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Save on parcel shipping
Three integrated solutions that work together to reduce your UPS & FedEx costs by 10-25%+.
Your carrier contract is the single biggest lever for reducing parcel costs — but most shippers leave money on the table because they lack visibility into how carriers price their business.
Rate Shepherd analyzes your raw shipping data by benchmarking your unique profile against carrier profitability metrics. We identify the specific discounts, tiers, and incentive structures that will yield the greatest savings for your operation.
Data-Driven Benchmarking
We compare your rates against industry benchmarks and carrier cost models to find where you're overpaying.
Negotiation Strategy
Armed with data, we develop a carrier-specific negotiation playbook tailored to your shipping profile.
Ongoing Monitoring
Carriers constantly tweak math and create new mechanisms in order to charge their shippers more. We monitor and re-optimize when appropriate throughout the life of the contract.
Carrier invoices are complex, error-prone, and often contain charges you shouldn't be paying. Most shippers never catch them.
Rate Shepherd automates fee recovery by scanning every invoice for late deliveries, invalid surcharges, duplicate charges, and lost or damaged packages — then files claims and recovers credits on your behalf.
Automated Claims Filing
Our systems flag billing errors in real time and submit refund requests before carrier deadlines expire.
Surcharge Recovery
We audit residential, dimensional weight, address correction, and delivery area surcharges line by line.
Service Failure Credits
Late deliveries on guaranteed services mean you're owed money. We make sure you get it back.
You can't optimize what you can't see. Most shippers rely on carrier-provided reports that obscure the full picture.
Rate Shepherd delivers real-time reporting that measures savings for every component of every package — giving you full visibility into your parcel spend and the data you need to make smarter shipping decisions.
Real-Time Dashboards
See your spend, savings, and carrier performance metrics updated in real time — not weeks after the fact.
Component-Level Visibility
Break down costs by service type, surcharge category, zone, weight, and more to find optimization opportunities.
Actionable Insights
We don't just show you data — we translate it into clear recommendations that drive measurable results.
Start with a free assessment
In just two weeks, we'll identify your savings potential — no fees until results are realized.
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