Independent freight intelligence — built for Australian businesses

Freight costs are rising.
Most businesses don't know
exactly how much they're
overpaying — or why.

AM Strategist combines 30 years of senior carrier-side experience with an AI-powered intelligence platform to find what you're overpaying and build the commercial case to fix it.

Free for qualified accounts · No obligation · Most clients find something in the first review
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Freight costs have been rising sharply across every corridor in Australia. Most businesses we speak with are overpaying — they just don't know by how much.

What does your freight setup look like at the moment?
Alex is the AM Strategist assistant · Andrew reviews every conversation
The journey

A structured path from
uncertainty to commercial control.

Every engagement starts with the free Pressure Test. If you find value there — the path forward is clear.

Free
STEP 1

Freight Cost
Pressure Test

Find out if you're being billed correctly. Takes 5 minutes to start.

$5,000 + GST
STEP 2

Rate Benchmark
Report

Find out if you're paying the right rates. Dollar-quantified by lane.

$10,000 + GST
STEP 3

Freight & Carrier
Diagnostic

Understand your full commercial position. Rates, risk, performance.

From $15,000 + GST
STEP 4

Freight Tender
Management

Go to market. Get competitive rates. Andrew manages the process.

$2,500 + GST/month
STEP 5

Ongoing
Intelligence

Never lose visibility again. Monthly intelligence. Continuous monitoring.

Every engagement starts with the free Pressure Test. If you find value there — the path forward is clear.

30 yrs
Carrier-side experience
5
TNT · StarTrack · Toll · AP · TGE
$0
Cost of the Pressure Test
48 hrs
From upload to findings
The process

How the Pressure Test works

Four steps. Five minutes to start. Findings in 48 hours — every one dollar-quantified, every dispute paragraph written and ready to send.

STEP 01

Upload

Upload your freight invoices, rate card, or carrier contract. Takes 5 minutes. No formatting required.

STEP 02

Guided intake

Alex guides you through the process inside the secure portal. Tells you exactly what to upload and why it matters.

STEP 03

Analysis

AM Strategist analyses your freight data against market rates, published carrier schedules, and our client benchmark network.

STEP 04

Findings

You receive a structured commercial review. Every finding dollar-quantified. Dispute paragraphs written and ready to send. Andrew steps in where deeper judgment matters.

Start the Pressure Test
The problems

The freight cost problems most businesses
don't know they have.

Your carriers know these are happening. They count on you not looking. Andrew spent 30 years on the other side of that conversation.

01 ——

Fuel levy overcharges

Carriers apply fuel levies incorrectly — wrong percentage, wrong charge base, applied to items it shouldn't be. Most clients never check. Effective 23 April, StarTrack Express jumps from 15.5% to 22.7%. Is your contract capped?

02 ——

Rates you've never benchmarked

Your carrier knows exactly what comparable businesses pay. You don't. That information gap costs money every month.

03 ——

Auto-renewal without rate review

Most freight contracts auto-renew without any rate adjustment. Carriers count on this. Andrew was on the other side of those renewals for 30 years.

04 ——

Accessorial charge inflation

Tail lift fees, residential surcharges, dimensional weight — applied incorrectly or to consignments where they don't apply. Individually small. Collectively significant.

05 ——

Contract gaps that expose you

No GRI cap. No fuel levy ceiling. No SLA remedy. Clauses that protect the carrier, not you.

06 ——

Volume commitments you can't meet

Penalties sitting in your contract that nobody told you about when you signed. Andrew reads contracts differently when he knows what to look for.

Services

Every engagement starts with the Pressure Test.

The Pressure Test is the entry point. Most clients move to one of the paid engagements after they see what Andrew finds.

Start here
🔍

Freight Cost Pressure Test

Andrew analyses your freight invoices and rate card. Billing errors found, fuel levy validated, contract gaps flagged. Every finding dollar-quantified. Dispute paragraphs ready to send. Delivered in 48 hours.

Complimentary for qualified accounts
📋

Freight Cost Audit

Full audit against market rates. Rate benchmarking against our client network. Contract gaps flagged. Every finding dollar-quantified. Delivered in 5 business days.

$5,000 + GST
📊

Freight & Carrier Diagnostic

Everything in the Freight Cost Audit plus a full carrier performance analysis using your DIFOT data. Financial case and operational case — combined. Delivered in 10 business days.

$10,000 + GST
🤝

Freight Tender & Procurement

Andrew manages your freight tender from RFP to carrier appointment. Built on 30 years of being on the carrier side of these negotiations.

From $15,000 + GST
🎯

Retained Advisory

Andrew as your fractional supply chain director. Monthly strategic note, carrier performance benchmarking against our client network, Alex available in your portal 24/7.

$2,500 + GST/month
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Who runs this

30 years on the other side
of the table.

Our lead adviser spent three decades at senior commercial level across Australia's major freight carriers — inside the pricing rooms, the tender negotiations, and the contract structures that determine what businesses pay.

He now works exclusively for the businesses on the other side of those conversations.

No carrier affiliations. No conflicts of interest. Completely independent.

No carrier affiliations
Paid by you, not by them
No conflicts of interest
Every finding dollar-quantified
Completely independent
Fixed-fee, fixed-scope
The portal

A guided workspace,
not a back-and-forth inbox.

See inside the portal
your-company.amstrategists.com
Freight invoices uploaded
3 FILES
Rate card uploaded
1 FILE
Andrew is reviewing
18h REMAINING
Findings delivered
PENDING

The Pressure Test takes 5 minutes to start.
Most clients find it in their first 48 hours.

Complimentary for qualified accounts. No obligation.

Run the Pressure Test Book a call with Andrew
Or email Andrew directly: andrew@amstrategists.com