Built for shipping & logistics leaders at manufacturers

Cut freight spend.Compound efficiency.

An interactive playbook that turns your transportation network into a measurable competitive advantage — diagnose leakage, model scenarios, and ship the next quarter smarter.

18-32%
Typical freight spend reduction
4.2 days
Avg lead-time cut on consolidated lanes
$1.4M
Median annual savings, $25M+ shippers
01 — Interactive model

Your freight savings, modeled live

Enter your annual freight spend, then tune each lever to your operation. The model uses weighted addressable spend ranges from real manufacturer engagements.

Mode optimization (TL ↔ LTL ↔ Intermodal)

Shift lanes >700mi to intermodal; convert multi-stop LTL to consolidated TL.

6%
Order & shipment consolidation

Pool same-day, same-zone orders. Tighten ship windows from daily to 2x/week.

5%
Annual lane bid + dynamic routing guide

Mini-bid top 20 lanes quarterly. Replace static routing guide with index-tied tiers.

4%
Accessorial & detention recovery

Audit detention, reclass, lumper, and reweigh charges. Recover 1.5–4% of paid spend.

2%
Pallet & cube optimization

Re-engineer pallet patterns to add 1–2 layers. Unlock 8–15% trailer cube.

3%
02 — The playbook

A 16-week path from leakage to leverage

Five phases, sequenced. Click each to see the work, the tools, and the typical win.

Phase 1 / 5

Build the freight cost X-ray

Pull 12 months of payment data. Normalize by lane, mode, and accessorial. Flag the top 20 lanes — they're typically 60–75% of spend. Identify the bottom-quartile cost-per-mile lanes vs. DAT/Greenscreens benchmarks.

What you'll build
  • 12mo payment export
  • Lane-level CPM benchmark
  • Accessorial heatmap
Expected win

Surfaces 3–5% in unjustified accessorials within two weeks.

03 — Industry benchmarks

Know the number to beat

Top-quartile manufacturer benchmarks across four metrics. Pick your sector to see where best-in-class operators are landing today.

On-time pickup %
91%
Top quartile · Industrial / Heavy
First-tender acceptance %
85%
Top quartile · Industrial / Heavy
Cost per loaded mile (TL)
$2.78
Top quartile · Industrial / Heavy
Avg dock dwell (minutes)
112 min
Top quartile · Industrial / Heavy
How to read this: if your dock dwell averages 30+ minutes above the benchmark, you're paying detention you don't see — and losing capacity from your best carriers first.
04 — 12-point audit

How mature is your transportation function?

Check each statement that's true today. Your score updates live and shows where to focus next.

05 — Field glossary

Speak fluent freight

The terms your carrier reps use — translated for the C-suite conversation.

TL
Truckload — a single shipper's freight fills a trailer.
LTL
Less-than-truckload — multiple shippers share trailer space, hub-and-spoke.
Intermodal
Containers moved by rail for the long haul, trucked at each end. 10–25% cheaper >700mi.
Tender acceptance
% of loads accepted by the primary carrier. <85% means routing-guide failure.
OS&D
Over, Short & Damaged — claims category that signals packaging or handling problems.
Detention
Fee charged when loading/unloading exceeds free time (usually 2 hours).
Drop trailer
Carrier leaves an empty trailer for live loading later — kills detention.
Routing guide
Document specifying which carrier handles which lane at which rate tier.
Stop-off
Adding a pickup/delivery to a TL move at $50–80 each — almost always cheaper than a second LTL.
EDI 214
Shipment status update sent by carrier. Timeliness is a data-quality KPI.
TL
Truckload — a single shipper's freight fills a trailer.
LTL
Less-than-truckload — multiple shippers share trailer space, hub-and-spoke.
Intermodal
Containers moved by rail for the long haul, trucked at each end. 10–25% cheaper >700mi.
Tender acceptance
% of loads accepted by the primary carrier. <85% means routing-guide failure.
OS&D
Over, Short & Damaged — claims category that signals packaging or handling problems.
Detention
Fee charged when loading/unloading exceeds free time (usually 2 hours).
Drop trailer
Carrier leaves an empty trailer for live loading later — kills detention.
Routing guide
Document specifying which carrier handles which lane at which rate tier.
Stop-off
Adding a pickup/delivery to a TL move at $50–80 each — almost always cheaper than a second LTL.
EDI 214
Shipment status update sent by carrier. Timeliness is a data-quality KPI.