Cost reduction · Shipping & Logistics

Shipping & Logistics

End-to-end shipping cost reduction: UPS/FedEx contract negotiation, freight advisory, LTL, managed logistics, and invoice audit. Average 20–25% savings; $1B+ saved collectively.

$1B+
Saved for parcel clients
23.6%
Avg. parcel savings
25%
Avg. freight savings
0
Carrier changes required
Shipping & Logistics, operational view
Why this category

How we reduce cost in Shipping & Logistics

Shipping is usually the single largest controllable line on a mid-market or enterprise P&L. We negotiate against it across every mode, small parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, air, rail, and audit every invoice afterwards. The result is sustained 20–25% savings without changing a single carrier.

  • Parcel benchmarking down to 1/10th of a percent
  • Freight negotiation across LTL, FTL, Ocean, Air, Rail
  • Industry-leading invoice audit and recovery
  • Independent TMS selection and advisory
  • Performance-based, paid from realized savings
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Programs in this category

Shipping & Logistics programs

Each program is independently scoped, independently benchmarked and independently engaged or bundled into one Plan of Execution.

UPS & FedEx Contract Negotiations

Specialist UPS & FedEx contract negotiation. Comprehensive benchmark analysis, savings guarantees, and 20–25% average parcel savings. No carrier change required.

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Strategic LTL Services

Strategic LTL: order intake, carrier procurement, real-time visibility, freight-bill audit and claims management. Typical 15–30% savings with 100% retained by the client.

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FTL, Air, Ocean Shippers

Full-truckload, Air and Ocean freight sourcing and carrier contract negotiation with LTL and rail lanes covered as needed. 20–25% average savings.

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Parcel Spend Intelligence (SaaS)

Parcel BI suite: 40+ actionable insights surfaced from every carrier invoice, including parcel cost variance and margin analysis, consolidated dashboards and real-time data comparison.

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Invoice Audit and Payment Solution

Freight audit and payment across Parcel, LTL, FTL, Air, Ocean, Rail and 3PL. Verifies and validates carrier invoices to prevent overcharges and recovers what you've already paid.

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Demand & Inventory Planning Software

Forecasting software backed by over 40 years of combined supply-chain expertise. 280+ algorithms for S&OP, inventory planning, what-if analysis and customized alerts.

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Transportation Management Software

We're the advisor, not the vendor; we evaluate your shipping profile (volume, modes, carrier mix, existing tech stack) and match you to the right platform from a wide array of cloud-based options. Quote, book, ship, track/trace, BOL/POD, audit, claims and reporting across LTL, FTL, air, ocean and parcel.

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TMS Rate Shopping Tool

GetAFreightQuote.com: our self-service rate-shopping platform for parcel, LTL and FTL, built for shippers spending under $500,000 a year. Compare live rates across all three modes in one screen, blend in your own FedEx or UPS account, and book. Self-funded: no subscription, because the carrier savings cover the platform.

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Distribution Center & 3PL Services

Distribution-centre and 3PL advisory: benchmark warehousing, pick-pack and outbound freight against comparable networks, then execute with minimal internal lift.

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  • Performance-based, paid only from delivered savings

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