Freight Document OCR Accuracy: What to Check Behind It
Freight document OCR accuracy collapses on handwriting, stamps and multi-load invoices. Here is what OCR gets wrong and which fields to verify by hand.
By Emily12 min read
The freight billing desk
What we learn reading freight bills all day: how accessorials get padded, how fuel surcharges drift from the index, what a detention dispute actually needs to win, and how to stop paying the same invoice twice. Written for the people who approve the invoice.
Freight Invoices in QuickBooks: A Workflow for Exceptions
A freight invoices QuickBooks workflow that keeps disputed charges, short pays, and carrier credits out of the wrong month and off the wrong GL account.
By Emily11 min read
EDI 210 Freight Invoice Format vs a PDF in Your Inbox
The EDI 210 freight invoice format gives you structured charge lines. A PDF gives you the charges plus the documents. Here is what each one lets you audit.
By Emily10 min read
How to Export Freight Invoice Data From Your TMS
Four ways to export freight invoice data: TMS reports, carrier portals, EDI feeds, and your own inbox. What each path gives you, and what it leaves out.
By Emily11 min read
Duplicate Freight Payment Refund: 49 CFR 378.9 Duties
A duplicate freight payment refund is not a favor. 49 CFR 378.9 puts 30-day and 14-day duties on the carrier. Here is how to invoke them and get paid back.
By Emily12 min read
Consignee Liability for Freight Charges: The 13706 Notice
Consignee liability for freight charges does not end because the BOL says bill the shipper. What 49 U.S.C. 13706 requires, in writing, before delivery.
By Emily12 min read
Freight Records Retention: What to Keep and How Long
Freight records retention requirements are driven by deadlines, not a filing rule. Which documents to keep, for how long, and which clock sets each one.
By Emily10 min read
Statute of Limitations on Freight Charges: 18 Months
The statute of limitations on freight charges is 18 months for a carrier to sue and 18 months for you to claim an overcharge. Here is when each clock starts.
By Emily11 min read
The 180-Day Rule for Balance-Due Freight Invoices
A balance due freight invoice 180 days after the original bill has a statutory problem. What 49 U.S.C. 13710 says, and the reply that ends most rebills.
By Emily11 min read
Freight Billing Error Percentage of Spend: The Dollar Math
The freight billing error percentage of spend is usually quoted as 2 to 5 percent. Nobody has verified it. Here is where it comes from and what it converts to at your spend.
By Alex11 min read
Tracking Freight Recovery Savings Finance Will Accept
Tracking freight recovery savings only counts when each dollar ties to a credit memo, refund or short pay. Here is the ledger structure that survives audit.
By Alex11 min read
How to Benchmark Your Freight Invoice Error Rate
There is no trustworthy freight invoice error rate benchmark to borrow. Here is how to measure your own: the definitions, the formula, the sample size.
By Alex12 min read