When the brand says another 3PL came in lower, can you tell if they’re bluffing?
4,938 anonymized rate-card entries across handling, storage, and adhoc fees. P25/P50/P75 percentiles, segmented by service line and order volume for independent 3PL operators.
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We built this because we needed it ourselves.
Rate-card conversations come with NDAs attached. The only benchmarks available were paywalled, brand-side, or averages too broad to use. We pulled 4,938 anonymized line items from actual operator rate sheets and ran the percentile math, segmented by service line and order volume.
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What you’ll see inside
P50 for all 8 activities, side by side. Pick & pack barely moved ($3.18 to $3.20). Monthly minimum jumped 53%. Most operators losing deals assume it’s the pick rate. It usually isn’t.
Per cubic foot vs. pallet vs. flat rate vs. hybrid. Range: $0.45/cu ft to $75 flat monthly. That spread looks like a price gap. It’s a billing-method gap.
Inbound receiving by pallet type, ASN complexity, and unit count. Where most of the quote-to-invoice gap lives. P25, P50, and P75 for each tier.
The accessorials the top quartile charges that most mid-tier operators skip. Long-term storage fees: 23% charged them three years ago. Now 48.6% do.
The monthly minimum across the industry jumped from $337.50 to $517. If you haven’t raised yours in 12 months, you’re absorbing that gap on every invoice.
Fulfillment Advisor 2025 benchmark data, 600+ warehouses.
Why this data hasn’t existed until now
Every rate card in this industry travels with an NDA. The only benchmarks available publish a single average across 600 warehouses with wildly different models. We collected anonymously, aggregated at scale, and ran the percentile math. No individual card is traceable. What you get is a size-band comparison that wasn’t possible before.
Updated every quarter
The spread between P25 and P75 is moving. Operators pricing on cost-to-serve are pulling away from the ones quoting off static rate cards. Download now and you get Q2 2026. When Q3 ships, it comes to you automatically.
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