Carrier Invoice Validation
Checking a carrier invoice against authorized shipment terms and evidence before accounts payable remits payment.
Carrier invoice validation is the pre-pay control that compares what a carrier billed to what a freight broker or 3PL authorized — typically on a rate confirmation — and to supporting documents such as POD, BOL, or lumper receipts. Outcomes are usually Approve, Needs Review, or Reject. It is not the same as OCR extraction alone, and it is not freight audit and payment (FAP) outsourcing.
Also known as: validate carrier invoice, freight invoice validation