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Freight audit

Carrier invoice errors that repeat month after month — rate mismatches, contract terms not honoured, duplicate charges.

Carrier invoice and contract: why they almost never get compared

An invoice gets checked arithmetically, but never compared against the contracted rate. Seven categories of error, and why they recur month after month.

4 September 20265 min read Read Freight audit

From B/L to detention invoice: where the days go missing

The container's path from B/L issuance to empty return — and the points where the days that later show up on a D&D invoice actually appear.

2 September 20262 min read Read Freight audit

Terminal storage fee or demurrage? How to tell two invoices apart

Terminal storage and carrier demurrage often overlap for the same period. A practical explanation of how to spot when you're paying twice for the same thing.

2 September 20262 min read Read