Mike Erickson

CEO
AFMS, LLC

With an extensive background in transportation management and contract negotiations, President and Founder Mike Erickson has been involved in the transportation industry for nearly two decades. Mike founded AFMS in 1992 after spending many years with Airborne Express as one of their top District Managers. As the founder and CEO, Mike has overseen the growth of AFMS from a leading regional freight-consulting firm to a nationally recognized logistics consulting organization, with offices in key cities throughout the US & Europe. AFMS has become the most well respected transportation and contract negotiation consulting firm in America. Most recently, AFMS was recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in America when they made the Inc. 500 two years in a row.

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Main Conference Day One

Monday, May 20th, 2019

11:30 AM How to Get Best-in-Class Parcel Shipping Rates: Listen to former UPS, TNT, DHL & FedEx Executives as they share secrets to effective carrier contract negotiations

· Tips to negotiate better discounts from former DHL, TNT, UPS and FedEx VP’s and pricing managers

· How to establish shipping costs benchmarks prior to beginning any carrier negotiations (Europe & North America)

· Ways to reduce the impact of accessorial charges and other not so obvious contract fee's

· What can a shipper do to offset these new pricing changes?

· Gain a better understanding of the impact these changes are going to have on your company; How much of your transportation spend is in accessorial charges or base rate charges.

· Parcel (DHL, TNT, UPS, FedEx), both European and North America shipping solutions