Maximize your payload - Weigh out or cube out to save transportation costs

摘要

As summer turns to fall it appears we may get a small respite from the high cost of fuel and attendant surcharges. Unfortunately, some are forecasting that this is only a temporary interruption in an inevitable, long-term escalation of fuel costs. More worrying to many carriers is the difference between types of fuel; recently, diesel has been priced at a premium to gasoline for the first time in a long time. What can we as transportation users do about high fuel costs? A good tactic is to increase payload so that the higher volume reduces the cost per unit shipped.