Independent freight spend optimization

You're overpaying for freight. I'll prove it, then fix it.

Most shippers leave 15 to 25 percent on the table without knowing it. I've spent nearly a decade in freight, pricing it from the inside. Now I work for you.

Book a freight spend review 30-minute call. No pitch deck. We look at your numbers and I tell you straight.
The problem

Freight invoices are written in a language designed to be hard to read.

You move enough freight for it to matter, but not enough to staff a full transportation team. So you trust your brokers and carriers to charge you fairly. Most of the time, nobody is checking the math.

You're not being robbed. You're being optimized against by people who price freight all day. The fix is having someone on your side who does the same thing.

Surcharges that don't matchAccessorials and fuel surcharges billed above what your contract actually says.
Lanes that driftedRates 20 percent above market that nobody renegotiated because nobody noticed.
Habit, not analysisMode and routing decisions made years ago and never revisited.
Quiet renewalsContracts that climbed a little every year because no one pushed back.
How it works

The Freight Spend Audit.

One fixed-fee engagement. No long contract to find out whether there's value.

1

Share the data

Recent invoices, top lanes, current agreements. I send a checklist. Most clients gather it in under an hour.

2

I benchmark everything

Your lanes priced against the market, invoices audited line by line, spend mapped to where it actually goes.

3

You get a clear report

What you're overpaying, ranked by dollars, with a specific action attached to every finding.

4

You decide what's next

Run with the report yourself, or keep me on to execute renegotiations and manage your next bid.

What I do

Advisory, not brokerage. Your side of the table, always.

Freight invoice audits

Line-by-line review against contracts and market benchmarks to recover overcharges and stop them recurring.

Rate & contract renegotiation

I build the case and the leverage. You keep the relationships.

RFP & bid management

A clean competitive event so your rates reflect the real market, not last year's renewal.

Lane & mode analysis

Where to consolidate, where to shift modes, where going direct genuinely makes sense.

I never take custody of your freight, dispatch carriers, or arrange shipments. No commissions from anyone. I only win when your costs go down.
Thousandsof loads priced, negotiated, and moved
Tens of millionsof dollars in freight sold at one of the country's largest brokerages
~10 yrsin freight and logistics
Why me

I priced freight for the other side. Now I price it for you.

I've spent nearly a decade in freight and logistics, including six years at one of the largest freight brokerages in the country, moving freight for major brands. I priced and sold tens of millions of dollars in freight across thousands of loads. I know exactly how lane rates get built and where the margin hides, because I built it.

That margin came from shippers who weren't checking the math. Now I'm the one checking, and I work for you.

FreightDirect is independent. No commissions from carriers or brokers. The only fee I earn is the one you pay me.

Pricing

Start with the audit. Scale only if it pays for itself.

Start here

The Freight Spend Audit

A fixed-fee engagement. You know the cost before we start, and the report stands on its own whether or not you work with me again. For a first engagement I can also structure it on contingency: I get paid a share of what I recover.

If it pays off

Ongoing advisory

Monthly retainers tiered to your freight volume, for clients who want me executing the renegotiations, running the bids, and watching the spend. No long-term lock-in. No commissions.

Questions

Straight answers.

Are you a freight broker?

No. I don't arrange shipments, dispatch carriers, or take custody of your freight. I'm an independent advisor who audits and optimizes what you spend. That separation is deliberate. It's what keeps my advice honest.

Do I have to fire my brokers?

No. Good brokers earn their margin. The point is making sure you're paying a fair one and not subsidizing the rest of their book. Sometimes the answer is renegotiating with the partners you already have.

How big does my freight spend need to be?

The audit makes the most sense if you're spending real money on freight each year but don't have a dedicated analyst checking the math. If you're not sure you qualify, the intro call will tell us both quickly.

What do you need from me to start?

Recent freight invoices, your major lanes, and current agreements. I send a checklist. It's usually under an hour of gathering.

Find out what you're overpaying.

The intro call is 30 minutes and costs nothing. We look at your situation and I tell you honestly whether there's enough to find. If there isn't, I'll say so.

Book a freight spend review