{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Annual Freight Audit","description":"An annual freight audit is the systematic review of a company's transport invoices against contracted rates, agreed terms, and services actually rendered. Auditors examine weight-based billings, fuel and peak-season surcharges, accessorial fees, and duplicate charges. Errors are disputed with carriers, credits are recovered, and the findings shape the next round of rate negotiations. The process can be handled in-house by logistics or finance teams or outsourced to specialist freight audit provi","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/annual-freight-audit","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T03:25:49.209158","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_audit_and_payment","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/annual-freight-audit","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Annual Freight Audit · An annual freight audit is the systematic review of a company's transport invoices against contracted rates, agreed terms, and services actually rendered. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_audit_and_payment"}