{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Freight cost management","description":"Unlike freight cost control – which is limited to auditing transport invoices after the fact – freight cost management takes a proactive, strategic approach to all transport-related expenditure. It encompasses carrier and route selection, contract negotiations, shipment consolidation, and the use of visibility tools to monitor spending continuously. Shippers and forwarders rely on it to balance cost reduction with service reliability, tracking metrics such as cost per shipment or freight-to-reve","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/freight-cost-management","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:12:38.174621","citation":"https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/freight-cost-management-best-practices/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/freight-cost-management","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Freight cost management · Unlike freight cost control – which is limited to auditing transport invoices after the fact – freight cost management takes a proactive, strategic approach to all transport-related expenditure. · Quelle: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/freight-cost-management-best-practices/"}