Freight Rate Benchmarking & Savings Projects

Find out, lane by lane, whether you're paying market rate. Then use the evidence to bring your costs down.

The problem

Why rates drift.

Forwarders negotiate hundreds of contracts a year. Most mid-market brands negotiate theirs once every 12 to 24 months, if at all. Independent market data closes that gap, so you know whether you're 5% above market or 30%.

The information gap favours the carrier by default. Not through bad practice, simply because they see the market and you don't.

And a good deal doesn't stay good. Surcharges creep in, fuel adjustments compound, peak season levies get added and general rate increases (GRIs) land every year, often with little pushback because nobody is watching the account. A rate that was competitive in year one is frequently 10 to 15% adrift by year three.

Pallets of boxed goods on warehouse racking

Sound familiar?

Signs this is for you.

Your rates haven't been checked against the market in the last 12 to 24 months.
Surcharges and annual increases have been accepted without challenge.
Your freight spend has grown, but your rates were agreed when it was much smaller.

If any of these ring true, book a call with Tim

What you get

What the work delivers.

Rates benchmarked

Your forwarder and carrier rates compared lane by lane against current market data.

Overspend pinpointed

Exactly where you're paying above market, surcharges and accessorials included.

Negotiating leverage

Evidence to renegotiate with your current partners or take to tender.

Savings realised

Hands-on support to turn the findings into lower invoices.

Savings estimate

What could a benchmark find?

Move the slider to your annual freight spend. The range uses the 8 to 18% FreightSpend typically finds on reviewed spend.

The real number depends on your lanes, modes and contracts. That's what the first call is for.

Annual freight spend

£2.5m

Potential annual saving£200k to £450k

Indicative only, based on the 8 to 18% range found on reviewed spend. Not a quote or a guarantee.

Talk it through with Tim

How it works

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.