Ask DTA

Why does DTA charge a fee rather that a percentage of what's recovered?

Some auditing companies work on a contingency basis, sharing the amounts recovered with a client. At DTA Services, we do not believe in profiting from carrier billing errors. Our clients pay a monthly fee and receive all the money we recover on their behalf. Our fee covers the costs of auditing (ensuring each invoice/shipment has been charged correctly by your carriers), accounting (applying GL-coding to each shipment) and reconciling any carrier billing errors.

Will we still have to chase our carriers to recover the money we are owed?

No, you won’t. DTA’s Client Managers reconcile all freight bill errors on your behalf, and deal directly with your carriers allowing you to cross this time-consuming task off your to-do list

Any truth in the claim that other companies are more up-to-date than DTA?

We’ve been in the freight bill audit business for 100 years, and we’ve written the book on shipping data analytics, freight invoice auditing, carrier payments and financial reporting. Every day we bring our extensive knowledge to bear on uncovering billing errors. Far from being complacent about our success, we are continually innovating and updating our systems. And we’re known for our outstanding customer service and ability to save our clients time and money.

Are we better off using DTA than doing it ourselves?

When it comes to auditing and controlling freight costs, there is no question about which option produces the most thorough results. As professionally-trained freight rate auditors, our people know precisely where to find potential errors. Our systems zero in on duplicate invoices and incorrect charges, and flag everything that requires attention. Plus, our extensive database of carrier rates is without equal. Replicating our capabilities would siphon off resources that most companies would rather invest in other areas