Smart LGSTX saves businesses 15–20% on annual shipping spend by identifying the 250+ line items your carrier rep hopes you never ask about. No upfront cost — you pay nothing unless we save you money.
If your company spends $100K–$5MM per year with the major small parcel carriers, most of your shipping costs aren't in your base rates — they're in surcharges.
Large package fees. Additional handling. Residential delivery surcharges. Dimensional weight multipliers. Demand surcharges.
Your carrier rep's job is to maximize what you pay. Not minimize it. And most companies — even sophisticated ones — have never had someone audit those contracts from the inside.
Most consultants work from rate comparison spreadsheets. Our team spent 50+ years on the carrier side — they know what's negotiable and what carriers will never offer unless pushed.
Tell us your product category and shipping volume. We give you a savings estimate in 15 minutes — specific to your vertical.
Submit your shipping data. Our team personally reviews every line item.
We present a specific dollar estimate before you commit.
Savings in place within first week. Plus ongoing reporting and claims support to maximize your savings over time.
Here's why.
Our team has 50+ years of combined experience working for one of the major carriers. They know which categories are negotiable — and which ones your rep hopes you never bring up.
Most shipping consultants take 3–6 months. We deliver initial savings within days.
Zero risk to get started. Our free audit costs you nothing. We only move forward if the savings are real — and you only pay when they're delivered.
We give you a dollar estimate before you commit. Not a percentage range — a number. If it doesn't make sense, we'll tell you.
Most clients save 15–20% of their total annual carrier spend. For specific surcharge categories — large package fees, additional handling, and residential delivery surcharges — individual reductions of 15–25% are common. For a company spending $200K/year on shipping, that typically means $30K–$40K back annually, with initial savings visible within the first week.
A carrier contract audit is a line-by-line review of every charge and rate category in your carrier agreement. The average carrier contract has 250+ line items. Most businesses have only negotiated a handful of them. An audit identifies the categories where you're overpaying — large package surcharges, dimensional weight divisors, accessorial fees — and builds the case for renegotiation.
Accessorial fees are add-on charges that carriers apply on top of base shipping rates. They include large package surcharges, additional handling fees, residential delivery surcharges, delivery area surcharges, and demand surcharges. For companies shipping heavy or bulky products, accessorial fees often represent more than the base rate — and they're the least-negotiated part of most carrier contracts.
Smart LGSTX is a shipping optimization service — not a broker. We don't earn commissions from carriers. We start with a free audit of your current carrier pricing, identify where you're overpaying, and implement savings. Our team has 50+ years of combined experience on the carrier side — which means we know what's negotiable and what your rep will never bring to the table on their own.
We focus on companies spending $100K–$5MM per year with the major small parcel carriers, typically with $5M–$30M in annual revenue. The best fit is a company shipping heavy, bulky, or oversized products — furniture, auto parts, fitness equipment, mattresses, building materials — where surcharges stack on every shipment. If your spend or product profile is outside that range, we'll tell you honestly on the first call.
Yes, we work with companies using the major small parcel carriers.
Yes. Smart LGSTX audits both inbound import and outbound export carrier contracts. International shipping is one of the highest-margin areas for major carriers and one of the least-scrutinized by shippers. Whether you're importing from overseas suppliers or shipping to international customers, we identify what's recoverable and show you the numbers before you commit to anything.
Most shipping consultants work from benchmarking data — they compare your rates to industry averages. Our team has 50+ years of combined experience on the carrier side, sitting across the table from thousands of negotiations. They know which line items carriers are willing to move, which ones they never volunteer, and which tactics carrier reps use to protect their margins. That insider knowledge is what you're actually hiring.
It means that 4 out of 5 companies who speak with us become clients. It's not a sales statistic — it's a reflection of how specific we are before the first call. We give you a dollar estimate before you commit to anything. If the numbers don't make sense for your situation, we'll tell you. The 80% close rate exists because we only talk to companies where meaningful savings are actually available.
We run a free benchmark analysis of your current carrier rates and give you a grade. Takes 15 minutes. Our team reviews every company personally.