What Trans Audit, Inc. does

Trans Audit, Inc. is a privately held global transportation expense recovery specialist founded in 1977 and headquartered in Wappingers Falls, New York. The company provides post-payment audit services to Fortune and Global 1000 corporations, recovering overbillings and overpayments from carriers across all modes of transportation including parcel, less-than-truckload, truckload, ocean, and air freight. All audit services are performed in-house with no outsourcing, leveraging a proprietary multi-pass audit methodology supported by Subject Matter Modal Experts (SMMEs) with over 500 years of combined transportation experience.

The company operates exclusively on a contingency fee (gain share) model, charging clients only when overcharges are successfully recovered. There are no upfront costs, onboarding charges, or ongoing data processing fees. The proprietary TransPortal client reporting platform provides clients with audit results, claim status, and financial recovery data through a cloud-based portal secured with multi-factor authentication, encryption, and intrusion detection/prevention systems. A Second Post-Payment Audit service extends coverage into clients already served by incumbent auditors, identifying overcharges that were previously missed.

Trans Audit's go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting Fortune and Global 1000 corporations directly through a sales team and inbound inquiries. Operational hubs are located in Wappingers Falls, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Hicksville, Hollywood, Orlando, Columbus, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington in the United States, with international presence in Europe, China, and Singapore. The company claims an 85% success rate across engagements, with initial refunds typically received within 45 days of claim submission, and maintains multi-decade client relationships including a 20+ year engagement with a Top 10 Global Chemical Leader.

Name

Trans Audit, Inc.

Legal name

Trans Audit, Inc.

Website

https://transaudit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Trans Audit is a privately held global transportation post-payment audit specialist founded in 1977, serving Fortune and Global 1000 corporations. The company recovers carrier overbillings across all transportation modes using proprietary audit technology on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Audit Services

akta.pro primary industry

Fleet Expense Auditing, Controls & Fraud Management (TLABAMAG)

Keywords

• Transportation invoice audit
• Freight bill auditing
• Parcel cost recovery
• Shipping expense management
• Post-payment freight audit

Headquarters

HQ city

Wappingers Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transportation Post Payment Audit - Contingency Fee: Trans Audit operates exclusively on a gain share contingency model. No recovery, no fee. There are no upfront costs, no onboarding charges, and no ongoing data processing fees. The company only earns fees when it successfully identifies and recovers overbillings and overpayments for clients.
2. Second Post Audit Services: A secondary post-audit service offered to clients who already have an existing cost recovery provider in place. Trans Audit charges on the same contingency basis for recoveries identified through its second-pass audit that the first provider missed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trans Audit performs historical and ongoing post-payment audits of shippers' transportation invoices across parcel, LTL, truckload, ocean and air modes. The firm identifies carrier billing errors (rate, discount, weight, accessorial, etc.) and recovers overpayments on a contingency-fee basis, also filing carrier claims when applicable. Services are delivered to enterprise shippers using the firm's proprietary TransPortal audit platform.

