Freight Brokers

Back-office operations built for freight brokers

Your team books loads. We run the desk that turns them into cash.

The broker back office

Everything that happens after the load books

Freight brokers run on margin per load, but that margin sits as cash you have not collected yet. Between delivery and payment, POD documents lag, accessorials go uncaptured, and receivables age. We own that whole post-dispatch workflow so your people stay on sales and capacity. Built for owners and ops managers who are still the ones doing the admin work after the loads are booked. Add outsourced bookkeeping to keep the financial side current as you grow.

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The broker’s structural cash gap

A broker can be profitable on paper and still be starved for cash. The margin is real, but it is locked up in the days between delivery and payment.

POD retrieval slips past 48 hours and the billing cycle slips with it. Accessorials like detention and TONU get agreed on the phone and never make the invoice. Receivables age while nobody owns the follow-up.

Industry data puts average freight broker DSO between 45-65 days. Every day of POD delay and every missed accessorial pushes it higher.

Where broker margin leaks

POD retrieved late

When proof of delivery sits past 48 hours, the billing cycle slips with it. We chase POD the day a load delivers.

Accessorials never billed

Detention, TONU, and layover get agreed verbally and never reach the invoice. A pre-billing audit captures them before it goes out.

Receivables left to age

Open balances drift when nobody owns follow-up. We work AR on a schedule and apply cash daily.

Compliance checked once

Authority and insurance lapse after onboarding. We monitor carriers continuously so you do not pay a non-compliant one.

How we run your back office

1

Discovery

We map your current workflow, TMS, volume, and where cash gets stuck.

2

Onboarding

A dedicated team trains inside your TMS and your billing rules. Onboarding runs about 2 to 3 weeks.

3

Ongoing operations

We run POD chase, audit, billing, AR, and compliance on every load, every day.

4

You scale

Add loads without adding back-office headcount. The team scales with your volume.

What brokers get back

The result is a back office that turns loads into cash faster:

In-house vs outsourced: what changes

Two ways to run the back office as you grow.

Running it in-house

  • Hire, train, and manage billing, AP, and AR staff
  • Coverage gaps when someone is out or leaves
  • Payroll cost stays fixed whether volume is up or down
  • Software, training, and oversight to maintain
  • Follow-up tends to slip during peak weeks

With ClearLane

  • A trained team that already knows freight back office
  • Coverage that does not depend on one person
  • Cost that scales with load count, not headcount
  • No new software or management overhead
  • Consistent daily follow-up that keeps DSO down

See the full breakdown in our guide to the true cost of in-house back-office staffing.

Works inside the systems you already run

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

McLeodTMWAljexMercuryGateTaiTurvo

Frequently asked questions

How does outsourced AR work for a freight broker?

A dedicated team works your receivables inside your TMS the same way an in-house clerk would, just with consistent daily follow-up. They send invoices as loads are ready to bill, chase open balances on a schedule, apply cash, and flag disputes early. You keep visibility into every account. The difference brokers notice first is that follow-up stops falling through the cracks during busy weeks, which is usually what lets DSO drift.

Yes. We work inside your system rather than asking you to switch. The team operates in McLeod, TMW, Aljex, MercuryGate, Tai, Turvo, and others. Your rate cons, documents, and history stay where they are. That also means your reporting and audit trail stay intact.

It depends on where you start and how clean your billing inputs are, so we will not promise a number we cannot back up. What moves DSO is mechanical: get POD retrieved faster, get accurate invoices out sooner, and follow up on open balances without gaps. When those three run consistently, the aging curve tightens. The DSO calculator on our site is a good way to benchmark where you are now.

Carrier onboarding and ongoing compliance are part of the same workflow. We verify FMCSA authority, insurance, and safety ratings at setup, then monitor for changes so a lapsed COI or revoked authority does not surface after the load is already moving. Keeping compliance tied to the billing workflow is how you avoid paying a carrier you should not have.

Yes. Bookkeeping is available as a standalone add-on, delivered by a separate dedicated team working inside QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, or Sage. It keeps your AP, AR, and settlement connected to your books, so your cash position stays current as you grow.

Related services

Reduce DSO with consistent invoicing, follow-up, and cash application.

Verify and monitor FMCSA authority, insurance, and safety ratings, continuously.

Catch detention, TONU, and accessorial charges before the invoice goes out.

Settlement and books kept current as you scale.

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See how we can help your brokerage

Most clients begin with POD chasing or invoice verification, then grow into full back-office management.