Almanac · 14 · Money · definition

Benchmarking

Discount off a published tariff versus a shipper-centric tariff — choose the rate basis that resets baseline charges.

A carrier’s “discount off published” is not a benchmark. It is a haircut on their book.

Choose a rate basis against tariff rating you own, then measure spend to that baseline and to your own history.

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The Almanac · Rob Balawender, editor