Automated Freight Settlements

AI-Driven Settlements That Catch Errors Before They Cost You

Every unreviewed freight invoice is a potential overpayment waiting to happen. Shipwell Settlement extracts key data from any invoice format, automatically compares it against shipment financials, and flags exceptions before they clear payment so your accounting team spends time on freight spend analysis, not manual reconciliation.

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Invoicing, Auditing, and Settlement

Financial Optimization Through Automated Freight Audits and Payments

Manual freight payment processes are slow, error-prone, and difficult to scale. Shipwell Settlements automates your entire freight payment cycle, from invoice ingestion through reconciliation. Reducing the manual workload on your team and give your finance records a single, reliable source of truth.

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With Shipwell Settlements, you can:

Increase invoice throughput without adding headcount.

Catch and resolve exceptions before they result in overpayments.

Build confidence in your financial records with consistent, auditable settlement data.

How PROSOCO Automated Freight Settlements With Shipwell

Before Shipwell, PROSOCO's freight settlement process ran entirely on manual effort — Jerry Jones coordinating invoice reconciliation by hand with his finance team on every load. Now, carriers submit invoices via EDI 210, Shipwell automatically matches them against the rate confirmation, and approved invoices move to payment in less than a week. Jerry calls the ERP integration the best return on investment the team has made in the platform.

Transform Your Payment Process

Reduced Processing Time

Cut down processing time for TL or LTL freight invoices, resulting in a potential reduction of up to 30% in annual man-hours spent on manual reconciliation.

Optimized Cost Control

Identify invoice exceptions consistently, preventing overpayments and potentially lowering freight spend by up to 5%.

Improved Carrier Relationships

Enhance carrier relationships and general service levels with a timelier carrier payment process, fostering better collaboration and satisfaction.

Reduced Administrative Costs

Maximize cost savings by streamlining the freight bill processing, enabling fully allocated personnel to take on additional tasks and responsibilities.

Automate the Comparison, Trust the Output

Streamline Your Settlement Workflow

Shipwell's Low Touch First Pass Match automatically compares settlement documents against shipment financials, identifying discrepancies without manual review. AI handles document interpretation across formats and input channels, so invoices that match your thresholds clear automatically. Your accounting team receives reconciled data they can trust, without spending hours verifying it got there correctly.

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Key capabilities:

Automated document comparison across invoice types and formats.

Configurable thresholds so your team defines what counts as an exception.

Minimal manual intervention on invoices that match.

Data pulled from multiple incoming document channels into a single review queue.

Easy and Flexible Integration

Automated Invoicing With Built-In Auditing and System Integration

Shipwell Settlement connects to your existing financial management and payment systems, including GL code matching. Settlement documents from EDI 210, PDF invoices, email inboxes, and carrier-generated invoices consolidate into one processing workflow — no separate integration project required.

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For teams managing high document volumes or complex invoice formats across multiple sources, Shipwell's Document AI module extends those capabilities further with dedicated document automation built on the same platform.

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Key capabilities:

Settlement documents pulled from multiple channels and formats into a unified queue.

Direct integration with your financial management and payment systems.

Support for multiple financial system integrations out of the box.

Self-Service Configurations

Seamless Document Handling and Exception Management

Set payment thresholds by dollar amount or percentage deviation, configure proof of delivery requirements, and define what triggers an exception, all without involving your IT team. Shipwell's self-service configuration puts settlement rules in the hands of the people who understand your payment operations.

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Key capabilities:

Intelligent notifications at each processing step so your team acts on what needs attention.

AI-powered document interpretation across structured and unstructured invoice sources.

Configurable automation rules that reduce manual touchpoints throughout the settlement cycle.

Freight Pay, Audit Managed Services and Compliance

Faster Response Times, Improved Accuracy

For teams that need expert support alongside automation, Shipwell's Freight Pay and Audit Managed Services provides payment accuracy oversight and compliance assistance. Your team gets faster issue resolution without carrying the full audit workload internally.

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Key capabilities:

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Intelligent payment notifications that surface issues before they require escalation.

Automated payment processing with built-in accuracy checks on every transaction.

Settlement workflow optimization that reduces time spent on manual reconciliation.

“Reporting has been a major bonus, especially the invoicing piece. I spent a significant portion of my day managing and paying invoices. Now, thanks to the visibility provided by Shipwell, I can access financial information in seconds. Our invoicing process is now automated, audited, and paid with minimal oversight, resulting in a major efficiency gain.”
Philip Werkowitch
Freight Logistics Manager
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Custom Truck One Source (CTOS)
“A single flagged accounting error saved $111,000 the very first time we used the new settlement capability.”
Jess Pilarski
Logistics Manager
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Home Chef
"[Shipwell Settlement] sweeps [the invoice] and approves it for automatic payment. My carriers are paid within less than a week."
Jerry Jones
Transportation & Logistics Manager
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PROSOCO, Inc.
"By leveraging Shipwell’s platform, we’ve saved a lot of time manual logistics processes, from building multi stoptrucks to the tendering of shipments. The automation and centralized visibility have streamlined our operations, allowing us to focus on more strategic tasks instead of getting bogged-down in logistics details."
Christine Miller
Director of Logistics
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Tasty Brands

The Right Business Fit, With More Value Add

Shipwell’s TMS platform stands out for its powerful combination of multimodal shipment planning and execution with real-time visibility for exception management, all on a scalable platform ready to simplify tomorrow’s growing logistics complexity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shipwell Freight Audit and Settlements?

Shipwell Freight Audit and Settlements automates the freight invoice reconciliation process, from ingesting invoices across multiple formats and channels to comparing them against shipment financials and flagging discrepancies before payment. It reduces manual reconciliation work, helps prevent overpayments, and gives accounting teams a single auditable record of every freight transaction.

Who is Freight Audit and Settlements built for?

It's built for logistics and finance teams managing high invoice volumes across TL and LTL freight. If your team spends significant time manually reconciling freight invoices, chasing discrepancies, or correcting overpayments after the fact, Settlements automates those workflows and gives your finance records a single auditable source of truth.

What invoice formats does Shipwell Settlement support?

Shipwell Settlement accepts EDI 210 invoices, PDF invoices submitted directly in the platform, PDF invoices captured from a central email inbox, and carrier-generated invoices within Shipwell. All formats consolidate into a single processing queue, so your team isn't managing multiple inboxes or manual imports.

How does the Low Touch First Pass Match work?

Shipwell automatically compares each incoming invoice against your shipment financials. Invoices that fall within your configured thresholds pass through without manual review. Those that don't are flagged as exceptions with the relevant discrepancy details, so your team works only on invoices that actually need attention.

What results do Settlements customers see?

Teams typically reduce annual man-hours spent on manual reconciliation by up to 30% and lower freight spend by up to 5% through consistent exception identification. Home Chef flagged a single accounting error that saved $111,000 the first time they used Shipwell's settlement capability.

Does Shipwell Settlement integrate with our existing financial systems?

Yes. Shipwell Settlement connects to your existing financial management and payment systems, including GL code matching. It supports multiple financial system integrations and pulls settlement documents from EDI, PDF, email, and carrier sources into one workflow without requiring a separate integration project.

Do I need the full Shipwell TMS to use Freight Audit and Settlements?

No. Freight Audit and Settlements is available as a standalone module, meaning you don't need to purchase the complete Shipwell platform to get started. It runs on its own Shipwell subscription and connects to your existing financial management and payment systems.