Lara GuevaraSupply Chain expert (Product and Service)

Audit Your 3PL In 5 Steps

18 May 2026 · 1 min

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Lara Guevara walks through a five-step weekend audit to find overcharges in 3PL invoices. Pull three months of bills, sort every fee by type, compare rates to benchmarks, flag what's out of range, and multiply monthly overages by twelve. Most brands find $8K to $40K in unnecessary charges.

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5 steps to find where you are overpaying your 3PL. Do this this weekend. 1, pull the last 3 months of invoices, not just the most recent one. 2, categorize every fee: peak, pack, storage, receiving, handling, returns, minimums. 3, compare each rate to the benchmarks from 2stay. Flag anything above range. 4, identify fees you cannot explain. Write them down, every single one. 5. Calculate the annual impact. Monthly overcharge times 12. That number is your reason to make the call on Monday. Most brands find 8K to 40K in fees they should not be paying. Some find more. The audit takes a few hours. The savings last every month after.