Freight charges on Toner shipped to customers

We charge the same as the UPS rate, hopefully others will respond to this thread

I think this question is very relevant in the times we are living and going forward we will have to look at ways to compensate for the decline in copy volumes.

I would think of the following:

1. Freight charges based on distance like a fixed fee for 1-50km's, 51 to 100km's and above 100km's?

2. Route planning - deliver when you have enough orders for the specific route and it is profitable?

3. Sell more other office supplies to make the route profitable?

4. Make the inclusive toner part of your technical teams boot stock - they are out in the field servicing machines?

I'm interested in comments and suggestions?

Most businesses have a UPS account.  Have the customer give you their UPS account number.  There is a way in the UPS software you can enter their number and basically reverse the charges.  Whatever you ship them shows up on their UPS bill and not yours.  Offer free pick up at your locations.