Rerate your historical package-level shipments against 10+ alternative carriers to quantify savings and time-in-transit impact using carrier-provided rate cards, ZIP coverage, and commitments.
My Next Carrier connects to your invoice data (carrier billing) and package-level attributes (origin ZIP, destination ZIP, weight, dimensions, service level). ShipScience enriches with zone data and carrier market inputs.
What you'll get:
Everything you need to identify, evaluate, and activate your next carrier.
Leaderboard
Coverage
Constraints
SLA Impact
Activation
Opportunity Leaderboard
Carrier rankings by cost impact
See all evaluated carriers ranked by projected annual savings based on your actual shipment history.
Time-in-transit deltas
Compare expected delivery speed changes vs your current carriers, with lane-level detail.
Blended score view
Balance cost vs service impact with customizable weighting to match your priorities.
Exportable reports
Download carrier comparison reports to share with leadership and procurement teams.
Coverage & Volume Analysis
Regional coverage maps
Visualize which ZIPs each carrier covers and at what service levels, layered on your shipment density.
Volume allocation by region
See how much of your volume each carrier can service, broken down by origin & destination regions.
Gap analysis
Identify ZIPs or regions where carrier coverage is weak or requires multi-carrier routing.
Service level matching
Map your current service tiers to each carrier's equivalent offerings.
Constraints & Requirements
Dimensional limits by carrier
Filter out shipments that exceed specific carriers' max dimensions or weight thresholds.
Surcharge profiles
Compare residential, oversize, and accessorial surcharges across carriers.
Carrier Minimums
Factor in daily pickup minimums and volume commitments required by each carrier.
Peak season capacity
Understand carrier capacity constraints during peak periods.
Service-Speed Impact
Transit time comparison by lane
See time-in-transit differences for your top origin/destination pairs.
On-time delivery projections
Estimate on-time delivery rates based on carrier performance data.
Customer promise alignment
Validate that carrier TiT meets your customer-facing delivery promises.
Scenario modeling
Model the impact of shifting volume between carriers on overall service levels.
Activation & Handoff
Normalized data extract
One-click to generate a clean, carrier-ready package-level data extract for negotiation.
Carrier contact routing
ShipScience routes your extract to the right carrier sales contact automatically.
Incumbent carrier impact report
Visualize and plan for your volume shift, understanding the impact to your current discounts.
NDA-ready format
Data is anonymized and formatted to meet carrier NDA requirements.
Eliminate months-long RFP cycles. Get carrier-ready insights in days, not quarters.
Immediate clarity
Compare your unique shipment profile against carrier rates. No guessing at savings potential.
Faster carrier engagement
ShipScience manages data normalization and routes your extract to the right carrier contact.
Free for shippers
My Next Carrier is 100% free for shippers. We charge the carrier a referral fee only if you end up selecting them, so we're incentivized to send only qualified, high-fit opportunities their way.
Enterprise-grade security, built in.
Security and compliance features trusted by leading enterprises
Privacy note: Shipper shipment-level data is not shared with carriers unless the shipper explicitly approves activation.
Answers to common questions.
We need historical invoice data (carrier, service level, zone, weight, cost) and package-level attributes (origin ZIP, destination ZIP, dimensions). Typically 6-12 months of history provides the best analysis.
ShipScience maintains partnerships with 10+ national and regional carriers who provide preferential rate cards, ZIP coverage data, and time-in-transit commitments for analysis purposes.
A shipment is 'reroutable' if an alternative carrier can service the same origin/destination pair at a similar service level.
Once data is connected and validated (usually less than a day), you'll receive your Carrier Opportunity Leaderboard immediately. Ongoing monitoring is available for customers who want continuous optimization. Existing ShipScience customers can view My Next Carrier data in real time.
My Next Carrier accelerates and informs your RFP process. It doesn't replace negotiations. You'll enter carrier conversations with fit information, data-backed leverage and clear savings targets.
We compare against your current contracted rates to identify incremental opportunities, and where possible, factor in any earned discounts or volume commitments. Many shippers discover regional carriers or service-level optimizations even with strong incumbent pricing.
Shortlist your best next carrier on your real shipment history.
Stop guessing at carrier savings. Get data-backed carrier opportunities in days, not months.
