American Truck & Rail Audits Inc

What American Truck & Rail Audits Inc does

American Truck & Rail Audits, Inc. (AMTR) is a privately-held freight cost recovery and transportation knowledge services firm headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas, founded in 1979. The company provides contingency-based after-payment freight auditing across rail, truck, barge, and other modes of transport, recovering overcharges on freight bills for shippers, alongside pre-audit/pre-audit-and-pay services for small and medium shippers and education/consulting services covering contract negotiation, SOX compliance support, and transportation decision support. AMTR's client base of more than 150 shippers includes many Fortune 50/100/500 companies across verticals such as timber, grains, chemicals, metals, papers, and consumer goods.

The firm's service is anchored by a proprietary technology stack it brands as 'Smart' Tech and 'Smart' Net, supported by clustered datacenter-grade infrastructure (32 processors, 192 GB RAM, 12 TB solid-state storage, failover clustering) running on Windows Server 2016 Datacenter and SQL Server 2016. 'Smart' Net encodes human auditor knowledge into query structures, data-mining frameworks, and visualization tools that crawl shipper and carrier freight data to identify duplicate billing, rating errors, routing issues, and other overpayment scenarios. Auditors trained through a five-year apprenticeship program are explicitly positioned as the primary drivers of the audit process, with proprietary AI applications trained on client-specific pricing and tariffs acting as augmentation rather than automation. Clients interact with the platform through the myAMTR client portal.

AMTR is a debt-free, family-influenced firm: co-founder Mike Lasiter remains active in daily operations, and leadership passed to second-generation family member Summer (Scott) Bartczak, PhD, in 2018. Revenue is generated primarily through contingency fees on overcharge recoveries, supplemented by pre-audit transaction fees and education/consulting engagements. The company is led by a six-person C-suite (CEO, COO, CTO, Chief Audit Support Officer, Chief Strategic Operations Officer, and Chief Sales Officer) supported by certified auditing, training, and account management staff, and the firm maintains active memberships in more than a dozen U.S. transportation industry associations.

Name

American Truck & Rail Audits Inc

Legal name

American Truck & Rail Audits, Inc.

Website

https://amtr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Truck & Rail Audits (AMTR) provides contingency-based after-payment freight bill auditing and transportation consulting across rail, truck, and barge modes, recovering overcharges for 150+ shippers including many Fortune 50/100/500 companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Auditing Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Fleet Expense Auditing, Controls & Fraud Management (TLABAMAG)

Keywords

• Freight bill auditing
• Transportation cost recovery
• Freight overcharge auditing
• Rail freight auditing
• Logistics consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. After-Payment Freight Audit: Fees are based on a percentage of recoveries. AMTR does not get paid unless the client recovers money. This contingency-based model aligns incentives and positions the service as 'never costs, only pays'. They recover overcharges that occur on approximately 20% of invoices, with 20-30% containing recoverable amounts.
2. Pre-Audit and Pay Services: Freight bills are sent directly to AMTR by carriers. AMTR conducts complete audits with corrected invoices returned to clients. This service is targeted at small/medium shippers that need outsourced transportation functions.
3. Education/Consulting Services: Fastest growing service offering. Consulting engagements include problem identification through data analysis, LTL/TL contract development and negotiation, contract or tariff interpretation/application, SOX compliance support, market rate analysis, and data mining for transportation decision support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

American Truck & Rail Audits, Inc. (AMTR) provides expert-based after-payment freight bill auditing and pre-audit services for shippers across truck, rail, barge, and other freight modes. Its human-in-the-loop "Smart Auditing®" methodology combines certified transportation auditors with proprietary Smart Tech and Smart Net systems to identify duplicate billing, rating problems, routing errors, and other overpayment scenarios, then manages the full claims process to recover funds. The company also provides transportation consulting, contract negotiation, tariff interpretation, and SOX compliance support.

