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title: Data is the Key to Accurate Warehouse Pricing
description: To get accurate warehouse pricing, we first need accurate data on the account characteristics to plug into a pricing model.
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# [Data is the Key to Accurate Warehouse Pricing](https://www.weberlogistics.com/blog/california-logistics-blog/bid/356093/data-is-the-key-to-accurate-warehouse-pricing)

 Written by [Weber Logistics](https://www.weberlogistics.com/blog/california-logistics-blog/author/weber-logistics) | Thu, Oct 02, 2014 @ 05:03 PM

<https://www.weberlogistics.com/landing-pages/tofu-offer-warehouse-prices/>Third party logistics providers use different warehouse pricing models to determine their costs for warehouse storage and services. But the approaches are pretty similar across providers. We all look at a variety of data, including product volume, case size, pallet size and weight.

For a primer on warehouse pricing, download our [Commercial Warehouse Pricing Guide.](https://www.weberlogistics.com/landing-pages/tofu-offer-warehouse-prices/)  

To get the pricing right, we need accurate data on the account characteristics to plug into a pricing model. Understandably, shippers often can’t provide all the details requested. Here are some actual shipper responses to pricing worksheet questions:

- “I’m not sure about the number of pallets, but it’s 25,000 pounds.”
- “I don’t have access to this information. Would need to talk to the systems department to get it, and they’re busy.”
- “I think it will be 500-1,000 orders a day, I think.”
- “I don’t have any of this data, they just asked me to find a warehouse in your city.”
- “For number of orders, just use the average orders for your others customers who are like me.”

When a 3PL doesn’t have the data for its warehouse pricing model, the company has to make assumptions. For example, let’s say a shipper does not know if products can be stored 2 pallets high or 3 pallets high. If the 3PL needs to charge $15 per pallet footprint, then the rate for 2-high storage would be $7.50 per pallet. But if the product can be stored 3-high, the rate would drop to $5.00 per pallet.  

You can see how missing or incorrect data will result in inaccurate rates. When it comes to commercial warehouse pricing, accurate data on the current operation is everything.  

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