Bookkeeping

Outsourced bookkeeping for freight brokers

You cannot run on numbers you do not trust. ClearLane keeps the books for freight brokers, 3PLs, and trucking companies, with transactions recorded, accounts reconciled, and a clean month-end close so you always know where you stand.

Bookkeeping

Outsourced bookkeeping

We keep your books current and reconciled so month-end is a report, not a scramble, and your CPA gets clean numbers to work from.

DSO Reduction

0 %+

Reporting

0 Weekly

Where the books fall behind

Bookkeeping is the first thing that slips when the team is busy moving freight. Transactions pile up uncategorized, reconciliations get skipped, and by month-end nobody is sure the numbers are right. Decisions get made on stale or shaky data, and tax time turns into an expensive scramble for your CPA.

Books that are behind are not just a chore, they are a blind spot. Keeping them current is what lets you actually run on your numbers.

How we run your bookkeeping

1

Discovery

We map your accounts, current bookkeeping state, and how you want to see your numbers.

2

Onboarding

We connect to your existing TMS and accounting system. No migration, no new platform to learn.

3

Ongoing operations

Your dedicated team records and categorizes transactions, reconciles accounts, and closes the month on a set cadence.

4

You scale

Volume grows without adding headcount to your billing desk. The desk just keeps pace.

What clean books do for your decisions

Current, reconciled books mean you can see margin, cash, and trends in real time instead of guessing. Month-end becomes a quick review rather than a multi-day scramble. And when tax season comes, your CPA works from clean financials instead of billing you to untangle a year of backlog.

Bookkeeping is handled by a separate dedicated team, not your freight operations desk. It covers day-to-day recordkeeping, bank reconciliation, and month-end close. It does not include audited financial statements, payroll, or tax filing.

Works inside the systems you already run

We work inside the accounting software you already use, with no migration and no new system to learn.

QuickBooksXeroFreshBooksSage

Frequently asked questions

What does outsourced bookkeeping cover?

Recording and categorizing transactions, reconciling bank and credit card accounts, and closing the month so your financials are current and accurate. You get books that are always up to date and ready for your CPA, without adding an in-house bookkeeper to payroll.

Your CPA handles taxes, filings, and higher-level advice, usually periodically. Bookkeeping is the ongoing, day-to-day work of keeping the books accurate so your CPA, and you, have clean numbers to work from. We keep the books; your CPA does the tax work on top of them.

Accounts reconciled, transactions categorized, and a clean set of financials you can actually read, on a predictable timeline each month. The goal is a fast, reliable close instead of a scramble to figure out what the numbers really are.

Yes. ClearLane keeps your books inside the accounting software you already use, such as QuickBooks. There is no migration and no new platform for your team to learn.

Bookkeeping covers day-to-day recordkeeping, bank reconciliation, and month-end close inside QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, or Sage. It does not include audited financial statements, payroll processing, or tax filing. The bookkeeping team is separate from the freight operations team.

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