How Duplicate Freight Invoices Hide in Your AP
The same load, two invoice numbers, five weeks apart. Here is how duplicate freight bills slip past AP and the four checks that catch them every time.
By Emily11 min read
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When Does Detention Free Time Actually Start?
Appointment time, arrival, or gate-in? The clock trigger in your rate con decides the whole detention charge. Here is how to find it and what each means.
By Reena11 min read
The 6 Documents That Win a Detention Dispute
Detention denials usually come down to missing paperwork. These six documents, in this order, are what carriers and brokers actually accept as proof.
By Reena12 min read
Liftgate Fee on a Dock Delivery: How to Dispute It
A liftgate charge on a dock-to-dock load is one of the easiest overcharges to disprove. Here is the two-document proof and the dispute language to send.
By Jordan12 min read
Which DOE Week Applies to Your Fuel Surcharge?
Carriers bill fuel surcharge off the wrong DOE week more often than you would think. Here is how to find the right week and recompute the charge yourself.
By Alex11 min read
Calculate a Truckload Fuel Surcharge From the DOE Index
The full fuel surcharge formula: peg price, MPG assumption, DOE weekly index, and cents per mile. Worked example with real numbers you can check yourself.
By Alex12 min read
Detention Charge With No POD Times: How to Dispute It
Carrier billed detention but the POD has no in or out times? Here is the evidence that beats it, plus a dispute letter you can copy and send today.
By Reena13 min read
Every Freight Billing Deadline, With the Rule Behind It
180 days to bill a balance due. 9 months to file a claim. 60 days to resolve an overcharge. Every freight billing deadline, with the regulation cited.
By Emily13 min read