The flagship engagement

The Freight Performance Audit

An independent, shipment-level review of roughly 60 days of your freight activity — billing accuracy, cost recovery, and the process gaps that create freight waste in the first place.

How it works

Three steps, about two weeks

Send your data

About 60 days of shipment history and carrier invoices — raw exports from your shipping system are fine. Takes your team 1–2 hours. No carrier passwords, ever.

We audit every shipment

Billed vs. actual weights and dimensions, surcharges, rate and service-level accuracy, LTL classification, carrier selection, and 3PL billing where it applies.

You get answers

Your report in 5–10 business days, plus a 30-minute call to walk through it. We confirm receipt of your data within one business day.

The deliverable

What you receive

One-page executive summary — freight reviewed, questionable charges found, and your estimated annual opportunity, understandable in two minutes.
Shipment-level audit detail — every questionable shipment with the billed amount, the expected amount, the variance, and the reason.
Recovery list — actual billing errors worth disputing now, kept separate from go-forward savings.
Prioritized recommendations — fix immediately, implement within 30 days, or raise at your next carrier review.
30-minute review call — we walk you through the findings and answer questions.

Pricing

One fixed fee

$750founding-client rate · 50% to begin, 50% on delivery

Fixed means fixed: we're not paid a percentage of a savings number we calculate ourselves. If we don't find meaningful improvements, you still receive an independent assessment of your freight operation — and confirmation your spend is clean is worth knowing too.

Honest qualification

Who this audit is for

A good fit if…

You ship parcel or LTL regularly.
You spend meaningful money on transportation.
Nobody on your team is dedicated to auditing freight invoices.
You want independent verification of your freight costs.

Probably not the right fit if…

You ship fewer than ~50 shipments a month.
Your transportation spend is minimal.
You already perform detailed freight audits internally.

If that's you, we'll say so on the first call rather than sell you an audit that won't pay for itself.

Common questions

FAQ

Do you need access to our carrier accounts?

No. The audit runs entirely on exports and invoices you already have. We never ask for carrier logins or passwords.

How much of our team's time does this take?

Typically 1–2 hours total: gathering exports and invoices, plus a short kickoff conversation if needed.

What if you don't find anything?

Then you get independent confirmation that your freight spend is clean, plus a benchmark of where your costs stand. In practice, most first-time audits surface meaningful findings.

Will this disrupt our carrier relationships?

No. Disputes are filed through the carriers' normal channels — the same processes they publish for their customers. Carriers expect billing questions.

Who sees our data?

Your audit is performed directly by R&K Freight Advisory. Data is used only for your audit, never sold or shared, and we're glad to sign a mutual NDA before you send anything.

What happens after the audit?

The findings are yours either way. If you want help filing disputes, fixing processes, or ongoing monthly auditing, we can discuss it on the review call — no obligation.