Service
We do not replace your pallet team. We give them an operating system.
Sourcing, POs, BOLs, PODs, disputes, core pickup, consolidated invoicing. We operate the pallet category end-to-end so your procurement team gets weekly reports instead of vendor emails. Per-pallet pricing on your existing spreadsheet line item.
5-12%
Mgmt fee on pallet COGS
Per-pallet blended
$3K-$25K+
Typical monthly PS fees
Engagement-dependent
2 weeks
MSA to first shipment
Standard onboarding
30 days
No-charge pilot
For core-heavy accounts
Active managed engagements
Active multi-DC managed programs
GXO
Multi-facility managed program
Trinity Packaging
Pallet sourcing and management
If a managed engagement is not named here, that is discretion, not a signal that it does not exist.
What we run end-to-end
Every operational layer of a multi-DC pallet program. Your procurement team owns the spec and the budget; we own everything between RFQ and consolidated monthly invoice. No new tool, no new login, no new burden on your team.
Vendor sourcing per DC corridor
Purchase orders and BOLs
Proof-of-delivery tracking
Damage and shortage dispute handling
Core (return-pallet) pickup and reverse logistics
Consolidated monthly invoicing in your AP schema
How we price
Per-pallet management fee, typically 5-12% on pallet COGS depending on pallet grade (new, recycled, heat-treated, ISPM-15) and volume. Typical engagements run $3,000 to $25,000+/month in PS fees. The per-pallet number lands on your spreadsheet next to every other vendor: no new budget category required, no retainer-style approval cycles, no MSA carve-outs.
Why it is priced this way
In procurement, "new tool" reads as "new burden." We do not ask you to pay us in a new way. We ask you to swap one supplier line for another. The per-pallet number is what you compare. What makes PS different (federal-data cost index, audit-reproducible methodology, 7,500-vendor coverage map, neutrality wall against kickback shenanigans) is what you discover after you have already engaged. It does not need to be the pitch.
30-day no-charge pilot
For core-heavy accounts where return-pallet handling is the main cost lever, we run a 30-day pilot at no PS fee. You see the reporting, the dispute handling, the consolidated invoice format. If at the end of 30 days it has not moved the needle, the pilot ends and nothing further is owed. If it has, we convert to a standard MSA.
Onboarding
Two weeks from signed MSA to first managed shipment. Week 1: we map your DC footprint and run RFQs into the corridor vendor pool. Week 2: you approve the slate, we stand up your monthly reporting cadence, first BOLs go out. No protracted integration project. No procurement consultant on retainer. No "discovery phase" that bills hourly.
How managed engagements connect to the rest of the platform
Managed engagements generate the transaction data that empirically validates PSCI. Your program runs; the methodology gets sharper. The next buyer benefits from the previous buyer's anonymized data. This is the structural difference between PS and a pallet broker: they sell pallets one transaction at a time; we sell intelligence that compounds.
What transfers off your team
Typical weekly operational work that moves from your team to ours. Aggregate range: 5.5 to 9 hours per week for a mid-sized multi-DC engagement.
| Task | Hours / week |
|---|---|
| Vendor sourcing and RFQ management | 1.5 - 2.5 |
| PO and BOL coordination | 1.0 - 1.5 |
| Proof-of-delivery tracking | 0.5 - 1.0 |
| Damage and shortage disputes | 1.0 - 2.0 |
| Core (return-pallet) pickup | 0.5 - 1.0 |
| Monthly invoice consolidation | 1.0 |
| Total per week | 5.5 - 9.0 |
Hours scale with your DC count and pallet grade mix. Smaller engagements come in at the bottom of the range; F500-scale programs at the top.
Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from a 3PL?
- A 3PL is horizontal across logistics categories. We are vertical to pallets only, with a published methodology and a 7,500-vendor coverage map. We do not move freight or warehouse inventory; we operate the pallet category end-to-end. On your spreadsheet, we are a supplier line. Underneath, we are a data product.
- What is the smallest engagement that makes sense?
- Typically 1-3 DCs to start, or a 30-day pilot on a core-heavy single facility. If the corridor PSCI math holds and your AP team likes the consolidated invoice format, we scale across your network. If it does not fit, the MSA ends at the next quarter, no penalty.
- Do you guarantee per-pallet pricing?
- Yes, against the corridor PSCI at the time of slate approval. If the federal data moves materially mid-quarter, we true-up at the next quarterly review with the math shown openly. We do not silently re-price.
- Who owns the vendor relationships?
- You can choose. Default is PS owns the operational relationship (RFQ, PO, dispute) and you own the strategic relationship (annual reviews, exec touchpoints). Some customers reverse that; we structure either way.
Scope a corridor
Send your DC footprint. We come back with the slate.
Twenty-minute scoping call. You share your DC list and current pallet spec; we return corridor vendors, per-pallet pricing against PSCI, and a methodology citation. No deck. No procurement consultant. No retainer.