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🧾 Freight invoice audit

Freight invoice audit: check every invoice from your carriers

Negotiating the best rates is only the first step. You still need to check that every invoice actually follows the terms you agreed. Stockbooking Transport Optimizer automates that check and flags the gap between the amount billed and the amount actually due.

1 carrier · 1 month of invoices · 1 rate card

We analyse your data and return the anomalies found, along with the savings potential identified.

Actually check your freight invoices

A freight invoice can look correct and still contain errors. The billed amount often depends on many rules:

  • Rate applied by zone or destination
  • Billed weight and actual weight
  • Weight breaks and rate bands
  • Minimum charge
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Surcharges and accessorial fees
  • Specific services
  • Returns or special deliveries
  • Rate conditions specific to each carrier

Checking all of these parameters manually, line by line, is time-consuming and hard to scale. Invoice audit should still confirm that every service was billed in line with the negotiated contract.

Our answer

Transport Optimizer recalculates the theoretical amount of each shipment from your rate card, then compares it with the amount actually billed.

Spot the gaps

You get a clear view of what was billed, what was due, and the difference between the two.

Billed amount

What your carrier actually invoiced you.

Theoretical amount

What the service should have cost under your rate conditions.

Gap identified

The difference between the billed amount and the theoretical amount.

Savings potential

The value of anomalies that can be reviewed and, where relevant, recovered from the carrier.

You move from occasional invoice checks to a real, automated audit of freight billing.

Which anomalies can you detect?

Transport Optimizer automatically analyses your data to identify different types of gaps.

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Rate gaps

Check that the rates applied match the rates negotiated with your carrier.

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Weight and band errors

Find cases where the weight or rate band used for billing does not match the shipment data.

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Incorrect surcharges

Check how surcharges, fuel and accessorial fees from your contracts were applied.

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Non-compliant services

Identify services billed even though they do not match the agreed conditions.

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Recurring anomalies

Spot errors that repeat across invoices and can add up to a significant amount over a year.

Why automate freight invoice control?

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Check 100% of lines

A manual or sample-based check can miss anomalies. Automation applies rate rules systematically.

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Spend less time on control

No more manual comparison of hundreds or thousands of lines against complex rate cards.

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Find hidden savings

An error of a few euros can look trivial on one line. Repeated hundreds of times, it becomes material over the year.

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Keep carrier relationships on solid ground

The audit does not systematically challenge invoices. It gives you a factual, quantified basis when gaps are found.

A free pre-audit on your own data

Instead of a theoretical demo, we measure the potential directly on your freight billing.

  1. 1

    You choose a carrier

    Pick a carrier that represents a significant share of your transport spend.

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    You send one month of invoices

    We need an Excel extract at shipment-order level.

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    You send the negotiated rate card

    We use the rate conditions that apply to the carrier being analysed.

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    We run the analysis

    The data is automatically compared with the rate rules.

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    You receive the results

    We present the anomalies found and the savings potential identified.

In concrete terms, you get:

Billed amount →Theoretical amount →Gap identified →Savings potential

No subscription and no commitment are required for this first audit.

What data do we need?

The pre-audit only needs two inputs.

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Your freight billing

An Excel extract for one month of one carrier's invoices, ideally at shipment-order level.

02

Your rate card

The rate card negotiated with that carrier, including rates, bands, zones and applicable surcharges where possible.

You do not need to prepare the data for analysis. We handle the processing and the control.

What if you are not checking 100% of your freight billing?

Many companies do check their invoices. But there is a real difference between a sample check, a few Excel rules, and an exhaustive check of every line, every rule and every surcharge.

The question is not only

“Are we checking our freight invoices?”

It is mainly

“Are we sure we actually detect billing anomalies?”

Transport Optimizer moves you from occasional manual checks to an automated audit of your freight billing.

Which companies?

The solution is aimed at companies with significant transport spend, several carriers, or complex rate cards.

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Industry

Automotive, food, consumer goods, industrial equipment.

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Pharma

Companies with high requirements for cost control and traceability.

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Retail

Retailers and distributors handling large transport volumes.

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E-commerce

Companies shipping a high daily order volume with several carriers.

Which roles?

Freight invoice control involves several functions in the company.

CFO / Finance director

Secure transport spend and identify potential savings.

Management controller

Get a quantified view of gaps between invoices and negotiated terms.

Supply chain controller

Measure the real economic performance of your transport flows.

Transport manager

Check that negotiated rate conditions are actually applied.

Transport buyer

Identify gaps and use objective data in discussions with carriers.

Supply chain director

Improve control and the economic performance of transport.

Invoice audit, built into Transport Optimizer

Invoice control is one capability of Stockbooking Transport Optimizer, our solution for steering and improving transport performance.

Transport Optimizer goes beyond invoice checks by centralising the analysis of your transport performance.

Spend analysis

Analyse transport budgets and volumes and identify the main cost drivers.

Carrier analysis

Compare carrier performance and identify gaps.

Invoice control

Automatically compare billed amounts with your negotiated rate conditions.

Rate analysis

Identify rate gaps and measure how consistent your transport purchasing terms are.

Performance steering

Track your main transport KPIs and identify improvement levers.

How much could you recover on freight billing?

Instead of a theoretical estimate, we measure the potential on your own data. One carrier and one month of invoices are enough for a first estimate.

1 carrier1 month of invoices1 rate card1 automated analysis1 savings estimate

Your data stays confidential

Freight billing data can contain sensitive information.

If needed, we can put a confidentiality agreement (NDA) in place before any data is shared.

Your files are used only for the agreed analysis, to identify possible billing anomalies.

Ready to start?

Send us your request and we will tell you exactly which data format we need.

Request my free pre-audit

FAQ — Freight invoice audit

What is freight invoice audit?

It means checking that amounts billed by carriers match the negotiated rate conditions: rates, zones, weights, bands, surcharges and other billing rules.

Why check freight invoices?

An invoice can contain gaps even when rates were negotiated correctly. A systematic check identifies anomalies and measures their financial impact.

Can freight invoice control be automated?

Yes. Transport Optimizer automatically compares billing data with the rate rules defined in the negotiated cards.

Which billing errors can be detected?

Depending on the data and rate rules: rate gaps, weight or band errors, incorrect surcharges, and services billed outside the negotiated conditions.

How many invoices need to be analysed?

For the free pre-audit, one month of invoices from a single carrier is enough for a first estimate of the potential.

What data format is required?

An Excel extract of billing at shipment-order level, plus the negotiated rate card for that carrier.

Is the pre-audit really free?

Yes. The first pre-audit is free and without commitment, on your own data.

Is my data confidential?

Yes. If needed, we can sign an NDA before files are sent.

See what you could save

Do not assume your freight invoices are correct. Measure it on your own data.

One month of invoices. One carrier. One rate card. A concrete analysis.