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Freight is recoverable

EBITDA

Freight is one of the most reliable quick wins in a 100-day plan, and one of the least managed cost lines in portfolio companies at acquisition. Freight savings are predictable. The right partnership is what makes them last. With Haversack, freight savings become a capability, not a contract.

$327M+

Total freight cost reduction delivered across all clients

13-22%

Average year-one savings across the portfolio

60-90

Days to first measurable savings

98%

Client referral rate

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HOW IT WORKS

A custom solution built for the hold period.

From freight audit to full TMS deployment, inside the 100-day window.

RESULTS

See what freight recovery looks like in practice.

Two PE-owned manufacturers achieved a combined recovery of $18.7M from cost lines their deal teams never modeled at close.

MANUFACTURING - PE-OWNED

in total freight savings.

$9.4M

$6.1M

Previously hidden savings uncovered

$1.1M

Invoice leakage recovered

A cellulose insulation manufacturer had shipped for years with no consolidated freight view and no rate benchmarking. The audit uncovered $6.1M in savings that had never appeared in the cost model, including $1.1M in invoice leakage that had been accumulating undetected.

 

CONSUMER GOODS - PE-BACKED

in total freight savings.

$9.3M

40%

Reduction in freight claims

7%

Labor reduction in logistics

A craft beverage packaging company scaling under PE ownership had outgrown its logistics process. A new carrier structure, TMS deployment, and invoice controls delivered $9.3M in savings alongside a 40% reduction in freight claims and a 7% reduction in logistics labor, turning a cost center into a documented margin contributor.

The portfolio companies where we do our best work tend to look like this.

Our solution works best when there's a genuine commitment to running freight differently than it's always been done. The organizations we work with share a common set of qualities.

Including, but not limited to, manufacturing, distribution, industrials, and consumer goods

No TMS, or a TMS that hasn’t been updated since acquisition

Carrier relationships set before PE ownership

Active 100-day plan or value creation timeline in progress

Annual freight spend between $250K and $25M

Invoices paid without an automated audit process

Freight managed by someone whose primary role isn’t logistics

DUE DILIGENCE

What operating partners ask before engaging.

PARTNERSHIP ALIGNMENT

The relationship is part of the result.

Haversack’s fee depends entirely on the savings delivered, which means the incentives are structured the same way yours are. But aligned incentives alone don’t make a partnership work. What makes it work is how both sides show up. These are the operating principles we bring to every engagement, and what we need from the organizations we work with to deliver the results this model is built on.

If this is how you already operate, we’re probably aligned. If it’s not, we’d rather know now, and we’d expect you to say the same.

GENUINE

We report what’s true, including when results are slower than projected or a carrier relationship isn’t performing. You’ll never have to chase us for data, and the numbers in your board deck will match the numbers in ours.

Share the full picture. The audit works better with complete invoice history and honest context about how the freight operation currently runs.
 

PROACTIVE

We move at the speed a 100-day plan requires. Carrier negotiations, TMS deployment, and reporting don’t wait for monthly check-ins. We surface issues before they become problems and bring solutions before you ask.

Stay engaged in the early weeks. The deployment goes faster and the results land sooner when the portfolio company’s team is accessible and willing to move.

COURAGEOUS

We’ll challenge carrier relationships that have been in place for years, push back on manual processes that create cost, and recommend changes that may be uncomfortable. That’s where the savings live.

Be open to doing things differently. The freight operation that existed at acquisition is usually the reason the opportunity exists in the first place.
 

NEXT STEP

If this sounds like the kind of partner you’ve been looking for, let’s talk.

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