INDUSTRIES
Parcel erodes margin differently in every business.
The mechanics of overspend depend on what you ship and who you ship it to. We built ShipTrim for three mid-market profiles we know deeply.
Ecommerce & DTC Brands
Shipping is your second-largest variable cost — and your customers expect it to be free.
Residential surcharge exposure
DIM weight on light goods
Peak-season fee stacking
WHERE THE MARGIN LEAKS
For DTC brands, every dollar of parcel overspend comes straight out of contribution margin. Residential surcharges, DIM weight on lightweight goods, peak-season fees, and free-shipping thresholds set against inaccurate rate assumptions quietly compress unit economics.
HOW SHIPTRIM HELPS
ShipTrim rebuilds your true cost-per-shipment, recovers what carriers owe you, and negotiates residential and lightweight-package terms that reflect your actual profile — so your free-shipping math finally works.
B2B Distributors & Wholesalers
High volume, mixed weights, thin margins — the exact profile carriers price against.
Minimum-charge erosion
Additional handling fees
Parcel vs. LTL breakpoints
WHERE THE MARGIN LEAKS
Distributors ship broad catalogs across weight breaks and zones, often splitting between parcel and LTL. Carrier agreements built on averages punish that variability: additional-handling fees, large-package surcharges, and minimum charges that quietly override your headline discounts.
HOW SHIPTRIM HELPS
We segment your profile by weight break and lane, find where minimums and accessorials override your discounts, and structure agreements around your real mix — then police them so compliance doesn't drift.
Light Manufacturers & OEMs
Parts, components, and finished goods — priced by a contract nobody has reviewed in years.
Stale legacy agreements
Irregular package surcharges
Unmanaged inbound spend
WHERE THE MARGIN LEAKS
Manufacturers often inherit parcel agreements negotiated long ago, under a different product mix. Irregular shapes trigger additional-handling fees, expedited parts shipments run at rack rates, and inbound vendor shipping is a blind spot no one owns.
HOW SHIPTRIM HELPS
ShipTrim brings current-market benchmarks to a contract that predates them, prices your irregular and expedited freight properly, and gives finance a defensible parcel cost baseline — outbound and inbound.
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Your vertical isn't listed? If you ship parcel at scale, it's worth a look.
The free 30-day audit uses the invoice data you already have. No disruption, no obligation — just a clear view of where you're overpaying.