Most brands have 15–25% in untapped savings on last mile

Your Outsourced
VP of Transportation

An ongoing carrier program for parcel shippers. We find the savings, then defend them month over month.

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Carrier Network
15–25%
Average savings on last mile
4 to 6 weeks
To onboard the new carrier.
Then we keep the program live.

Why Iron Margin

Beyond the Rate Sheet

Most shipping consultants pocket a markup, lock you in, and disappear. We don't.

Direct relationships, no markup

Transparent monthly fee, sized as a fraction of the savings we surface. You deal with carriers directly. No rate inflation, no opaque consolidator economics, no margin pulled from every shipment.

On your side of the table

Not a rate broker. The job is to help you pick the right carrier for your business, not upsell volume to one.

You always net positive

Our fee is always a fraction of the monthly savings we surface, so the math only works in your direction. Four-month minimum, then month-to-month. If we stop earning it, you leave.

Who We Work With

Brands and 3PLs

DTC Brands

Better carrier rates.
The right 3PL.

Ongoing shipping leadership for brands. We pull 15–25% out of your last-mile bill, then keep it there, with monthly invoice audits, SLA enforcement, and CX support when something breaks downstream. Plus 3PL search when you need a new fulfillment partner.

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3PLs

Own your rates.
Own your clients.
Own your growth.

Most 3PLs rely on carrier relationships they don't control. We help you build and own a competitive rate program, then stay on to help you price services, set the right markup, and prep client presentations that win deals.

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Confirmed Savings "

Iron Margin really meticulously got costs down. He saved us multiple 6-figures, and of course, that's something that's going to scale for us.

Benji Stark Elster
Benji Stark Elster
Founder and CEO, Freak Athlete

The First Six Weeks

Six weeks to get the program live.

Then it stays live, month over month.

  1. Week 1 Discovery + RFPs go out
  2. Week 2 Recommendation presented
  3. Week 3 Carrier intro + onboarding
  4. Week 4 Test pickup
  5. Week 5 First invoices reviewed
  6. Week 6 First savings review, monthly cadence begins

Common Questions

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.
4 to 6 weeks from kickoff to a fully onboarded carrier. Week 1 we send RFPs. Week 2 we present the recommendation. Weeks 3 to 6 we onboard the new carrier and review the first invoices.
Most shippers who come to us have negotiated before. We benchmark against our full carrier dataset. If you're already at market, we'll tell you. If not, we find the gap.
Four months minimum to give the program time to settle in, then month-to-month. Cancel anytime after that, no charges past the month you cancel in. No multi-year lock.
Our direct carrier program works best for shippers at 50K or more per month on parcel (roughly 600K per year). If you're in the 10K to 50K range, book an intro call anyway and we'll suggest the right setup, usually a multi-carrier consolidator or a self-serve rate-shopping tool configured well, rather than the full ongoing program.
USPS, UPS, FedEx, Amazon, DHL, Veho, OnTrac, GLS, SpeedX, UniUni, and more. We benchmark across all of them.

Talk to your outsourced VP of Transportation.

Start with a 30-minute intro call. We learn your setup, prepare a complimentary shipping evaluation, and walk you through your savings potential and our recommendation on a follow-up call.

30-minute intro call. No commitment.

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