by Nick Talbert | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, Freight Audit & Invoicing
A freight audit vendor asking for your invoice data is asking for a map of your business. Carrier rates. Lane volumes. Payment terms. Dispute history. The margins you’ve negotiated and the ones you haven’t. Hand that to the wrong platform and the exposure...
by Nick Talbert | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog, Freight Audit & Invoicing
Freight audit pricing follows four models: per-invoice transaction fees, a percentage of audited freight spend, gainshare (the vendor keeps a share of recovered savings), and flat platform subscription. Vendors rarely publish numbers, because the real answer depends...
by Nick Talbert | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog, Freight Audit & Invoicing
Top Freight Audit Companies Compared (2026) Freight audit companies verify carrier invoices against contracted rates and shipment records, catching duplicate billing, misapplied accessorials, reweighs, and fuel surcharge errors before they become overpayments. The...
by Nick Talbert | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog, Freight Audit & Invoicing, Invoicing
Accessorial charges are fees carriers add to a freight invoice for services beyond standard dock-to-dock pickup and delivery: waiting time, extra labor, special equipment, or handling at hard-to-serve locations. They appear as separate line items on the carrier...
by Nick Talbert | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Freight Audit & Invoicing
Freight audit and payment (FAP) is the process of verifying that every carrier invoice matches the agreed rate, contract terms, and shipment documentation before the bill gets paid, and then executing payment to the carrier. The audit checks line items like base...
