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At a glance

3 months. 3 carriers. Fully broken down.

Total freight invoiced across all carriers, Feb–Apr 2026.

Total spend

$25,350

$8,450/mo avg

Total parcels shipped. Small per-consignment savings compound fast at this volume.

Consignments

1,260

420/mo avg

Blended avg across all 3 carriers, zones, and service types.

Avg per parcel

$20.12

Blended, 3 carriers

Annualised saving across 10 recommendations. Achievable without changing carriers.

Savings identified

$18,480

Per year · conservative

Carrier performance

3 carriers. One routing problem.

Hover each card to see the insight. The numbers tell the story.

Australia Post

Consignments

760

Total spend

$16,215

Avg per parcel

$21.34

60% of volume at the highest avg cost. Express mix is 42% — most of which could downgrade to Economy with no delivery impact. AusPost's 19.5% fuel levy rises June 2026.

Couriers Please

Consignments

420

Total spend

$7,537

Avg per parcel

$17.94

$3.40 cheaper per parcel than AusPost. Fuel levy at 18.1% vs 19.5%. Well-suited for standard domestic B2C. Could absorb an additional 15% of AusPost's current standard volume at equivalent service levels.

Aramex

Consignments

Total spend

$1,598

Avg per parcel

$19.98

Standard retail rates. 80 consignments is below the threshold for a formal rate review. Metro-suburban coverage only — 11 rural exceptions redirected to AusPost. Consider consolidating to Couriers Please where zones overlap.

Carriers evaluated — not currently used

Worth evaluating

Uber Direct

34% of orders ship within 15 km of the Melbourne warehouse. Same-day metro delivery at ~$8–11/parcel could reduce standard express spend materially. Revisit at 500+ orders/mo.

Worth evaluating

StarTrack

Premium tracking + signature for high-value apparel. 8% of orders exceed $200 AOV. StarTrack provides a credible upgrade story for these shipments at a marginal cost premium.

Not recommended

TNT / FedEx Express

Strong express network but rates of $25–40+ per parcel are uncompetitive for sub-2kg apparel without a negotiated rate card. Worth revisiting at 2,000+ cons/month.

Cost structure

Where every dollar goes

Hover each label for context. Hover each bar for the exact amount.

$25,350 total · 3 months

Base freight

$16,810 · 66.3%

$16,810

Fuel levy

$6,330 · 25.0%

$6,330

Remote area

$1,540 · 6.1%

$1,540

Oversize / handling

$670 · 2.6%

$670

Volumetric billing

71% of parcels billing on volume, not weight

Carriers charge whichever is higher: actual weight or volumetric weight. FG Styles Co. is significantly above FreightGauge benchmark.

% of consignments where chargeable weight = volumetric weight

FG Styles Co.

of shipments on
volumetric billing

FreightGauge benchmark

avg across comparable
AU ecomm accounts

23 points above benchmark. Avg dead weight 0.68 kg vs chargeable 1.24 kg — 82% markup from packaging. Right-sizing top SKUs addresses most of this.

Avg dead weight

0.68

Avg chargeable weight

1.24

Paying for 1.24 kg on parcels that weigh 0.68 kg. Packaging right-sizing is the fastest ROI action in this report.

Free shipping subsidy

68% of orders absorbed by the business

Free shipping is a margin call. The data shows the real cost of the $75 threshold.

68%

Threshold

$75

Net subsidy (3 mo)

$10,530

Per month

$3,510

Per subsidised order

$12.30

Modelling: Raising threshold to $90 reduces qualifying orders from 68% to ~52% — saving $290/mo while affecting 16% of orders.

Opportunity

$18,480 identified. Conservative estimate.

Without changing carriers or service levels. Hover each item for detail.

Annual saving potential

Low end · excludes carrier negotiation upside

Packaging

$4,440

$370/mo

Express reduction

$4,080

$340/mo

Threshold raise

$3,480

$290/mo

Carrier routing

$3,720

$310/mo

Surcharge recovery

$2,760

$230/mo

Action plan

10 ranked recommendations

Click any card to expand the finding and next steps.

Right-size packaging on top 12 SKUs

$370/mo Medium effort

71% of consignments on volumetric billing. Top 12 SKUs are over-packaged — dead weight 0.68 kg, chargeable 1.24 kg. Addressing these covers 64% of total volumetric exposure.

Audit carton dims for top 12 SKUs against AusPost cubic weight calculator

Target chargeable weight within 15% of dead weight

Get cubic weight report from AusPost/CP before ordering new cartons

Reduce AusPost Express usage — move to Economy

$340/mo Low effort

42% of AusPost shipments are Express. 61% of those were placed before 2pm on weekdays — Economy service is sufficient. No evidence customers are selecting Express at checkout.

Default non-metro domestic to AusPost Economy where no express preference exists

Offer Express as a paid checkout upgrade at ~$4.50

Route additional standard domestic volume to Couriers Please

$310/mo Low effort

Couriers Please is $3.40/parcel cheaper and has equivalent coverage for standard domestic B2C zones. Currently underutilised at 33% of volume. Shifting an additional 15% from AusPost yields $310/mo with no service impact.

Review zone/postcode overlap between AusPost standard and CP network

Update platform routing rules to allocate standard domestic to CP first

Raise free shipping threshold from $75 to $90

$290/mo Low effort

$75 threshold means 68% of orders are subsidised. Raising to $90 cuts that to ~52%, saving $290/mo while affecting only low-value order tail.

Update threshold in your ecommerce platform

Add cart progress bar ("$X to free shipping") to offset any abandonment

Monitor conversion for 30 days; rollback trigger at >2% drop

Recover remote area surcharges at checkout

$580 one-off Low effort

$1,540 in remote area charges over 3 months. 31 of 47 affected postcodes are on AusPost/CP's published remote list — predictable at checkout. Pass-through or pre-screen to recover.

Cross-reference destination postcodes against carrier remote area lists (updated quarterly)

Add remote area surcharge line item at checkout via postcode lookup

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FG Styles Co. is a fictional business. Data is representative of real FreightGauge analysis methodology. Your findings will reflect your carrier agreements, shipping profile, and platform.

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FG Styles Co. — Q1 2025 Freight Dashboard

1 Jan – 31 Mar 2025 5 pages · interactive

Overview

Carriers

Geography

Weight & DIM

Shipping Margin

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