Small Package Shipping Built Around Your Shipping Profile
Parcel and small package shipping covers individual boxes, cartons, and envelopes that move through parcel carrier networks rather than on pallets. For many businesses it is the highest-volume part of their shipping — and the place where surcharges, accessorial fees, and billing errors quietly add up one package at a time.
Logistics-Now helps you ship parcels for less by working with all major parcel carriers, rate shopping your shipments, and analyzing your parcel spend over time. Rates are secured based on your actual shipping profile, and our parcel audit and surcharge analysis help you find money that is already slipping through the cracks.
When your shipments outgrow individual boxes and start moving on pallets, LTL freight shipping is often the better fit. And when a package simply cannot wait, our expedited shipping team can help.
What Our Parcel Shipping Services Include
Beyond finding a lower rate, we look at how your parcel program is built and billed.
Multi-Carrier Rate Shopping
Compare options across carriers so each shipment moves on the service that fits its cost and delivery needs.
Automated Carrier Selection
Set up rules that route packages to the right carrier and service level without manual comparison on every order.
Parcel Spend Analysis
Ongoing review of your parcel data to spot cost trends, shifts in your shipping profile, and opportunities to save.
Parcel Audit
Invoice review to identify billing errors and recover charges that should not have been applied.
Surcharge & Accessorial Analysis
A close look at the fees stacked on top of base rates so you can reduce the accessorial charges driving up your costs.
Parcel Program Consulting
Strategic guidance on carrier diversification and how your parcel program is structured as your business grows.
Benefits of Optimizing Your Parcel Program
Lower Cost per Package
Rates negotiated around your real shipping profile, plus rate shopping on each shipment.
Carrier Diversification
Options across multiple carriers so your business is not dependent on a single network.
Fewer Surprise Charges
Surcharge analysis and audits bring hidden fees and billing errors into view.
Clear Spend Visibility
Understand where your parcel dollars go — by carrier, service, and surcharge.
Who Parcel & Small Package Shipping Is For
Our small package solutions fit businesses that ship boxes and cartons regularly, including:
- E-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands shipping orders to homes
- B2B shippers sending cartons to customers, dealers, and distributors
- Businesses shipping replacement parts, samples, and supplies
- High-volume shippers sending packages every day
- Companies relying on a single parcel carrier today
- Shippers seeing surcharges grow faster than their base rates
Parcel vs. LTL: Which Fits Your Shipment?
The line between parcel and freight is not always obvious. Here is how the two generally compare.
| Parcel & Small Package | LTL Freight | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical freight | Individual boxes, cartons, and envelopes | Palletized or crated freight |
| How it moves | Sorted and handled package by package through parcel networks | Moves as a pallet or crate through carrier terminal networks |
| Main pricing factors | Weight, package dimensions, delivery zone, and surcharges | Freight class, weight, distance, and accessorial charges |
Shipping multiple cartons to the same destination? Consolidating them onto a pallet and moving it as LTL can sometimes cost less — we can compare both.
How Our Parcel Shipping Process Works
Share Your Shipping Data
Send us recent parcel invoices or shipping history so we can see how you ship today.
Profile & Analyze
We review weights, dimensions, destinations, services, and surcharges to understand your shipping profile.
Build the Right Carrier Mix
We secure competitive rates based on your profile and recommend a carrier and service strategy.
Ship with Rate Shopping
Shipments are compared across carriers so each package moves on the right option.
Audit & Optimize
Ongoing audits and spend analysis catch billing errors and keep your program tuned as volumes change.
Why Choose Logistics-Now for Parcel Shipping
Our leadership brings more than 30 years of transportation experience across LTL, flatbed, truckload, and parcel. We look at parcel the way we look at all freight: measure it first, then manage it.
- Relationships with all major parcel carriers
- Audit and surcharge analysis, not just rate quotes
- Support for both B2B and direct-to-consumer shipping
- One partner for parcel today and freight as you grow
- Powered by MODE Transportation
“If you can't measure it, you can't manage it”
Parcel & Small Package FAQs
What counts as a small package shipment?
Small package (parcel) shipments are individual boxes, cartons, or envelopes that move through parcel carrier networks without being placed on a pallet. When shipments become palletized or very heavy, LTL freight is usually a better fit.
What is multi-carrier rate shopping?
Rate shopping compares the rates and service options of multiple carriers for a shipment so you can choose the best balance of cost and delivery speed, rather than defaulting to one carrier for everything.
What is a parcel audit?
A parcel audit reviews your carrier invoices to identify billing errors and incorrect charges so those amounts can be recovered. It also shows which surcharges and accessorial fees are driving your costs.
Do you support both B2B and direct-to-consumer shipping?
Yes. Whether you ship cartons to business customers or orders to consumers’ homes, we help you optimize your parcel program for the way you ship.
Which parcel carriers do you work with?
We work with all major parcel carriers and recommend a carrier mix based on your shipping profile — your package weights, dimensions, destinations, and service needs.