Resources
Trucking paperwork resources: POD, rate con and reefer
Short guides, a glossary, a comparison of your options and a FAQ, written for owners, dispatchers and the person who does the invoices. Each one says what proof you need, where it usually goes wrong and what to do next. None of it is legal advice, and your own rate confirmation always comes first.
All guides
POD checklist
What a clean proof-of-delivery packet contains and the defects that stall payment.
Detention evidence
The proof behind a detention claim, why claims get denied and how to ask.
Rate con vs invoice
A line-by-line method to catch invoices that went out under the rate confirmation.
Reefer documentation
The records that protect a reefer load before, during and after the trip.
True revenue per mile
Why rate per loaded mile flatters you and how to work out revenue per all mile.
Invoice aging
How to read aging buckets and what to do at 30, 45, 60 and 90 days.
Accessorial recovery
A step-by-step routine for billing and recovering accessorial charges.
Glossary
44 back-office terms in plain English, each linked to the guide or tool that uses it.
Compare your options
What an audit, factoring, a load board and doing nothing each fix, and what each one leaves alone.
FAQ
20 short answers about the audit, your data and everyday billing questions.
How we write these
- In the words dispatchers and owners use: rate con, BOL, POD, detention, lumper, TONU, short pay.
- With the proof first. A claim is only as good as the document behind it.
- With the limits stated. Terms differ between brokers and contracts, so we say when yours may differ.
Check your numbers while you read
The free tools do the arithmetic from these guides: detention, lumper, invoice aging and cost per mile. They run in your browser and send nothing anywhere.
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