How to Audit Freight Invoices in Excel
Freight invoice auditing is really a data problem: you can't compare what you can't line up in columns. Here's how to go from a stack of carrier PDFs to an auditable spreadsheet.
Extract every charge as a line item
Start by converting each invoice so every charge — linehaul, fuel surcharge, and each accessorial — is its own row with the PRO, lane, and weight attached. Lump-sum totals hide the very overcharges you're looking for.
Match against your rate confirmation
With charges in columns, a simple lookup against your contracted rates and fuel table surfaces mismatches: an accessorial you didn't authorize, a reweigh that inflated the base, or a fuel surcharge above the published index.
Watch the common overbilling patterns
Reweigh and reclassification adjustments, duplicate accessorials, and detention billed without documentation are the usual suspects. Because each is a separate row, you can filter and total them across all invoices in seconds.
Scale it with batch conversion
Auditing one invoice is easy; auditing a month of them is where the money is. Pro converts a batch of PDFs into one combined workbook so you can pivot charges by carrier, lane, or accessorial type.
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