Freight Pay / Freight Payment

Freight payment is the act of paying carriers for transportation services rendered. For a shipper working with dozens of carriers – asset fleets, LTL providers, brokers – this means processing and disbursing a high volume of individual payments, each on its own terms, schedule, and format. Managing this in-house creates a significant accounts payable burden.

A freight pay service consolidates this workflow. Instead of the shipper issuing separate payments to every carrier, the shipper makes one payment to the freight pay provider, who then handles individual carrier remittances. The provider manages payment timing, carrier banking details, and remittance advice – giving carriers a self-serve portal to check payment status rather than calling the shipper's AP department.

The business case goes beyond convenience. Consolidated freight payment reduces AP processing costs, minimizes check-cutting and wire fees, and gives finance teams a single, clean record of total freight disbursements. It also improves carrier relationships – carriers get paid predictably and can track their payments without chasing anyone down. For shippers managing hundreds of loads per week across a broad carrier network, handling remittances in-house is a distraction from higher-value work.

Freight pay is most effective when paired with freight audit. Auditing invoices first and then paying through a consolidated service ensures that only validated, approved amounts are disbursed – closing the loop between verification and payment.