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Trans Audit: Simple, Swift, & Straight–Forward Recoveries

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A transportation post audit is a critical practice for any company that relies on logistics and transportation services. But post audit does not have to be arduous, complicated, or time intensive.

It should, however, be entrusted to a company with both historical and ongoing post-payment audit capabilities for your global inbound and outbound freight, parcel, and logistics expenses. The ideal partner is one that audits all modes of transportation—whether it's LTL, TL, rail, ocean, air, barge, parcel, or duties—and offers a comprehensive, one-stop solution. They ensure that all charges are accurately billed and paid in compliance with ownership, contracts, regulations, tariffs, and industry standards. This partner will manage overpayment and overbilling claims from start to finish, ensuring successful refund recoveries. They will validate payments, terms, service levels, and other logistics metrics, while providing a detailed audit of freight charges, rates, and accessorials. Additionally, the post audit provider offers access to a real-time dashboard for visibility into your carriers’ performance, your payment providers, and their own. With a holistic review of your payment points and a Client-centric approach, they focus on maximizing your returns quickly and with minimal effort on your part. This partner operates on a contingency fee basis, only charging based on the savings they recover, and they treat every Client as a valued partner, delivering results with integrity and confidentiality.

Does this company exist?

It certainly does. Trans Audit has provided transportation audits for hundreds of Fortune and Global 1000 corporations for over 48 years, excelling in every aspect mentioned above. From a humble start with 8 employees to a workforce of over 80 today, they believe a post audit should offer more than just financial gains; it should also deliver continuous improvement insights into their Clients' payment processes and supplier relationships, providing peace of mind.


A post audit should deliver more than just monetary benefits, it should provide continuous improvement insight into the Clients’ payment processes and supplier relations, giving Clients peace of mind


“Trans Audit’s client-centric approach provides significant benefit with minimal Client involvement, typically less than one hour monthly. We have a structured, professional, collaborative, and proven process that is very simple to establish and manage. From onboarding and data ascertainment to identifying, submitting, and resolving claims, Trans Audit handles the majority of the work, leaving very little for Clients to manage,” says Chad Kennedy, CEO and President.

If you are seeking cost control and savings, billing accuracy, contract compliance, quality assurance, performance measurement, risk mitigation, transparency, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction—all with ease of use—you'll find it by partnering with Trans Audit.

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