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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

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For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The point of origin is in Zone 1, and zones measure the distance a shipment travels. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship.

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Major Freight Markets Saw Biggest Rate Surge of the Year

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In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. And even Seattle had a regional spike: Rates on the lane to Eugene, OR, were up 23¢ to $2.31/mile. Dallas to Tulsa rates were also up, likely due to oil-related traffic. Out West, L.A.

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