--- title: 5 Quick Tips To Save Money On Shipping Bulk Oil Ingredients description: Read quick tips on how to spend less on the shipping and transportation on your bulk oils. Suggestions for types of shipments that you'll save on. image: https://www.centrafoods.com/hs-fs/file-714850202-jpg/images/blog49-5-quick-tips-to-save-on-shipping.jpg --- [![Centra Foods | Simply Authentic](https://www.centrafoods.com/hs-fs/file-339185492-png/images/centra-logo.png?width=487&height=64&name=centra-logo.png "Centra Foods | Simply Authentic")](https://www.centrafoods.com) [Bulk Oil Blog](http://centrafoods.com/blog) # [5 Quick Tips To Save Money On Shipping Bulk Oil Ingredients](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/5-quick-tips-to-save-money-on-shipping-bulk-oil-ingredients) Posted by [Hannah Broaddus](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/author/hannah-broaddus) June 30, 2014 at 6:14 AM ### Learn how to spend less on shipping 1. ### ![5 Quick Tips To Save On Shipping](https://www.centrafoods.com/hs-fs/file-714850202-jpg/images/blog49-5-quick-tips-to-save-on-shipping.jpg?width=1300&name=blog49-5-quick-tips-to-save-on-shipping.jpg "5 Quick Tips To Save On Shipping") [Always ship a full pallet at a time](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/bid/323429/The-1-Bulk-Olive-Oil-Buying-Mistake). Freight shipping is more efficient when the pallet is packed to the max, because a pallet will cost the same (or close to the same price) no matter how much or little you put on that pallet. By shipping a full pallet, you will get the lowest shipping cost per pound. 2. Consolidate regular shipments to deliver as much oil as you can store at one time (and still use within about 6 months). This will allow you to save money on freight by lowering the per pallet shipping cost. 3. If you can hold a full truckload of inventory, always order a full truckload of 20 pallets. Full truckload deliveries can help you cut your per pallet shipping cost in half, in comparison to getting your oil one pallet at a time.  4. If you can hold a full truckload of inventory AND you can plan your buying needs out a few months in advance, consider having a container of 20 pallets delivered direct from the Mediterranean. It will cut out all LTL shipping costs on top of the money you may save on the oil.  [See the case study.](https://www.centrafoods.com/case-study-2) 5. Shipping a [330 Gallon tote](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/bid/323392/3-Reasons-to-Buy-Olive-Oil-in-330-Gallon-Totes-Instead-of-Drums) on a pallet can help you save up to 33% on the cost of shipping, because your packing more oil into the same 48” x 48” space on the pallet. [Read the case study.](https://www.centrafoods.com/case-study-switching-from-drums-to-330-gallon-totes) Topics: [Food Manufacturing](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/topic/food-manufacturing), [Shipping & Logistics](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/topic/shipping-logistics) ### Don't Forget to Share! 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If you’re not used to working with a freight carrier, it can take some... [Shipping & Logistics](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/topic/shipping-logistics) Shipping has a big impact on the [total delivered cost](https://www.centrafoods.com/blog/6-important-factors-that-make-up-a-landed-bulk-oil-cost) of your bulk oil ingredients--or any ingredients for that matter. The amount that it costs to have products shipped... 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