The Publishing Industry Freight and Distribution Plan 2010-2011 contains company information for the five recommended vendors. The plan is effective April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
» BPC Freight Plan 2010-2011 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
When you contact recommended vendors, please inform them you are requesting the Book and Periodical Council Plan Rate.
The freight rates in this Plan are designed for books and periodicals and therefore are based upon shipments with a minimum density of approx. 20 lbs (9 kg) per cubic foot.
Background
The Publishing Industry Freight and Distribution Plan has been a project of the Book and Periodical Council (BPC) since 1982 and is supported by its members.
An industry committee, who annually recommends vendors chosen for the excellent rates, performance, technology, and value-added services they offer to the publishing industry, directs the Freight and Distribution Plan. The committee’s initiatives also include research and education on freight and warehouse operations issues.
Current committee members are:
- Carl Barth, Thomson/Carswell
- Debbi Barton, John Wiley and Sons Canada Limited
- Diane Grandy, Fraser Direct, Freight and Distribution Committee Chair
- Bessie Luciano, University of Toronto Press (ACP)
- Jason Luegger, Fairmount Books
- Brenda Sisnett, Georgetown Terminal Warehouses
- Ken McIsaac, Oxford University Press
- Christine Phillips, Scholastic Canada
- Chris Chambers, Magazines Canada
- Anne McClelland, Book and Periodical Council
Participation in the committee includes members of the following book and periodical industry associations:
- Association of Canadian Book Wholesalers (ACBW)
- Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP)
- Canadian Publishers’ Council (CPC)
- Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG)
- Magazines Canada
All sectors of the publishing industry to be served by this plan include:
- Publishing
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Selling
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