one of the first surcharges in the early 2000’s, after 9/11 due to the spike in crude oil prices. However, while the couriers are quick to raise their Fuel Surcharge when crude or jet kerosene prices go up, they are extremely slow to adjust them back when prices normalize. Another reason they profit!

Years ago, residential delivery included 3 attempts over 3 days with a knock on the door and signature. Now, packages receive a fee of $4 on average. Plus they are dropped at the door with no knock or signature. One attempt. No signature. No guarantees. Often sent to local drop off point.

LESS SERVICE BUT MORE COST

Why wait?

Your savings are guaranteed. We only get paid when you save. Best yet, you’ll find we are more than reasonable after all- the idea is to save money!

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Common Questions

The parcel negotiation or freight auditor services is an established field in the USA. Less so in Canada. These outfits usually only deal with large companies and take 50% of the savings. For three years!!! That’s too much.

SOS will come up with a reasonable plan that is right for you. The primary philosophy is to partner with your company to help you reduce costs. Think of us an extension to your team.

You can. And you might even save some money. It will take time and be frustrating. This is by design.

However you will not save nearly as much- in fact, one company decided to go it alone and shared their new contract with me. Our insider knowledge of courier contracts showed them that in fact, after the initial 3 months of savings, they were going to actually pay MORE on their primary service.

SOS has benchmarked rates for all the couriers. We have insider information on what they want and how far they will go.

Negotiating on your own is like going to court without a lawyer.

Nothing changes. You will still have the same driver and software unless you decide to switch. Contracts are negotiated all the time and it is simply a part of the courier industry. Is there any other field where the rates are so secretive? Ever wonder why?

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None. If you have good rates that aren’t likely to improve, then you will have peace of mind. The risk is on our end in spending the time analyzing your rates and invoices.

Testimonials

Saved money by obtaining a new agreement from existing carrier, and added a secondary national carrier to diversify choice. Significant cost reduction on additional charges.

Office Manger

Mississauga

After a thorough review of their recent invoices, additional savings were gained by uncovering services with low OR no discounts. Negotiated for both lower base rates and surcharge discounts. Advised the shipper on proper packaging and measuring.

Owner

Guelph

Growing on-line retailer had been too busy to review thoroughly. Reducing rates and Residential surcharge resulted in over $140,000 annual savings ( on $600K+) shipping in 2022!

Owner

Waterloo

Felt that they had “great rates” until we compared with current contracts used by similar sized companies. Small packages fees were never a priority and they had always used the same courier. SOS did the grunt-work to save them over 25%.

General Manager

Distributor, Cambridge

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