Skyrocketing Fuel Prices can Lead to Skyrocketing Dollar Merchandise Freight Costs

Apr 18
07:49

2012

Bob B. Hamilton

Bob B. Hamilton

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Everyone who drives a car on a regular basis knows exactly how badly fuel prices have been skyrocketing over the past few years. Higher fuel prices mean freight companies will start charging higher prices too. This can significantly put a dent in your dollar store profits.

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Everyone who drives a car on a regular basis knows exactly how badly fuel prices have been skyrocketing over the past few years.  Higher fuel prices mean freight companies will start charging higher prices too.  This can significantly put a dent in your dollar store profits.

High transportation costs can even impact dollar store profits by rendering a great deal on wholesale dollar merchandise to be unprofitable by the time you get the products back to your store.  That is one reason you should pay attention to some of the following tips that will help you keep your freight costs under control.

One of the main things you need to do is order as many products as you need at one time.  The fewer shipments you have coming to your store,Skyrocketing Fuel Prices can Lead to Skyrocketing Dollar Merchandise Freight Costs  Articles the less money you will likely need to pay for shipping costs.

Make sure you pay attention to the size of your loads too.  The pallets should be loaded as high as possible.  A half-empty pallet will cost you about as much in shipping charges as a completely full pallet.  Also, take the time to research different companies so you can find one which offers great prices on shipping.

Your suppliers may even be able to help you.  Some of them offer prepaid freight for your wholesale dollar merchandise which is a deal you certainly should not pass up.  There are not many distributors still offering these benefits though, so you will need to the spend time trying to find them.

Another way you can save money is by setting up a deal with the freight company.  Trucking companies spend a lot of time trying to ensure all of the trucks are as full as possible.  They may be willing to offer you a discount on the costs if they know you will guarantee a load every two weeks or so. 

There are many different types of brokers out there.  As far as your needs are concerned, you may be interested in procuring the services of a freight broker since one can help save you money on the transport of your wholesale dollar merchandise. 

Not only do you have to pay for your wholesale dollar merchandise, but you also need to have it shipped to your store in order to sell it.  If you want to make the highest possible dollar store profits, then you will need to work on lowering your freight costs as much as possible.  Some of the tips presented in this article will definitely help in that regard.