3PL and 4PL invoices are the most complex in logistics — storage by SKU and pallet, handling per piece and case, accessorial services, and pass-through freight. Freehand audits every line against your contracted rate card automatically.
3PL rate cards span hundreds of line items — storage by SKU, handling per piece, value-added services, accessorials, and pass-through freight. Each provider invoices differently. Manual audit can't keep pace.
Storage rates calculated by SKU, pallet, or square footage. Quantity drift across cycles goes uncontested without automated audit.
Per-piece, per-case, per-pallet handling fees compound across thousands of transactions. Errors slip past sample-based audit.
Kitting, labeling, repackaging, returns processing — each VAS billed differently per provider. Manual audit can't normalize.
3PLs pass through freight costs with markup. Without rate visibility, markup percentages drift over time without notice.
Detention, lumper, demurrage, and special handling fees vary by provider. Manual audit takes weeks per cycle.
Spend split across multiple 3PL/4PL providers. Finance has no unified view of total third-party logistics cost.
Freehand's AI Teams audit every line of every 3PL invoice against your contracted rate card — storage, handling, VAS, accessorials, and pass-through freight.
Every line on every 3PL invoice checked against contracted rate card. No sampling. No exceptions left unchecked.
Storage quantities and handling charges validated against shipment data and inventory records.
Kitting, labeling, repackaging charges normalized across providers and validated against contracted unit rates.
Pass-through freight costs and markup percentages validated against contracted markup terms.
When errors are found, the Dispute Resolution Agent files claims with the 3PL in required format with full documentation.
Every charge classified by provider, service type, and cost driver. Unified view across all 3PL/4PL providers.
3PL/4PL contracted rate cards parsed and applied at audit time.
Storage and handling charges validated against shipment and inventory records.
Kitting, labeling, repackaging normalized across providers.
Markup and pass-through freight validated against contract terms.
Disputes filed in 3PL's required format with full documentation.
Connectors to SAP, Oracle, JDE, NetSuite. Recoveries posted to AP.
Validates every storage, handling, VAS, and accessorial charge against contracted rate card.
Validates pass-through freight costs and markup against contracted terms.
Files claims in each 3PL's required format with full documentation.
Classifies every charge by provider, service type, cost driver. Unified spend visibility.
Freehand's Context Graph unifies 3PL rate cards, contracted terms, shipment data, inventory records, and provider billing patterns into one semantic layer.
Built on the Freehand Logistics Language Model trained on 3PL billing patterns.
3PL billing software automates the validation of 3PL/4PL invoices against contracted rate cards — storage, handling, VAS, accessorials, and pass-through freight. Freehand audits 100% of 3PL invoices.
3PL/4PL contracted rate cards parsed at audit time. Each provider's billing logic normalized into a unified audit framework.
The Pass-Through Audit Agent validates pass-through freight costs and markup percentages against contracted terms. Markup drift caught the moment it appears.
Yes — kitting, labeling, repackaging, returns processing. Each VAS billed differently per provider, normalized into common audit framework.
Native connectors to SAP, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle JDE, and NetSuite. Recoveries posted to AP.
Most enterprises go live in 8 weeks. Pre-built 3PL domain logic deploys via EDI, API, or direct provider feeds.
The Dispute Resolution Agent files claims in each 3PL's required format with full documentation — within hours of invoice receipt.
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27018:2019, GDPR, and CSA STAR.
3PL invoices are designed to be hard to audit. Freehand validates every line against your contract — storage, handling, VAS, accessorials, pass-through freight.