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 2010-11:
Small Parcel Domestic
business to business 0–500 lbs (225kg)
Recommended vendor: Canpar
- Overall most competitive rates offered
- Reasonable rate increase of 1.9% across the board
- Residential delivery surcharge reduced to $1.75 per shipment
- Improved transit days from most major centres in Eastern and Western Canada
- Standardized customer route and drivers that services all our members
- Recommended by BPC for more than 25 years
Small Parcel Domestic
plus 50 lbs (23kg) multi-piece
Recommended vendor: Sameday Worldwide
- Reasonable rate increase of approx 3% overall
- Unique single waybill for multi-piece shipments
- Return Management System on-line
- Appointment deliveries experience and standard service is expedited to Western Canada
- Odd or oversize shipments easily accomodated
- Recommended for six years
LTL / FTL
domestic – over 500 lbs (225kg) pallet
Recommended vendor: National Fast Freight
- Reasonable rate increase of 1.5 – 2.0%
- Aggressive rates and excellent container and rail capacity
- Specialists in appointment delivery
- web-based dispatch
- Recommended for 12 years
Customs and International
Recommended vendor: Universal Logistics
- No rate increase anticipated for this year
- extensive book industry expertise
- Progressive educational programming
- Customs Brokerage, AMPS, and freight consulting, ocean and air consolidation services from international printing centres
- Recommended for 15 years
Corrugation
Recommended vendor: Norampac, Inc.
- Largest corrugate supplier in Canada
- Aggressive pricing offered
- Increases with notice and better industry-wide changes
- Recommended for six years
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