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title: Freight & Shipper Optimization Guide - Carrier Rate Shopping
description: This guide looks at streamlining shipping, tracking deliveries, obtaining freight quotes, and auditing shipping tips for shipping and freight businesses.
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# [Freight & Shipper Optimization Guide - Carrier Rate Shopping](https://blog.freightpop.com/freight-shipper-optimization-guide-part-1-carrier-rate-shopping)

 Written by [FreightPOP](https://blog.freightpop.com/author/freightpop) | Aug 26, 2019

We have an extensive new freight and shipper optimization guide that is being released in four parts covering: Carrier Rate Shopping, Streamlining Shipping, Tracking Deliveries, and Auditing Shipping.

Carrier Rate Shopping has just been released and can be accessed below. 

In this first installment, you will learn:

Why brokers cannot save you on carrier rates  
Tips on how to negotiate rates   
Automating carrier rates

Download your free copy below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[View full post](https://blog.freightpop.com/freight-shipper-optimization-guide-part-1-carrier-rate-shopping)

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