Revenue Recovery

Pre-billing revenue audit for freight brokers

The fastest money to recover is the money you already earned but never billed. ClearLane audits every load before the invoice goes out, catching detention, layover, lumper, and accessorial charges that would otherwise slip through, for freight brokers, 3PLs, and trucking companies.

Revenue Audit

Pre-billing revenue audit

We review each load between dispatch and invoicing to make sure every chargeable event is captured, so revenue does not leak out before the bill is even sent.

DSO Reduction

0 %+

Reporting

0 Weekly

Where revenue leaks before billing

Accessorial charges get missed when dispatch is moving fast and the billing team does not have the driver notes yet. Detention that was earned never gets entered. A lumper fee gets eaten. A cancelled dispatch goes unbilled. None of it shows up as a loss, it just never becomes revenue.

The gap is the window between dispatch and the invoice, and that is exactly where a pre-billing audit looks, while you can still bill for it.

How we run the pre-billing audit

1

Discovery

We map your dispatch-to-billing workflow and where chargeable events tend to go uncaptured.

2

Onboarding

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

3

Ongoing operations

Your dedicated team reviews each load before billing, captures detention, layover, lumper, and accessorial charges, and reconciles them to the invoice.

4

You scale

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

What capturing every charge does for your revenue

Recovered accessorials are close to pure margin, you already did the work. Catching detention, layover, and lumper charges before the invoice goes out means you bill for what actually happened, not just the linehaul. Over a month of loads, the charges that used to slip through add up to real money back on the top line.

Recovered revenue still has to hit your books. Add outsourced bookkeeping so every recovered charge is recorded and reconciled.

Works inside the systems you already run

We work inside the platforms you already run, with no migration and no new software to learn.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a pre-billing revenue audit?

It is a review of each load in the window between dispatch and invoicing, before the bill goes to the shipper. The goal is to make sure every chargeable event, detention, layover, lumper, and other accessorials, is captured on the invoice rather than missed. It catches revenue while you can still bill for it cleanly.

Detention and layover lead the list, followed by lumper fees and one-off accessorials. They get missed because the information sits with dispatch or the driver and never makes it to billing in time. By the time anyone notices, the invoice is already out and the chance to bill is gone.

Auditing after the fact means chasing a rebill or a supplemental invoice, which shippers resist and AP teams slow down. Catching the charge before the first invoice goes out means it is billed once, cleanly, and far more likely to get paid without a fight.

Yes. ClearLane runs the audit inside the systems you already use, including McLeod, TMW, Aljex, and others. There is no migration and no new platform for your team to learn.

Yes. Bookkeeping is a standalone add-on delivered by a separate dedicated team inside QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, or Sage. It keeps the charges recovered here recorded and reconciled, so your books and cash position stay current.

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