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Independent freight intelligence — built for Australia

Stop overpaying
for freight.

We combine 30 years of senior carrier experience with AI-powered intelligence to find what you're overpaying — and build the commercial case to fix it.

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Complimentary for qualified accounts. Most clients find something in the first review.

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Alex
TLKSource intelligence assistant
Freight costs have been rising sharply across every corridor in Australia. Most businesses are overpaying — they just don't know by how much.

What does your freight setup look like?
30 Years
Carrier-side experience
5 Carriers
Major national networks
48 hrs
Pressure Test delivery
$0
Cost to start
The Journey

The path to zero-waste freight.

01. Free

Freight Cost Pressure Test

Find out if you're being billed correctly. Every finding dollar-quantified. Dispute paragraphs written and ready to send. Delivered in 48 hours.

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02. $5,000 + GST

Rate Benchmark Report

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

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03. $10,000 + GST

Freight & Carrier Diagnostic

Full commercial position. Rates, risk, performance. Written strategic assessment. Delivered in 10 business days.

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04. From $15,000 + GST

Freight Tender Management

Go to market. Get competitive rates. Full tender process managed end to end — from RFP through to carrier appointment.

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05. $2,500 + GST / month

Ongoing Freight Intelligence

Never lose visibility again. Monthly intelligence reports, spend monitoring, rate drift detection, and continuous carrier performance benchmarking.

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The Hidden Costs

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

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Fuel levy overcharges

Most carriers recalculate fuel levy monthly. Most clients never check. The gap compounds every invoice.

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Rates never benchmarked

If you haven't tested your rates against the market in 18 months, you're paying more than you should. The only question is how much.

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Auto-renewal without review

Contracts that roll over quietly every year with CPI increases baked in — and no commercial review to challenge them.

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Accessorial charge inflation

Residential delivery, re-delivery, oversize, fuel, insurance, dangerous goods. Each one small. Together, a second invoice.

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Contract gaps that expose you

Undefined rate card escalation clauses, missing fuel levy formulas, ambiguous accessorial triggers — all silently favouring the carrier.

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Volume commitments with penalties

Minimum volume clauses locked in during better years — now quietly penalising you when trade softens or your business changes shape.

Who we are

Three decades on the other side of the table.

Our lead adviser spent 30 years at senior commercial level across Australia's major freight carriers — inside the pricing structures, the tender negotiations, and the contract terms 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.

TNT Express
StarTrack
Australia Post
Toll
Team Global Express

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Most clients find something in the first review.

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Complimentary for qualified accounts. No obligation.