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About the publisher

Are your carriers overcharging you? We find out, for free.

Logistics Contract Optimizer analyzes domestic and international parcel, LTL and truckload contracts to find every dollar a company has been overpaying, and negotiates it back. Every specialist brings more than 20 years of carrier-side experience, led by a founder with 25 years in the industry and $500 million in documented client savings.

By the numbers

$500M+Client savings delivered
25 yrsFounder industry experience
200+Client engagements
3–15%Typical recovery rate
<90 daysTo first results
0%Client risk

How it works

Four steps, starting with about 30 minutes of your time.

  1. 1Share your data

    Send 12 to 24 months of carrier spend data and your current contracts. About 30 minutes of your time to start, under a mutual NDA.

  2. 2Full contract analysis

    Specialists analyze every clause, rate tier, accessorial and fuel provision, benchmarking each line against current market rates.

  3. 3Negotiate and recover

    The team engages your carriers directly to renegotiate rates, restructure terms and remove the overcharges the analysis found.

  4. 4You keep the money

    Savings go to your bottom line, with ongoing monitoring for rate drift, accessorial creep and new opportunities.

What Contract Optimizer does

Parcel contract optimization

UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon Logistics and regional carriers, domestic and international: benchmarking, DIM and accessorial renegotiation, re-bids and compliance monitoring.

Fuel surcharge optimization

Fuel table benchmarking, surcharge caps and discounts, accessorial fuel applicability and weekly trigger-table monitoring.

LTL freight optimization

NMFC class review, carrier discount benchmarking, accessorial renegotiation and network optimization.

Truckload contracts

Lane-by-lane benchmarking, annual bid strategy and management, carrier performance analytics.

Transportation spend analytics

Carrier spend dashboards, cost per shipment by mode and carrier, executive reporting and forecasting.

Global parcel programs

Multi-country RFPs across UPS, FedEx, DHL and regional specialists, with country-level rate and fuel benchmarking.

Pricing that fits your organization

Every engagement starts with a free review.

Savings share

The fee is a percentage of the savings delivered. If there are no savings, there is no fee.

Fixed fee

One agreed project fee based on scope, with every dollar of savings going to you.

Hybrid

A modest fixed fee for analysis plus a smaller share of savings delivered.

Industries served

  • Manufacturing
  • E-commerce and direct-to-consumer
  • Healthcare and medical devices
  • Automotive and parts
  • Hospitality and food service
  • Distribution and 3PL
  • Building materials
  • Private equity portfolio companies
  • Multi-location retail
  • Education and nonprofits

About this site

ParcelFuelSurcharge.com is published by Logistics Contract Optimizer as a free reference for shippers. It updates itself from carrier publications and the U.S. Energy Information Administration every few hours, and every number links to its source. It is not affiliated with any carrier. See the methodology and privacy notice.

The percentage is published. What you pay is negotiable.

Fuel discounts, caps, accessorial exclusions and table protection are common contract terms. Logistics Contract Optimizer, the publisher of this site, reviews parcel agreements at no cost.