Usually, shippers negotiate contracts with one or more carriers to ship products around the globe or around the country then hire freight bill auditing and payment companies to review contracts, tariffs, and rates, to audit incoming invoices.

In some company verticals as well as in manufacturing sectors where transport acquisition or procurement for freight is an element of their day to day business, there is a lot of uncertainty as regards how and when to analyze general company’s freight accounting.

Based on the President and CEO Melissa Gracey’s vision of Dependable, Trustworthy, Accountable, DTA strives to provide the best transportation freight audit, payment, reporting services to US, Canada and international clients.

Our freight audit process is based on the research, experience and knowing freight costs can make up 4% of an organization’s expenditure.

If you ship goods anywhere on a regular basis, chances are you’ve done your best to keep a tight lid on shipping and freight costs by choosing a reliable and trusted stable of carriers, and negotiating a tariff or rate schedule custom-tailored to your organization’s needs.

There is not much mystery in how carriers go about setting their freight rates. The “cost-plus” pricing model is the simplest and most widely-used approach by many carriers.