GL Coding Freight Charges: Linehaul, Fuel and Accessorials
GL coding freight charges to one catch-all account hides every overcharge you have. Here is an account structure for linehaul, fuel, accessorials and claims.
By Emily11 min read
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Freight AP & Process
Emily writes about freight accounts payable workflow at CheckMyFreightBill: approval routing, coding, duplicate control, and month-end close.
Freight Accrual Accounting When Invoices Arrive Late
Freight accrual accounting done right: accrue off the shipment event, not the invoice, estimate fuel and accessorials separately, and read every variance.
By Emily11 min read
Freight Short Pay Letter: A Template That Holds Up
A short pay letter freight template with the CFR citations built in, plus what to attach so your deduction reads as an audit finding, not a nonpayment.
By Emily11 min read
Should I Short Pay a Carrier Invoice? Run the Math
Should you short pay a carrier invoice or pay in full and file a claim? Here is the threshold formula, the clocks each path starts, and when to skip both.
By Emily11 min read
Consolidated Carrier Invoice Reconciliation, Load by Load
Consolidated carrier invoice reconciliation breaks naive matching. Here is how to split a multi-load bill, tie each load to its rate con, and short-pay it.
By Emily11 min read
Three-Way Match a Freight Invoice: Rate Con, BOL, POD
A three way match on a freight invoice uses the rate con, BOL and POD. Here is what each document proves, why they never tie cleanly, and how to resolve it.
By Emily10 min read
Freight Invoice Audit Process: Catch Errors Before You Pay
A freight invoice audit process that works is five gates run in order before payment. Here is each gate, what it checks, and what to do with an exception.
By Emily11 min read
What Freight Audit Really Costs: 3 Pricing Models
Contingency fees, per-invoice fees, or flat software. Here is what each freight audit pricing model costs at 200, 500, and 1,000 loads a month.
By Emily11 min read
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
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