How to get faster shipping for less $$

[YoungPadawan]

If you sell heavy products and ship them to customers, this thread is for you.

Instead of only considering the big 3 shipping companies (USPS, UPS, and FedEx), have you ever thought about regional carriers?

You can get shipping rates that are, much of the time, cheaper that the big 3 shippers - AND it gets to your customer faster.

Especially if you sell heavy product, definitely take a look at the following picture for some regional carriers:



I live in the Midwest, and use SpeeDee delivery, and it's crazy how much cheaper it is. Especially for heavier products.

I don't have any experience with the other regional shippers, but I'm sure they have savings to be had as well. If you're shipping the same kind of product a long way across the U.S. frequently, (especially a heavy product) consider sending a pallet of your product to a warehouse near the general area of where your customers are, and have a regional carrier get it to your customer.

If anyone has any experience with the other regional carriers, feel free to chime in.

 

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[Vadim26]

Joining this thread to see what other people have to say.

I just got a quote from Deliverr.
$22 for 2-day shipping and around 160 a month for storage fees. I also have a large and heavy product (17 lb)

 

[YoungPadawan]

Some don't know about this, but USPS also offers something called "Cubic Pricing" where if you have a heavy, yet relatively compact item (like coffee in a bag), you can ship it pretty cheaply. You can get discounts here: Get USPS Priority Mail Cubic® pricing for free | Pirate Ship