First, Understand How Your Transporters Charge You

Before you negotiate with your transporter, you need to know how your transporters rate their charges. Here are the following consideration your transporter normally takes to rate your transport charges:-

1. Distance - the further the destination point from the pick up point, the higher the transport rate, or vice versa.


2. Volume - the more volume you have per delivery, the cheaper it is per unit goods
   
3. Weight - the heavier your products, the higher the transport rate or vice versa


4. Size - the bigger your products, the higher the transport rate or vice versa


5. Frequency - the more frequent the delivery order, the better transport rate you can get.


6. Value of products - the more valuable your products are, the higher the rate you'll get or vice versa (it usually applies to consolidated items).

These are the basic things you need to bare in mind before you negotiate with your transporter with better rate. So read on for further tips.