Cents at the source saves dollars at the door

Diesel prices across Australia surged more than 50% between early and mid-March 2026, with retail prices across major capital cities exceeding $3.00 per litre at their peak. For logistics teams and fleet managers already managing tight margins, the pressure is real and even with the government's temporary fuel excise cut from 1 April, diesel remains significantly elevated.

The ACCC is actively investigating fuel surcharges being imposed on businesses, with some operators facing levies of more than 70% on deliveries. Logistics businesses are caught in the middle, absorbing higher fuel costs on one side and fielding questions from their own customers about surcharges on the other.

When costs rise this sharply, the conversation quickly turns to what gets passed on to customers. The teams in the strongest position are those that show they are fixing inefficiency and taking action. They do not just absorb costs, they actively reduce them.

The cost of a wrong address isn't where it enters your system. It's at the door.

Getting an address right at source costs mere cents. Getting it wrong costs $8 to $50+ per failed delivery once you include redelivery, support handling and operational overhead. At current fuel prices, a significant portion of that is fuel burned on a trip that delivers nothing.

Address data enters a logistics operation from many sources. It may come from your booking system or from retail clients and partners as order data. Wherever it comes from, if it arrives unverified it carries the same risk: a driver may leave the depot with an undeliverable address.

• A bad address reaches dispatch unchecked
• A driver travels to an address that can't be located or completed
• The delivery fails, the fuel is burned, the redelivery clock starts

Verify at source and deliver with confidence

Addressfinder's address verification service integrates into your dispatch system validating incoming address data in real time as it enters your operation. This works for your booking flow or a retail client's order feed.

Addresses are verified against the Australia Post address database. Our purpose-built Australia matching algorithm and monthly database updates ensure addresses are accurate and current.

Our verified addresses also include GPS coordinates and Delivery Point Identifiers (DPID). This gives your routing and dispatch systems precise location data and helps optimise transport and reduce unnecessary kilometres. Delivery route efficiency also helps drivers complete more deliveries per litre.

Drivers leave the depot with confirmed, deliverable addresses. Routes run tighter and first-time delivery success rates improve, reducing the average cost per delivery. They also put you in a stronger position as pricing talks continue with customers.

Ready to reduce your cost per delivery?

Use Addressfinder to verify delivery addresses against the Australia Post address database and get more deliveries right the first time.