Carrier & Fulfillment Evaluation
See how your shipping rates compare.
We pull your last 90 days of shipping and compare every route against our carrier rate database. You get a free written read on where your rates sit, what may be recoverable, and the structural risk in your setup before you change a carrier or sign anything.
30-minute intro call. Free evaluation. No card. No commitment.
The deliverable
A benchmarked read on your carrier spend.
Built from your own shipment data and benchmarked lane by lane against the carrier market, not a generic rate sheet.
Custom built
Figures shown are illustrative. Your numbers come from your own data; estimated savings, not a quote.
What's in it
Where we look, and what we benchmark.
Lane-by-lane rate benchmark
Every zone and service priced against our carrier rate database, built from live RFPs across the market. We read the contracts line by line so the comparison reflects your real effective rates.
Surcharge and accessorial review
Fuel, residential, delivery-area, oversize, and dimensional charges checked against your actual package profiles, which is where most of the overspend hides.
Carrier concentration and risk
Single points of failure in your carrier mix, and where a qualified second carrier is a pricing lever rather than just a backup when capacity tightens.
How it works
Three steps, from call to recovered spend.
Discovery call (30 minutes, free)
We learn your volume, carriers, channels, and contracts, and confirm there's enough spend in play to be worth the analysis. You leave knowing what shipping data to export.
Your evaluation report
We compare your 90 days against our carrier dataset and deliver the written read above: where your rates sit by zone and service, and what may be recoverable. The evaluation is free.
We run the RFP, together
As your fulfillment and delivery advisor, we negotiate from your side of the table, no markup on freight. The report was the diagnosis; this is the recovery.
What to expect
Questions about the free evaluation
Is my brand a fit for Iron Margin?
If you're a DTC brand shipping parcels, talk to us. We run a free evaluation for every brand: we benchmark your last 90 days against our carrier database and show you the savings that are actually there. You make an informed decision from real numbers, not a sales pitch, and there's no commitment to find out.
What data do you need to get started?
An export of your last 90 days of shipping. Each row needs at minimum: origin zip, destination zip, weight, dimensions, carrier, service type, and cost. Format varies by WMS (ShipStation, EasyPost, Shopify, Shiphero, Extensiv exports all work). We'll guide you through the export on the intro call.
How much lift is onboarding for my team?
Light. We need one export of your last 90 days to start, usually a few clicks in your platform, plus a short call to confirm box sizes and weights. No engineering or integration project on your end.
Do you have to switch carriers?
No. We negotiate better rates with your existing carriers first. If a new carrier offers meaningfully better pricing, we'll flag it, but you always decide.
What happens after the free evaluation?
You receive a written comparison of your recent shipping rates and the opportunity we found. If the numbers justify more work, we show you the recommended next step and its scope before any paid engagement begins. You decide whether to continue.
Start with a 30-minute call.
We'll tell you whether the spend justifies the analysis, and what the evaluation would surface, before you commit to anything.
30-minute intro call. Free evaluation. No commitment.