For Shippers, Manufacturers and Retailers in DACH
Freight Audit With AI.
Expert Review Included.
Want to reduce freight costs? Start by checking what you were billed against what you agreed. feld.ai combines audit software with expert review: structured invoice data, traceable discrepancies and a discussion of what they mean for your business.
Request an audit proposalIndicative budget for a bounded initial audit: around €1,850 excluding VAT. Scope and price agreed before work starts.
A Practical Starting Point for Freight Cost Control
A freight audit checks invoices against valid rates, surcharge rules and available shipment records. It can expose billing errors and create structured cost data. It does not establish whether your rates are competitive or your transport network is efficient. Those are separate questions in our guide to reducing freight costs.
Software-Assisted Audit, Reviewed With You
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Agree the Scope
Select a carrier and period, define the invoice volume and questions, and review the available files. We identify data gaps before committing to the checks.
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Structure and Compare
AI structures documents; checkable rules compare billed amounts with agreements. We review unclear matches, possible reading errors and findings that need business context.
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Review the Results
Discuss evidence, unresolved questions and financially relevant next steps. A flagged amount is not automatically a valid claim or money recovered.
Checks Follow the Agreed Scope and Available Evidence
- Rates and Validity
- Does the rate match the applicable date, lane, weight tier and booked service?
- Surcharges
- Do fuel, tolls and additional services follow the relevant agreement and calculation basis?
- Shipment References
- Can the invoice, order and service evidence be linked? Which references are missing?
- Duplicates and Credits
- Was a charge duplicated, cancelled or already corrected by a credit note?
A missing agreement remains a limitation. We do not turn an unsupported assumption into a savings figure.
Start With the Files You Already Have
Existing PDF invoices and Excel rate sheets are welcome for an initial look. You do not need to build a clean database first. We assess readability, tariff versions and mappings; your team supplies agreements, credits and available shipment records and explains exceptions.
Agree access and a secure transfer method before sending documents. For the first enquiry, describe the files and your objective without attaching invoice data.
Initial Audit
Around €1,850 Excluding VAT for an Agreed Scope
An indicative budget, not an unlimited fixed-price package or success fee. Carrier, period, invoice volume, tariff complexity and data quality determine the proposal. The scope, price, reviewer responsibilities and delivery timing are agreed before commissioning.
- Assessment of data quality and the limits of the agreed checks
- Traceable findings with document references, calculations and unresolved questions
- Prioritization of potential financial relevance, without double-counting credits or duplicate findings
- Shared results review and recommendations for the next steps
No savings percentage is promised. Ongoing software, integrations and additional follow-up work require their own agreement; freight payment is not included.
Discuss the audit scopeExisting Public Reference: Logwin
Experience in Production Logistics
At Logwin, more than 90% of invoice line items are correctly posted in German live operations. feld.ai also supports automatic matching and resolution of accruals.
This demonstrates invoice-processing experience, not measured freight savings, extraction accuracy or straight-through processing. Read the existing public reference.
Decide Separately About Ongoing Audit Software
If recurring checks are worthwhile, agree rules, tariff updates, exception ownership and any ERP handover. License, setup and support have a separate scope. Processing for this offer takes place in the EU.
Where shipment fields and mappings allow, structured data can support comparisons by lane, carrier, mode or surcharge. Such analysis is included only when agreed; it is not automatically a market-rate benchmark. Explore ongoing freight invoice processing.
Audit, Consultant or TMS?
- Invoice Audit
- Choose this when you need to establish whether billed charges match your agreements and make the underlying costs traceable.
- Procurement or Network Consultancy
- Consider this when correctly billed transport is still expensive because of rates, service choices or network structure. Our initial audit does not replace that work.
- Transport Management System
- Consider a TMS for planning, carrier assignment and transport execution. A historical invoice audit can start from exports without replacing your existing system.
Questions Before Commissioning a Freight Audit
What does an initial freight audit cost?
Around €1,850 excluding VAT is an indicative budget for a bounded initial audit. We agree the carrier, period, invoice volume, available agreements and price in a proposal before work starts. This is not an unlimited fixed-price offer or a success-fee arrangement.
Must we prepare clean data first?
No. Existing PDF invoices and Excel rate sheets are welcome for an initial data review. We assess readability, versions and missing references before agreeing the checks. Missing agreements or shipment details can limit what can be verified; they are not silently filled in.
Will the audit guarantee savings?
No. Suspected discrepancies, confirmed billing errors, credit notes and realized financial outcomes are different things. An actual reduction in payment or a refund establishes the cash effect. We do not promise a savings percentage, and correctly billed invoices may produce no recoverable amount.
Does this replace a TMS or freight consultancy?
No. Our focus is invoice checking and structured cost data. A TMS plans and manages transports; procurement or network consultancy addresses other cost levers. The initial audit does not include freight payment, carrier negotiations or a transport-network redesign.
Who reviews the findings and supports the project?
feld.ai combines its software with expert review and a shared results discussion. Your team supplies the relevant agreements and clarifies business exceptions. Reviewer responsibilities, available capacity, delivery timing and support arrangements are agreed in the proposal, not assumed from a standard service-level promise.
Discuss Your Invoices, Not a Generic AI Demo
Describe your carriers, available formats and the question you want answered. Martin Nigsch, Managing Director of feld AI, is your initial contact.