Beat back-to-budget blues.

The article provides information on the creation of annual budget for the upcoming year 2008 in the U.S. The author asserted that if the company has changed its products or packaging, they must re-examine how their freight is being classified because shipments may be eligible for a less expensive class. He suggested a freight management service, and if the company has not used a freight management service, he stated to use one for freight optimization. It is an exercise that works to combine several small shipments into larger ones that quality for less expensive transportation.