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Fastener & Hardware Distributor

Renegotiating LTL costs and optimizing freight operations, AFS helped a family-owned fastening and hardware business cut transportation spend by over 14% while streamlining shipping processes and recovering overcharges.

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Rexel

Global electrical distributor, Rexel USA, saved over $1 million in total parcel spend after working with AFS for one year to establish new technology and processes including a custom software solution, GRI negotiations and carrier consolidation.

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National Fashion Retailer

For over a decade, this national retailer has outsourced parcel auditing to AFS, resulting in nearly $800,000 in savings on parcel shipping in just a 12-month period, and AFS locating short pay savings of over $184,000 in just a single week.

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Mann Lake

To uncover opportunities for optimization, AFS conducted an audit of Mann Lake’s parcel and LTL freight spend. AFS determined they could achieve significant savings by negotiating better rates and by adding regional carriers to the mix.

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Hatco

Inconsistent carriers and manual processes threatened the success of this large hatmaker’s business. AFS helped manage carrier relations and educated users on new software to reduce spend significantly.

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Cavender’s

This western wear retailer’s shipping spend increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic. AFS renegotiated the company’s parcel carrier contract, consolidated LTL carriers and provided best-in-class TMS – saving both 14% on Parcel spend and 16.7% on LTL spend annually.

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