We encourage you to support the Book Industry Freight and Distribution Plan vendors. We would be happy to assist in rate or service comparisons. The Committee is pleased to make the following recommendations for the year 2011-12:
Small Parcel Domestic
0–500 lbs (225kg)
Recommended vendor: Canpar
- Overall most competitive parcel rates offered
- Rate increase of 3.6% across the board
- A number of new and enhanced services that complement its current service offering
- Saturday delivery to select destinations
- Advanced ship notification by e-mail – beneficial for residential deliveries
- Flexible pickup options: five days a week, two days a week or call in for pickup
- Standardized customer route and drivers that service all of our members
- Recommended by the BPC for more than 25 years
Small Parcel Domestic
Multi-piece and heavy courier
Recommended vendor: Sameday Worldwide
- Rate increase of 3% across the board (2010/2011 rate increase was not implemented)
- Unique single waybill for multi-piece shipment deliveries, tracking and POD
- Return Management System online
- Appointment delivery experts and standard service is expedited to Western Canada
- Odd or oversize shipments easily accomodated
- Recommended for eight years
LTL / FTL Domestic
More than 500 lbs (225kg) pallet
Recommended vendor: National Fast Freight
- Rate increase of 3% across the board
- Aggressive rates and excellent container and rail capacity
- Specialists in appointment delivery
- Web-based dispatch and bill of lading
- Recommended for 13 years
Customs and International
Recommended vendor: Universal Logistics
- No rate increase anticipated for this year
- Special focus on book industry – 100 book industry clients
- Progressive educational programming
- Customs Brokerage, AMPS and freight consulting, ocean and air consolidation services from international printing centres
- Recommended for 16 years
Corrugated – Packaging
Recommended vendor: Norampac, Inc.
- Largest corrugate cardboard supplier in Canada
- Aggressive pricing offered
- Increases with notice and better than industry-wide changes
- Recommended for seven years
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