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Freight Audit Payment Workflow

Audit freight invoices against contracts and shipment data, process payments, and recover overcharges.

Complexity: Medium | Duration: 15-30m | Category: Industry/Transportation Logistics

Tags: freight-audit ap-processing rate-validation cost-recovery

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Receive carrier freight invoic​

Receive carrier freight invoices

Step 2: Match to shipment records​

Match to shipment records

Step 3: Validate rates against contrac​

Validate rates against contracts

Step 4: Check accessorial charges​

Check accessorial charges

Step 5: Identify discrepancies​

Identify discrepancies

Step 6: Dispute invalid charges​

Dispute invalid charges

Step 7: Approve valid invoices for pay​

Approve valid invoices for payment

Step 8: Process payment to carriers​

Process payment to carriers

Step 9: Track freight cost by lane/cus​

Track freight cost by lane/customer

Step 10: Report on audit savings​

Report on audit savings

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow industry/transportation-logistics/freight-audit-payment-workflow.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.