What are the factors affecting the shipping price?

There are many factors affecting the shipping price. Some of them have a significant impact on the transportation price, while others are limited with a low impact.

The distance the freight will be transported and the tonnage of the freight are some of the inputs that affect the transportation price the most. The fuel cost, which will be directly proportional to the mileage to be travelled for the transportation service, has a baseline effect on the calculation of the transportation price, while the tonnage of the load is one of the effective factors as it affects the amount of fuel to be consumed.

Parameters other than these affect the freight cost in different percentages. We can list these parameters as follows;

Distance
Tonnage of load
Type of load
The Route
Number of visits
Unloading waiting time
Loading date/time
Seasonality
Opportunity cost of the carrier

What is contract logistics?

Diginak - 6.04.2023

Contract logistics is a form of transportation service procurement that is mostly preferred by medium and large-sized commercial enterprises.

What is spot transport?

Diginak - 6.04.2023

Spot transport is the name given to the transportation of the relevant load to a logistics company or truck-owner operator by the customer (shipper) through a contract to be made only for the relevant transport at daily market prices.

Who is a truck owner operator?

Diginak - 6.04.2023

In this system, truck owner operator, who is usually the owner of the truck, both drives the truck and also has the ability to issue invoices by establishing a sole proprietorship and obtaining an authorisation certificate from the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Turkey.

Who is a Freight Forwarder?

Diginak - 6.04.2023

The legal entity that acts as an intermediary in the transport business by holding the H1 / H2 authorisation certificate obtained from the Ministry of Transport of Republic of Turkey is referred to as a freight forwarder.