Transportation and freight
Carriers, brokers and logistics companies have costs that move with every load. Fuel, equipment, drivers, insurance and vendor services all produce invoices that can differ from the agreement behind them.
Fairview Audit connects you with a partner firm that can review these areas. The firm does the review. Fairview does not.
Where costs build up
A transportation business is both a seller and a buyer of freight services. It may pay other carriers, subcontract capacity, or buy shipping on behalf of customers. Common cost areas include:
- Freight and parcel invoices paid to other carriers or partners
- Accessorial charges such as detention and liftgate service
- Fuel, tires, parts, repair and maintenance contracts
- Terminal, yard and warehouse leases
- Telematics, routing and other software subscriptions
- Insurance on vehicles, cargo, liability and workers
- Staffing and driver services bought from outside agencies
Margins in this sector can depend on small per-load amounts. That is why billing accuracy matters across a large number of shipments.
The same pattern applies to every other recurring cost. A rate that was agreed for one lane, one customer or one vendor may be applied wrongly to another, and the difference may not be visible until someone compares the invoice with the contract.
Freight and parcel billing
When you buy transport services, you receive invoices that depend on rate tables, weights, lanes, service levels and added charges. Disputes happen when an invoice uses the wrong rate, bills an extra service that was not used, or repeats a charge. A review compares invoices with your agreements and shipping records, load by load or by sample.
If you resell or broker freight, there is a second check: whether what you pay carriers lines up with what you bill customers.
See Freight and parcel for transportation and freight. The general category is Freight and parcel.
Supplier contracts
Fleet operators depend on a set of long-running suppliers: fuel programs, maintenance providers, parts distributors, facility services and technology vendors. Their contracts often include price schedules, volume tiers and service levels. A review checks whether invoices follow those terms, such as whether a negotiated fuel or parts discount was applied on each bill.
See Supplier contract compliance for transportation and freight and Supplier contract compliance.
Insurance premiums
Insurance costs in this sector are often set from estimates of exposure, such as payroll or vehicle counts. After the policy term, the insurer audits actual figures and adjusts the premium up or down. A premium review looks at the basis used for the charge, such as how drivers and staff were classified, and whether the figures match your records. Rules for classification and rating depend on the insurer and the place. [VERIFY: rating and classification rules for your policy type and region]
See Insurance premium audit for transportation and freight and Insurance premium audit.
How matching works
Partner firms differ in categories and business sizes served. The detail for transportation and freight is not yet published. [CONFIRM: partner industry detail]
- Choose a request path: larger business, smaller business, or not sure or another need. There is no fixed size cut-off. Fairview matches each request by hand.
- Submit the form for that path.
- Your request goes to the matched partner firm, or to Fairview for manual matching.
- You talk with the firm directly. The engagement and any fees are between you and the firm.
Questions about these reviews
Can I have my own freight bills and my customers' bills reviewed?
You can describe both in your request. The partner firm decides what it can cover.
Do I need shipment-level data?
It helps. The firm will say what format it can use.
Is Fairview a freight auditor?
No. Fairview connects you with partner firms. The firm performs any review.
Tell us what you need reviewed. We match you by hand with an independent partner firm. You keep your existing vendors.Find out what you are overpaying.