About RateRunners
Shipping costs shouldn'tbe a mystery.
Every brand ships. Every 3PL fulfills. Every carrier invoices. But no one sees the full financial picture. RateRunners was built to change that—not by replacing what exists, but by connecting it into one shared source of truth.
The Problem
Shipping costs are one of the least understood expenses in commerce.
Brands rely on 3PLs to ship. 3PLs rely on carriers to deliver. Carriers invoice weeks later. Adjustments appear without context. Charges don't match expectations. And nobody has the same view of what happened.
The result isn't just billing confusion—it's eroded trust, strained partnerships, delayed decisions, and millions in unrecoverable costs.
This isn't a technology gap. It's a structural one.
The fragmentation today
- Order data lives in the OMS
- Fulfillment data lives in the WMS
- Carrier invoices arrive weeks later via EDI or portals
- Adjustments and surcharges come without context
- Reconciliation happens in spreadsheets—if it happens at all
The Insight
Every shipment has a financial lifecycle.
A shipment isn't just a package moving from A to B. It's a financial event—with an expected cost, an actual charge, adjustments, reconciliation, and payment. When you see the full lifecycle, shipping costs stop being a mystery.
01
Order Placed
Synced from your store or OMS
02
Cost Estimated
Rate-shopped against contracts
03
Invoice Received
Matched to the carrier bill
04
Reconciled
Variances surfaced automatically
05
Ready for Payment
Verified and approved to pay
The Solution
RateRunners explains shipping costs.
Not another dashboard. Not another audit tool. A shared financial system of record that connects every shipment to every charge—so brands, 3PLs, and carriers all see the same truth.
Automated reconciliation
Every shipment is matched to its carrier invoice automatically. Variances are surfaced—not buried.
Shared visibility
Brands and 3PLs see the same data. Disputes drop. Decisions get faster.
Financial-grade accuracy
Rate contracts, surcharges, adjustments, and credits—all tracked at the shipment level.
Dispute management
Flag, track, and resolve billing discrepancies with a clear audit trail.
Multi-carrier support
UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, regionals—one place for every parcel carrier.
Payment readiness
Know exactly what to pay, when to pay it, and why—before it leaves your account.
Who It's For
Built for the entire shipping ecosystem.
Shipping costs don't live in one team. Neither should the system that explains them.
Brands
Stop reacting to invoices. See what you shipped, what it cost, and what you owe—before you pay.
3PLs
Build trust through transparency. Share billing data with your brand partners without extra work.
Carriers
Reduce disputes and payment delays. When charges are clear, payments move faster.
Finance Teams
Reconcile shipping costs with confidence. One system for accruals, adjustments, and approvals.
Why We Built This
Shipping infrastructure evolved. Cost infrastructure didn't.
Over the past decade, the shipping ecosystem has been rebuilt from the ground up. Multi-carrier platforms made rate-shopping instant. 3PLs scaled into nationwide networks. Carriers launched new services every quarter.
But the financial layer—the part that tracks what was shipped, what was charged, and whether the two match—hasn't changed. It's still spreadsheets, manual reconciliation, and emails that start with “Can you check this invoice?”
We built RateRunners because the shipping ecosystem deserves a financial system of record that keeps pace with how it actually operates. Not another dashboard on top of broken data—a new layer that makes the numbers make sense.
The Category
The financial system of record for parcel shipping.
Stripe built the financial layer for payments. Shopify built the operating system for commerce. RateRunners is building the financial layer for shipping—where every shipment, every charge, and every adjustment lives in one place, visible to every stakeholder.
One
Shared source of truth
Brands, 3PLs, and carriers operating from the same financial data.
Every
Shipment reconciled
Automatic matching from label creation to carrier invoice to payment.
Zero
Spreadsheets required
No more manual exports, VLOOKUPs, or side-channel reconciliation.