Turning freight from an unmanaged cost into a source of margin.
FreightSpend Consulting is a UK freight and logistics consultancy that helps organisations reduce freight costs and build more efficient international supply chains.
An in-house logistics function, without building one.
FreightSpend exists to help ambitious brands take control of their freight spend, with the rate benchmarking, supply chain expertise and commercial precision of an in-house logistics team.
Most mid-market businesses have never had their freight rates independently benchmarked. They can't see where Incoterms and supply chain structure are quietly costing them money, and they don't have the specialist support to set up new lanes properly the first time.
We work in partnership with our clients to change that, turning freight from an unmanaged cost line into a source of measurable, sustained margin improvement.
Shaped by disruption.
FreightSpend is grounded in more than 15 years of senior freight and supply chain leadership, through COVID-19 disruption, Brexit, geopolitical instability and constantly shifting tariffs.
That background, combined with market-leading data, gives you a measured, objective view of your multimodal logistics profile: where the inefficiencies sit, and where meaningful savings can be unlocked.
Structure, clarity and informed decisions.
We don't move freight, so our view of your rates isn't tied to a carrier or forwarder.
Every recommendation is backed by freight market rate data, not opinion.
We help you put the savings into practice, through renegotiation or tender.
We look at freight the way finance does: cost-to-serve, margin and commercial governance.
From first call to lower invoices.
Four steps, run alongside your day-to-day shipping.
- A call with Tim
Your lanes, modes, partners and contracts, and when your rates were last reviewed.
- Your data
Rate cards, recent invoices and contracts. We do the analysis, so your team doesn't have to.
- The benchmark
Your rates checked lane by lane against market data, surcharges included, with a clear view of where the money goes.
- The saving, realised
Renegotiate with your current partners or go to tender, with hands-on support until the new rates are in place.
Tim Powell
Founder of FreightSpend Consulting, with more than 15 years of senior freight and supply chain leadership.
“If you're looking to strengthen your commercial governance, improve cost-to-serve, or simply get a clearer view of where your logistics money is going, I'd welcome a conversation.”
Find out what you should be paying.
Book a call with Tim to talk through your lanes, partners and contracts, and where the savings are likely to sit.