Out of a Shipping Pinch and Into the Fryer

05/16/2013 — Scott Frederick

Here is another PartnerShip customer success story. In this recent case study, PartnerShip helps a small cooking appliance manufacturer with both their LTL freight and trade show shipping.

Business Overview

A small business that manufactures and markets a line of innovative commercial cooking appliances expands its product lineup and looks for additional growth in new domestic and international markets.

Business Challenge

The business is dealing with poor responsiveness and communication challenges with its current LTL carrier. On top of that, it has an urgent international freight shipment going to a new customer located in Canada and is unable to get the pickup scheduled.

The company also regularly attends food industry trade shows. These trade shows are critical to its business development efforts, so dependable exhibit transportation services to and from these trade shows are a must.

PartnerShip Solutions

PartnerShip is able to negotiate with its staple of core carriers and in order to offer customer an additional 33% in savings on their LTL freight shipping. Additionally, PartnerShip leverages its relationship with a reputable, national carrier to ensure the urgent international shipment is picked up and delivered according to customer expectations, and saves the customer over $130 off their previous rates. Based on the customer's current shipping patterns, the customer could potential save over $10,000 annually on its LTL freight shipping.

In addition to LTL freight shipping, PartnerShip is able to work with the customer to provide trade show shipping services, saving them almost 25% off prevailing market rates. The customer also receives, for no additional cost, the exclusive PartnerShip Tradeshow Assurance Guaranteeâ„¢ providing them with on-time delivery guarantees and additional assurances that they won't ever be left standing in an empty booth space.

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