Job 05·Settlement
From margin to remittance.
The load isn't done when it delivers — it's done when it's paid. Tandem carries every load to settlement, with margin and revenue per mile in view the whole way, and the accessorials billed instead of forgotten.
Job 05·Settlement
See the money,
not just the move.
Every load carries its margin and revenue per mile in real time. Tandem catches the detention, the reweigh, and the late appointment before they quietly eat the spread.
Margin · MTD
$184,720
+12.4% vs last
Avg margin / load
$548
+$36
On-time
97.2%
appt-scored
Loads / dispatcher
61
was 22
Margin by lane · MTD
Top 4- Chicago → Dallas$31,42048 loads
- Atlanta → Miami$24,88039 loads
- Denver → Phoenix$18,31027 loads
- Seattle → Boise$12,64021 loads
Margin Tandem defended
- Detention armed3 loads held past appt+$1,240
- Reweigh caughtBOL vs rate con · 2 pallets+$680
- Accessorials billedlumper + tarp, auto-added+$915
Accounts receivable
Outstanding · $4,355 · 1 awaiting POD| Invoice | Customer | Load | Amount | Balance | Status | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-1042 | Ironwood Foods | L-2061 | $1,180 | $0 | Paid | Card · collectedDirect |
| INV-1041 | Cedar & Vale | L-2062 | $940 | $940 | Sent | Payment link sentDirect |
| INV-1039 | Granite Peak | L-2055 | $1,260 | $1,260 | Sent | Packet → TAFSFactored |
| INV-1037 | Blue Ridge Produce | L-2050 | $2,310 | $1,155 | Partial | ACH · partialDirect |
| INV-1036 | Bayou Cold Storage | L-2066 | $1,540 | — | Draft | Holding for PODGated |
Tandem drafts the invoice the moment a load delivers — then routes it: a Stripe payment link for direct customers, a document packet to the factoring company for factored ones. No invoice leaves until the POD is in.
What you get
Bill it all. Lose nothing.
Margin in view on every load
Each load carries its margin and revenue per mile in real time, so a thin move is visible before it's booked, not after it's lost.
Accessorials billed, not forgotten
Detention, lumper, tarp, and reweigh charges are caught and added to the invoice — the line items that quietly disappear at billing.
Invoices drafted, humans approve
Tandem drafts the customer invoice and the carrier settlement from the load, but nothing bills or releases until a person approves it.
Every dollar traceable
Margin is integer cents with a full audit trail — who approved what, when, and what Tandem proposed. No silent changes to the money.
How it works
How freight settlement works in Tandem
How a delivered load becomes a paid load, with the accessorials billed and a human on the money.
- 01
The load carries its money
From intake, each load tracks the customer rate, the carrier pay, and the margin between them in real time.
- 02
Accessorials are captured as they happen
Detention armed at the dock, a reweigh caught against the BOL, a lumper fee — each is attached to the load when it occurs.
- 03
Tandem drafts the invoice and settlement
When the load delivers and the documents are in, Tandem assembles the customer invoice and the carrier pay from the load record.
- 04
A human approves the money
Nothing bills, releases, or settles until a dispatcher or biller approves it — the money path always ends with a person.
Questions
Frequently asked
What does freight settlement mean?
Settlement is the money side of a delivered load — invoicing the customer, paying the carrier, and reconciling the margin between them. In Tandem it also includes capturing the accessorials, like detention and lumper fees, that belong on the invoice.
Does Tandem bill customers automatically?
Tandem drafts the customer invoice and the carrier settlement from the load, but it does not send money on its own. Every invoice and payment waits on a human approval — the money path always ends with a person.
How does Tandem help recover detention and accessorials?
Tandem arms detention at the dock when a truck waits past its free window, catches reweighs against the BOL, and adds lumper and tarp charges as they occur. Each is attached to the load so it's billed with the line haul instead of written off.
Rate con to remittance
Bring control to your next load.
Settlement is one of five jobs Tandem takes off the desk — intake, visibility, exceptions, drivers, and settlement, on one desk. See it on your freight.