BrianCardozo

Brian Cardozo can reduce the size and weight of your shipments — Lighter booths, fewer accessories and furnishings, and less printed material can trim tons off your load. Brian Cardozo Freight Directly: Always forward your freight directly to the next show and not back to your base. Your freight forwarder can warehouse the materials in a logical place between showPrint at Your Destination: If you have some flexibility and can schedule your printing at your destination, why not do so and save the freight costs. Brian Cardozo Consolidation: While consolidation is a fundamental business model for all transportation companies, have you considered looking at all the freight you pay for? What about the inbound raw materials? Would it make sense to consolidate your vendor’s cargo at a series of regional locations to build full loads versus the way it’s currently done, using dozens of LTL trips per week? Package Wisely: Use packing material that is good for the environment. Instead of buying bubble wrap or Styrofoam, which are expensive and bad for the environment, use crumbled newspaper, used plastic bags or egg cartons to cushion your shipment. Reuse packing materials if possible and use durable containers made of recycled or rapidly renewable materials whenever possible. Choose Eco-Friendly Carriers: Freight companies have a number of alternatives to become more environmentally friendly from using biofuels, to setting maximum driving speeds and enforcing anti-idling policies. Brian Cardozo conducts the SmartWay Program to offer tips to anyone involved in any aspect of freight transportation.