Benchmarks 2026
Published receivables benchmarks for freight are scarce, so most brokers benchmark against nothing. These are composite ranges across operations we run: freight brokers, 3PLs, and trucking companies in the US and Canada. Every number is a range, not an average, and the formula behind each one is published in how we measure it. To see where your own operation lands, run your numbers in the DSO calculator.
Cards with two numbers compare the same operations in two states: billing and collections handled in spare moments between dispatch calls, and the same desk once every invoice is worked on a schedule.
Read these the way you would read any benchmark: as a range to locate yourself in, not a target to hit this quarter. The spread inside each range comes from customer mix, payment terms, and how much of the cycle runs on a schedule versus on spare time.
Standard calculation (accounts receivable divided by revenue, times days) on a rolling 90 day window. Composite figures are ranges across operations we run, not weighted averages. Accounts in formal collections or litigation are excluded.
Share of open invoice dollars by bucket at month-end, expressed as a composite range. Written-off balances are excluded.
Invoices where the first payment received was less than the invoiced amount, or where the customer raised a formal dispute, as a share of invoices issued over a trailing 12 months.
Median calendar days from delivery date to invoice submission, split by whether the document packet was complete on the day of delivery.
Median calendar days from dispute identified to resolution: paid, credited, or written off.
Electronic submissions returning a rejection status on first pass, as a share of all electronic submissions.
The same conventions apply to every number ClearLane publishes. The full set of formulas and exclusions lives at how we measure it. Benchmarks on this page are reviewed and refreshed annually.
ClearLane runs the billing, AR, and audit desks these benchmarks come from, inside your TMS and your workflows. A demo walks through what the cadence would look like on your ledger. Or email us at info@getclearlane.com.
Industry data places freight DSO between 45 and 65 days. Operations with clean invoicing and scheduled follow-up sit at the low end or below it; the composite run-state range across broker operations we run is 38 to 46 days. Anything trending past 55 usually points at process: late invoices, unworked disputes, or follow-up that happens when someone has time.
They are composite ranges across freight operations ClearLane runs: brokers, 3PLs, and trucking companies in the US and Canada. We publish ranges rather than averages, and the formula and exclusions behind each number are listed on this page and in how we measure it. No single client’s data is identifiable in any figure.
Annually, with the year in the title. The current edition is 2026. When the ranges are refreshed, the changes and the reasons for them are noted on this page.
Calculate DSO the same way these figures are calculated: accounts receivable divided by revenue, times days, on a rolling 90 day window. The DSO calculator runs the formula on your numbers and shows where you land against the ranges here. If your figure sits above the intake range, the aging report will usually show why.
