Freight Audit & Payment
Freight audit and payment that catches overcharges, cleans up invoices, and gives your team clear, accurate freight cost data.
What is Freight Audit & Payment?
Freight audit and payment is the process of checking every freight invoice against your contracted rates, accessorials, and shipment data before it gets paid. It makes sure you are only paying what you actually owe for each load.
Instead of your team manually chasing errors, a freight audit and payment partner catches billing mistakes, manages disputes with carriers, and consolidates payments. You get accurate invoices, fewer surprises, and clean data on your total transportation spend.
Why Freight Audit & Payment Matters
Eliminate Overcharges and Hidden Fees
Turn Freight Data Into Actionable Savings
Protect Cash Flow and Avoid Paying Twice
Free Up Your Team’s Time
Strengthen Carrier Relationships
What AZL Freight Audit & Payment Provides
Alpha Zero checks every freight invoice against your contracts and shipment data, catches overcharges, and gives your team one clean view of total freight spend.
Our Approach
We build audit rules around your carriers, lanes, and accessorials, then add human review for high-value or exception loads. Our team works as an extension of your AP and logistics groups so disputes, credits, and approvals move in a clear, consistent workflow.
Technology & Visibility Features
AZL connects to your TMS and/or ERP so shipment and invoice data stay in sync. You get dashboards and exports that show savings, exceptions, and freight spend by mode, lane, and customer, with a full audit trail for every change.
Capabilities Included
We validate line-haul, fuel, and accessorial charges, flag duplicate or out-of-policy invoices, and handle disputes directly with carriers. AZL can allocate charges by cost center, customer, or location and provide consolidated, audit-ready invoicing to feed your accounting system.
Performance Standards
We track audit accuracy, dispute turnaround time, and on-time payment so carriers are paid correctly and on schedule. Regular reviews highlight savings, recurring issues, and next steps to keep improving your freight costs over time.
How Freight Audit & Payment Works
Connect Your Data
Connect your TMS, carrier portals, and invoices so every shipment lands in one clean view.
Audit & Resolve Cost Discrepancies
We match invoices to contracts and shipment data, flag discrepancies, and resolve them before payment.
Pay Carriers & Report Savings
We pay accurate invoices, recover credits on errors, and report savings by carrier and lane.
Who Is Freight Audit & Payment Services Best For?
Businesses that see frequent billing errors or disputes with carriers
Growing shippers that want tighter control over transportation spend
Finance teams that need clean, auditable freight cost data
Shippers with a high volume of freight invoices every month
Teams that spend too much time checking and coding freight bills
FAQs About Freight Audit & Payment
Find quick answers to how our freight audit and payment service works, what it covers, and what you need to get started. If you do not see your question here, our team can walk you through the details for your specific network.
How does your freight audit and payment service work with our existing carriers?
We work with your current carrier mix and rate agreements. Invoices are audited against your contracts and shipment data, and only approved invoices move to payment—no need to change carriers to get started.
Do we need a transportation management system (TMS) to use this service?
No. We can work with data from your TMS, your carriers, or flat files and reports. If you do have a TMS, we can integrate so shipment and invoice data stay in sync.
What types of freight can you audit?
We support less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload (FTL), parcel, and can extend to other modes depending on your carriers and contracts. The same audit rules apply across modes so you get a single view of spend.
How do you charge for freight audit and payment?
Most shippers choose a transaction or savings-based pricing model tied to invoice volume and complexity. We scope the program first, then agree on a simple, predictable fee structure.
How long does implementation usually take?
Typical setup is a few weeks, depending on how many carriers, systems, and locations are in scope. We start with a focused pilot, validate results with your team, then roll out to the rest of your network.
Related Logistics Services
Managed Transportation Services (MTS)
End-to-end management of your transportation program—planning, execution, and continuous improvement—so your dedicated account team can run every lane to a defined playbook.
Transportation Analytics
Centralized dashboards and reporting that give your account team and stakeholders real-time visibility into cost, service, and KPI trends across your network.
TMS Technology Integration
Implementation and integration of a transportation management system (TMS) that connects rating, tendering, audit, and payment workflows in one connected platform.
Let’s Talk About Your Transportation Operation
If your network has outgrown spreadsheets or internal bandwidth, Alpha Zero can help bring structure, visibility, and accountability to your transportation program. Start with a conversation to understand whether managed transportation is the right fit.
