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Compare carrier rates & audit invoices

Rate Compare takes a batch of real shipments (from tracking numbers, a CSV, or a carrier invoice PDF) and re-rates each one against your own carrier account. It answers two questions: what would these shipments have cost on our rates, and how much are we saving or losing.

Open Rate Compare

Start a comparison​

On the Rate Compare page, click New Comparison:

  1. Name it, for example "April 2026 Carrier Audit".
  2. Choose the account to Rate Against (any account with rating support).
  3. Add shipments one of two ways:
    • Paste tracking numbers, one per line or comma-separated. Orderly detects the carrier for each and shows a running summary.
    • CSV Upload a file with a tracking_number column, plus optional customer_cost, service, origin and destination, weight, and dimensions. You get a 5-row preview before committing.
  4. Click Create & Process. Orderly looks up each shipment, rates it, and fills in the results.

From a carrier invoice​

Click From Invoice to upload a UPS or FedEx invoice (PDF or image, up to 15 MB). Orderly extracts the shipments: carrier, invoice number, date, total, and every line item. You can edit any extracted row (tracking number, service, weight, zone, origin and destination ZIP, cost) or remove rows before you Create Comparison.

Read the results​

The detail page runs a pipeline (Uploaded → Tracking → Rating → Complete) and auto-refreshes while it processes. Summary cards show shipment counts, net cost, your rate, and total savings. The tabs break it down further:

  • Items lists every shipment with its original cost, your rate, savings, zone, service, and transit time. Click a row for a full rate breakdown.
  • Rate Card shows averages by zone (base, surcharges, transit, savings).
  • Origins shows performance by origin ZIP.
  • Pricing Engine models a markup on top of your cost (see below).

Export any comparison from the Export menu as a quick CSV of the visible rows or a full Excel report.

Model customer pricing with the Pricing Engine​

If you resell shipping, the Pricing Engine tab turns "your cost" into "customer price." Set a Base Rate Margin (%) and an optional Flat Fee per shipment, then decide how each surcharge (Fuel, Residential, Additional Handling, Saturday, Peak, and more) is handled: Pass Through, Markup %, Flat $, or Waive. A live panel shows your cost, the customer price, your margin, and what the customer saves.

Save a configuration as a Markup Profile, for example "Standard 15% Markup", to reuse it on future comparisons.

Next steps​