For 3PLs · Margin protection
Protect your shipping margin.
Flat markups leak margin on heavy mixes and overcharge light shippers; carrier adjustments quietly erode it after the fact. RocketFuel prices each shipment by your rules at label time and re-runs the markup when the carrier changes the cost.
Margin leaks where you can't see it.
- Flat-rate markup Wrong on heavy and light mixes.
- Carrier adjustments Erode margin after you invoiced.
- Quarterly reviews Thin clients found too late.
The New Normal
- Margin held per shipment
- Re-run on adjustments
- Leaks surface early
How margin holds.
- Margin visibility per shipment Profitability on every shipment, not a quarterly review. Customers priced too thin surface immediately, not 90 days later.
- Adjustment re-run When a carrier shifts the cost, reconciliation re-runs the shipment through your rules so margin holds after adjustments.
- Rule granularity Price by carrier, service, zone, weight tier, or shipment cost — surgical control where margin is thinnest.
- Every markup model Cost-plus, margin, flat, percentage, tiered, or combined — match the model to the cost mix so nothing leaks.
- Clean, standardized data A translation table normalizes carrier and service names so margin reporting is accurate, not muddied by label variants.
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Advanced Rate Markups
Protecting margin is what Advanced Rate Markups does — per-shipment pricing by your rules, with the markup re-running automatically when a carrier adjustment shifts the cost.
Frequently asked questions
Where does margin usually leak?
Two places: flat markups that misprice heavy vs. light mixes, and carrier adjustments (DIM bumps, surcharges) that land after you've already invoiced. RocketFuel addresses both — rules at label time and a re-run on adjustment.
What happens when a carrier adjustment lands?
The shipment re-runs through your markup rules automatically, so a package that crossed a weight tier lands on the right rule and the margin is preserved — no manual rebill.
Can I see which customers are unprofitable?
Yes. Margin is visible per shipment and rolls up per customer, carrier, and service — thin-priced accounts surface immediately instead of in a quarterly review.
See it run on your operation.
30-minute live demo. We'll walk through your billing model and run the math on your last 90 days.