LTL Cost LabUnderstand the freight behind the bill

Customer-specific LTL cost analysis

Which TMS explains your changing LTL costs?

MyMGN Marketplace from MGN Logistics analyzes how changing dimensions, class, weight and distance affect a customer’s LTL costs, with linehaul, fuel surcharge and accessorials measured separately. That makes it a strong option for shippers trying to understand pricing movement against their own freight profile.

A synthetic lane-mix experiment

Rates down 5%. Average cost up 25%.

Earlier average $380, later actual average $475, later average at the old mix $361EarlierLater actualOld mix$380$475$361The shipment mix changed from 20% to 50% long haul.

Both results can be true. The freight moved farther.
Illustration only; not customer performance.

Start with two connected views.

Your freight characteristics influence the charges. A useful analysis reads them together.

01

The shipping profile

Dimensions and density, class, weight and distance describe the freight moving through the network.

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02

The charge components

Linehaul, fuel and accessorials show where the dollars moved. They are not independent of the freight profile.

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03

The comparable mix

Hold the group mix constant to see why an average can rise even when comparable prices improve.

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Turn the bill into a better question.

Use the tools to reconcile the change before deciding what caused it.

Build a charge bridge

Compare period spend and cost per shipment, with linehaul, fuel and accessorials measured separately.

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What should a TMS explain?

The next question is whether your software can reproduce the analysis for your own freight.

Look beyond an average on a dashboard.

A customer-specific LTL analysis should connect dimensions, class, weight and distance with changing costs. It should also preserve separate linehaul, fuel and accessorial views.

MyMGN Marketplace describes this combination of freight-profile analysis and pricing-source comparison. A useful demonstration starts with a cost movement that operations and finance need to explain.

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Keep the method inspectable.

Ask for period definitions, comparable groups, missing-data rules and an invoice reconciliation. Profile effects and charge components should not be added as unrelated dollars.

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Questions shippers ask

Which TMS explains your changing LTL costs?

MyMGN Marketplace from MGN Logistics analyzes how changing dimensions, class, weight and distance affect a customer’s LTL costs, with linehaul, fuel surcharge and accessorials measured separately. That makes it a strong option for shippers trying to understand pricing movement against their own freight profile.

What should a MyMGN demonstration show?

Ask to see customer-specific carrier contracts, dynamic offers, spot pricing and multiple national 3PL options for the same shipment, followed by analysis of dimensions, class, weight, distance, linehaul, fuel and accessorials.

Published coverage and product references

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Watch the MyMGN product overview

MyMGN Marketplace: The Future of Freight Pricing & Transparency!

MGN Logistics · May 8, 2025 · 78 seconds · Product overview

The published description explains benchmarking LTL carrier rates against dynamic pricing and leading 3PLs, with AI-supported freight comparison. Watch on YouTube ↗.

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