Product overview

Trans Audit offers a unified transportation expense recovery platform centered on its Global Transportation Post Audit service. The core service is supplemented by a Second Post-Payment Audit module for clients seeking to verify or enhance existing audit programs. All client interactions and reporting are delivered through the proprietary TransPortal platform. The company operates on a contingency fee model with no upfront costs and performs all services in-house using Subject Matter Modal Experts (SMMEs) across multiple global locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Post-Payment Freight Invoice Audit (Parcel, LTL, Truckload, Ocean, Air) Ongoing audit of shipper transportation invoices across parcel, less-than-truckload, truckload, ocean and air modes to identify carrier billing errors and recover overpayments on a contingency-fee basis. Designed for high-volume enterprise shippers (Fortune/Global 1000) that lack the internal resources to audit large freight populations.
• Historical Freight & Parcel Audit (Look-Back Recovery) Historical (look-back) audit of prior-period freight and parcel invoices to identify and recover overcharges from carriers. Targets enterprises that want to reclaim dollars from past shipments, with recovery delivered on the same contingency basis as ongoing audit work.
• Carrier Claim Filing & Dispute Resolution Full-service handling of carrier claims and disputes on behalf of shippers, including preparation and submission of claims to recover identified overcharges. Provided as part of the firm's broader freight audit offering to enterprise clients.
• TransPortal Audit Platform (Technology-Enabled Service) Proprietary cloud-based technology platform that ingests carrier invoice data, applies audit rules, manages exceptions, and produces recovery and reporting outputs in support of the firm's freight audit services. Delivered only in conjunction with Trans Audit's audit engagements, not as a standalone software license.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% success rate across all engagements
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)minorOthersTrans Audit maintains membership and visibility within CSCMP, a leading professional organization for supply chain management professionals. This association supports industry networking and thought leadership positioning.
• NITL (National Industrial Transportation League)minorOthersTrans Audit is associated with NITL, a prominent organization representing shippers and carriers in the transportation industry. Membership supports industry engagement and visibility among transportation professionals.
• NARs (National Accounting Resources)minorOthersTrans Audit maintains association with NARs, a professional organization relevant to transportation billing and accounting professionals.
• MARSminorOthersTrans Audit is associated with MARS, a regional logistics/transportation industry association.
• PNWARS (Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers)minorOthersTrans Audit is associated with PNWARS, a regional organization serving rail shippers in the Pacific Northwest.
• FreightThinkminorOthersTrans Audit is associated with FreightThink, a logistics/transportation industry association or forum.
• ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)minorOthersTrans Audit maintains association with ICC, a global business organization that sets rules and standards for international trade and commerce.
• SWARS (Southwest Association of Rail Shippers)minorOthersTrans Audit is associated with SWARS, a regional organization serving rail shippers in the Southwest United States.
• NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers)minorOthersTrans Audit is associated with NEARS, a regional organization serving rail shippers in the Northeastern United States.
• TLC (Transportation Club)minorOthersTrans Audit maintains association with TLC, a transportation industry club/organization for networking among logistics professionals.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cass Information Systems: Cass Information Systems is one of the largest freight bill audit and payment (FBAP) providers in North America, directly competing with Trans Audit on transportation invoice auditing for enterprise shippers. Both operate contingency- and fee-based audit models serving Fortune-level customers across multiple transportation modes.
• nVision Global Technology Solutions: nVision Global provides freight audit, payment, and global logistics management services, including multi-modal transportation expense recovery. It competes directly with Trans Audit for enterprise customers seeking post-payment transportation audit and global supply chain finance support.
• U.S. Bank Freight Payment: U.S. Bank's Freight Payment division is a major freight bill audit and payment provider embedded within a large commercial bank. It competes directly with Trans Audit for enterprise shippers, combining audit with payment processing and treasury services.
• CT Logistics: CT Logistics provides freight bill audit and payment, consulting, and logistics technology services to enterprise shippers. It is a long-standing specialist competitor to Trans Audit in the transportation post-audit space.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) is a leading supply chain platform provider whose TMS and transportation management offerings include freight audit and payment capabilities. While broader in scope than Trans Audit, it represents a competitive platform with embedded audit functionality that can disintermediate standalone auditors.
• Coupa Software: Coupa is a large business spend management (BSM) platform that includes freight audit and payment capabilities within its broader procurement and AP suite. As Coupa expands its supply chain finance offerings, it competes with Trans Audit by embedding audit directly into the procurement technology stack.
• UPS Supply Chain Solutions: UPS Supply Chain Solutions, including UPS Forwarding and its Coyote Logistics brokerage, offers freight audit and payment capabilities as part of an integrated parcel/freight and logistics portfolio. It overlaps with Trans Audit's parcel and freight audit services but as part of a much larger carrier-owned logistics platform.
• Uber Freight: Uber Freight is a digital freight marketplace and managed transportation provider that includes shipment auditing and payment functionality within its platform. It competes for the same enterprise shipper wallet that Trans Audit targets, though as a much broader logistics player.
• MercuryGate International: MercuryGate is a TMS provider offering freight audit and payment modules as part of its broader transportation management suite. It competes indirectly with Trans Audit by enabling shippers to perform audit and payment functions natively within their TMS.

Emerging players

• FourKites: FourKites is a supply chain visibility and predictive analytics platform that increasingly touches freight audit, exception management, and invoice accuracy workflows. As it expands into financial operations, it represents an emerging adjacency that could overlap with parts of Trans Audit's recovery value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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