Freight Invoice Audit
The invoice rarely matches the quote to the penny. Enter the quote lines and the invoice lines, and see exactly which charges changed — linehaul, fuel, an accessorial, or a reweigh — with a dispute summary you can copy.
Quote lines
Invoice lines
Optional — add the weight and class from the BOL and the invoice to catch a reweigh or reclass:
Variance
| Charge | Quoted | Billed | Change |
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Why the invoice climbs
A freight bill that lands above the quote almost always traces to one of a few things. The carrier reweighed the shipment or reclassified it, finding a heavier weight or a higher freight class than the bill of lading declared. Or the driver hit conditions that trigger accessorials — a liftgate, a residential or limited-access stop, or detention for waiting past the free time.
Audit it in order: confirm the billed weight and freight class against the bill of lading, then the fuel surcharge against the published schedule, then each accessorial against what actually happened on the ground, and finally the linehaul rate against the quoted lane. If a class or weight looks off, the Shipping desk’s density and freight-class tools will tell you what it should have been before you dispute.
You have 180 days from receipt of the bill to contest a carrier’s charges (49 U.S.C. §13710). Dispute in writing, and attach the quote, the bill of lading, and any inspection certificate.
Variance = billed − quoted · % = variance ÷ quoted × 100 · Implied FSC rate = fuel surcharge ÷ linehaul × 100