Logistics Network Performance & Freight Cost Optimization
CrateWell Consumer Goods · 340K shipments/year · 28 carriers · Target: $4.20 freight cost/unit
Freight Cost / Unit
$5.63
Lane Performance Heatmap — On-Time Delivery % by Origin-Destination
Atlanta DC
Dallas DC
LA Port
Memphis DC
Newark DC
Phoenix DC
Southeast Region
91%
78%
68%
85%
89%
76%
Midwest Region
84%
92%
71%
88%
79%
82%
West Coast
73%
77%
94%
75%
69%
90%
Northeast
86%
80%
67%
91%
93%
78%
Southwest
79%
88%
83%
81%
72%
89%
Freight Cost Decomposition — Contract to Actual
Base contract $4.20/unit → $5.63 actual (+ $1.43 premium/unit = $22M annual overage at 340K shipments)
Spot vs. Contract Rate Variance by Mode
Winter storm event (wk 9-11) drove TL spot rate +62% vs contract baseline
Carrier Scorecard — Top 10 by Volume
| Carrier |
Shipments/Mo |
OTD % |
Tender Accept % |
Avg Cost/Unit |
Accessorial % |
Capacity Util % |
Risk Score |
| XPO Logistics |
4,210 |
78.3% |
61.2% |
$5.81 |
9.1% |
68% |
High |
| J.B. Hunt |
3,890 |
91.4% |
88.7% |
$4.92 |
5.3% |
82% |
Low |
| Schneider National |
3,450 |
87.2% |
76.4% |
$5.38 |
7.8% |
74% |
Med |
| Old Dominion |
2,980 |
93.1% |
91.3% |
$4.67 |
4.2% |
86% |
Low |
| Estes Express |
2,610 |
89.6% |
82.1% |
$5.02 |
6.4% |
79% |
Low |
| YRC Freight |
2,340 |
81.7% |
69.8% |
$5.94 |
10.3% |
71% |
High |
| Knight-Swift |
2,120 |
86.9% |
79.6% |
$5.21 |
7.1% |
76% |
Med |
| Werner Enterprises |
1,890 |
88.3% |
84.2% |
$5.08 |
6.7% |
80% |
Low |
| Saia LTL |
1,720 |
92.4% |
89.1% |
$4.83 |
5.6% |
84% |
Low |
| Landstar System |
1,540 |
85.1% |
74.3% |
$5.47 |
8.9% |
72% |
Med |
Accessorial Cost Breakdown — Last 30 Days
$2.8M total accessorial costs (8.2% of freight spend) — detention +18% MoM
On-Time Delivery Rate Trend — 13 Weeks
Week 9-11 winter storm event dropped OTD from 89% to 74% (Southeast TL mode)
Modal Shift Opportunity Analysis — Potential Savings by Lane
Shifting 12% of TL volume to intermodal on identified lanes = $3.2M annual savings + 18% CO2e reduction
Spot vs. Contract Rate Variance by Lane — Cost Premium Outliers
Bubble size = shipment volume; lanes in red quadrant (>20% premium, >2000 shipments) = priority renegotiation targets