Product overview

American Truck & Rail Audits, Inc. (AMTR) offers a portfolio of freight auditing and transportation knowledge services anchored by its proprietary Smart Auditing® methodology. The core offering is After-Payment (Post) Freight Audit services where human transportation experts—enabled by the company's 'Smart' Tech infrastructure and 'Smart' Net proprietary processes—audit freight records after payment to discover and recover overcharges. Supporting services include Freight Pre-Audit/Pre-Audit & Pay Services (auditing before payment) and Education/Consulting Services. The company also provides clients with access to myAMTR, an online client portal. All services are delivered by certified transportation auditors with expertise in rail, truck, barge, and other freight modes, targeting shippers ranging from small/medium businesses to Fortune 50/100/500 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• After-Payment Freight Audit AMTR's signature service that audits freight records after payment has been made to discover and recover overcharges, handling claims filing, rebuttal, and payment recovery. Targeted at large shippers (Fortune 50/100/500) seeking expert-based post-payment auditing.
• Freight Pre-Audit/Pre-Audit & Pay Services Freight bill processing and payment service where carriers send client freight bills directly to AMTR for auditing before payment. Complete audit with corrected invoices returned to clients. Targeted at small/medium shippers that need outsourced transportation functions.
• Education/Consulting Services Transportation knowledge services including data analysis, LTL/TL contract development and negotiation, contract or tariff interpretation/application, SOX compliance support, market rate analysis, and data mining for transportation decision support.
• myAMTR Client Portal Online customer portal providing clients with access to freight bill status tracking, account management, and ongoing service delivery capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% of invoices have errors, 20-30% contain recoverable amounts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)coreOthersAMTR is a member of NITL, participating in Rail and Highway Committees. NITL membership provides industry connections and makes AMTR smarter, better informed, and more agile in serving clients.
• Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)coreOthersActive member of TIA, an organization of transportation intermediaries. Membership enhances AMTR's industry presence and networking opportunities.
• Transportation and Logistics Council (T&LC)coreOthersMember of The Transportation and Logistics Council. CEO Summer Bartczak is a member. Membership provides industry knowledge and credibility.
• Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS)coreOthersActive member of MARS, a regional association of rail shippers. Provides networking and industry intelligence specific to rail transportation.
• National Association of Rail Shippers (NARS)coreOthersMember of NARS, connecting AMTR with rail shipper industry peers and knowledge.
• NASSTRACcoreOthersMember of NASSTRAC (National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council). Provides industry connections and transportation expertise.
• Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS)minorOthersMember of SWARS, a regional rail shipper association serving the southwest region.
• Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers (PNARS)minorOthersMember of PNARS, a regional rail shipper organization for the Pacific Northwest.
• Southeastern Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS)minorOthersMember of SEARS, serving rail shippers in the southeastern United States.
• Northeastern Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS)minorOthersMember of NEARS, serving rail shippers in the northeastern United States.
• The Fertilizer InstituteminorOthersMember of The Fertilizer Institute, providing connections to the agricultural chemicals industry.
• National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA)minorOthersMember of NGFA, connecting AMTR with grain and feed industry shippers.
• Women in TruckingminorOthersNiki Bolton serves on the Content Committee of Women in Trucking. AMTR maintains connection with this organization supporting women in the trucking industry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cass Information Systems: Public freight-payment and audit services provider serving enterprise shippers across truck, rail, parcel and ocean. Closest publicly traded peer to AMTR's freight-bill audit and recovery model, operating at much larger scale.
• CTSI-Global: Provider of freight audit, payment, and business intelligence to global shippers. Direct competitor to AMTR in outsourced post-payment freight cost recovery.
• nVision Global: Global freight audit and supply chain visibility provider offering post-payment audit and rate benchmarking. Overlaps AMTR's audit and consulting/education offerings with a more international footprint.
• Data2Logistics: U.S.-based freight audit and payment firm serving large enterprise shippers in industries such as manufacturing and retail. Direct competitor to AMTR in post-payment freight auditing.
• TranzAct Technologies: One of the largest U.S. freight audit and payment firms, offering post-payment freight audit for enterprise shippers across modes. Directly comparable business model to AMTR's signature service.
• Dynamic Audit Solutions: Independent freight cost recovery and audit firm that recovers overcharges for shippers on a contingency basis. Closely mirrors AMTR's after-payment audit fee model.

Broad incumbents

• Transplace (Uber Freight): Large managed transportation and freight audit provider bundled within Uber Freight's logistics platform. Competes with AMTR across multiple modes and now benefits from Uber Freight's technology and capital.
• U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems (Freight Payment): Major corporate card and freight payment provider offering freight audit as part of a broader commercial payments portfolio. Larger incumbent that competes with AMTR on embedded payment-led audit services rather than pure expert audit.

Emerging players

• Capstone Logistics (audit/managed transportation peer): Broader transportation services firm with overlapping freight audit and managed transportation offerings. Adjacent rather than direct: comparable clientele but not pure-play post-payment audit.

Others

• Greenbriar Equity / R2G (Rabin & Rabin Group): Specialist transportation consulting and freight audit firm serving shippers. Adjacent peer offering consulting-led freight cost optimization comparable to AMTR's Education/Consulting services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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