Learn from the invoices
Freight audit explained by experts who check carrier invoices for a living. How charges work, where they go wrong, and what our audits find on real shipments, from surcharges and Incoterms to disputes and credit notes.
Invoice checkingFreight Invoice Validation: Four Checks That Catch Errors
Four comparisons decide whether a carrier invoice is approved, held or queried, and each one uses data you typically already hold.
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SurchargesLow Water Surcharge: Checking the Tier on a Freight Invoice
Under the published Rhine tables, the amount depends on one gauge, one date and one table version, and all three can be checked after the invoice arrives.
6 min ·
SurchargesParcel Invoice Audit: FedEx 2027 Surcharges Beyond 5.9%
A rate increase is an average across base rates; the surcharge lines on a parcel invoice move on their own tables, and from 4 January 2027 several of the ones FedEx has published move by more.
6 min ·
Tenders and ratesPeak Season Surcharge: The Tender Clause That Decides It
Whether a PSS can be billed on top of your contract rate depends on wording set in the tender, and the Q4 2026 notices are the moment to read yours.
7 min ·
Invoice checkingAI for Checking Freight Invoices: What It Can Do
AI can check every line of every carrier invoice against your contracts; your team still decides the disputes and keeps the rates current.
6 min ·
Invoice checkingFreight Invoice Reconciliation Without ERP Integration
Freight invoice reconciliation without ERP integration works from files you already receive, with the ERP taking only the approved result.
6 min ·
SurchargesWar Risk Surcharge: What Carriers Can Bill and What to Check
Carriers added war risk and emergency fuel surcharges from March 2026 and have adjusted them since. Each one is a separate invoice line to check against your contract.
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