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See what is driving parcel spend.

Follow spend, volume, cost per package, carrier and service mix, surcharges, zones, weight, dimensional exposure, and minimum charges from one connected parcel record.

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Spend AnalysisParcel spend and package economics
Organization · Jan 1 – Jun 30

See spend and volume together.

A lower total does not always mean the parcel program improved. ParcelAdvisor keeps spend, package volume, and unit economics in the same view so the movement is easier to interpret.

  • Compare completed billing cycles without rebuilding the analysis in a spreadsheet.
  • Filter the same record by carrier and by ship date or invoice date.
  • Move from the summary into the service, zone, weight, and package detail behind it.
Spend AnalysisWeekly breakdown with key metrics
Spend AnalysisMost recent completed billing cycles first
Week EndingSpendPackagesCost/PkgCost/lbAvg ZoneDIM %WoW
Jul 15$96,9106,121$15.83$2.144.831.6%+1.3%
Jul 8$97,8406,227$15.71$2.114.831.2%+2.1%
Jun 24$99,6406,478$15.38$2.074.730.9%−0.4%
Jun 10$102,4806,780$15.11$2.044.730.5%−1.1%

Find the charges changing the economics.

Break surcharge spend into the types, packages, average cost, and prior-period movement that explain where the money went.

  • Separate fuel, residential, handling, delivery-area, and other supported charges.
  • See each driver's share of spend instead of relying on a blended average.
  • Carry the question into Advisor when the next layer of explanation matters.
Spend AnalysisSurcharge analysis
Total Surcharges$1.32M+8%% of Spend25.0%Avg/Package$3.96Top SurchargeFuel
Breakdown by Surcharge Type
Surcharge TypeTotalPackagesAvg/Pkg% of Surchargesvs Prior
Fuel surcharge$486,220184,931$2.6336.8%+12.4%
Residential$347,860132,771$2.6226.3%+8.7%
Additional handling$269,41044,902$6.0020.4%+6.1%
Delivery area$219,01076,849$2.8516.6%+4.2%

See what a published rate increase will cost your business.

Rerate a representative shipment profile under the current and announced rate states. See the resulting dollar impact across transportation, minimums, surcharges, tiers, and representative packages.

  • Compare the carrier's published increase with the increase calculated for your shipment profile.
  • See the dollar impact by service, surcharge, and representative package.
  • Compare the result with contractual rate-cap protection when supported.
Rate Impact ReportCurrent rates vs published rates
Annualized cost increase+$401,6337.6% on the representative shipment profile
Published increase
5.9%
Contractual cap
5.5%
Financial ComparisonSame representative shipment profile
Cost componentCurrent ratesPublished ratesDifference
Net base transportation$3,420,000$3,679,920+$259,920
Net minimum impact$418,600$480,952+$62,352
Net accessorial$1,322,500$1,401,859+$79,359
Other rated charges$123,540$123,542+$2

Connect package behavior to cost.

Dimensional weight and minimum charges can make two similar shipment totals behave very differently. Follow those effects into the affected package population.

  • Compare actual and billed weight across supported shipments.
  • Measure packages billed at dimensional weight by weight band.
  • Quantify minimum-charge impact and inspect the packages behind the result.
Spend AnalysisPackage weight economics
Avg Billed Weight10.8 lbAvg Actual Weight7.4 lb% Billed at DIM31.6%
DIM Impact by Weight BandPackages billed above actual weight
Weight BandPackages% at DIMAvg ExcessImpact
1–5 lb145,00818.2%2.6 lb$84,320
6–10 lb99,80234.7%4.2 lb$147,650
11–20 lb61,21246.1%7.4 lb$118,900
21+ lb39,92157.4%12.8 lb$67,730
Ask Advisor about weight and DIM

Each capability works from the same connected parcel context.

ParcelAdvisorAsk why a parcel metric moved and inspect the evidence behind the answer.Rate ComplianceCompare supported billed charges with the effective agreement.Contract IntelligenceConnect spend movement to the commercial terms that govern it.