TM 202 · SETTLE
How does freight cost reach finance?
TM calculates expected transportation charges from commercial master data. A freight settlement document represents carrier cost and supports purchasing, acceptance, accrual, and invoice verification.
READ FROM RESULT BACK TO RULE
Connect freight service to controlled cost
TM combines a business requirement, a planning decision, and operating proof. A visible document status alone rarely explains whether the plan is feasible or recoverable.
ONE TRANSPORT STORY
Follow the decision through its evidence
Each hand-off has a different owner and a different proof. Preserve the hand-off rather than repairing a later status in isolation.
- 01CALCULATEExpected charges
Agreements, calculation sheets, rates, scales, and charge types produce expected cost.
- 02SETTLEFreight settlement document
Carrier cost is represented with controlled commercial evidence.
- 03RECONCILEPurchasing and invoice
Follow-on documents and invoice verification complete the financial branch.
DIAGNOSTIC EVIDENCE
Ask the question at the correct layer
Transport problems become recoverable when the team checks the decision, source data, document, and event evidence in that order.
Trace agreement, validity, calculation sheet, rate table, scale, units, distance, currency, and accessorial input.
Validate carrier purchasing data, organization, account assignment, service data, period, tax, and logs.
Classify rate error, execution change, legitimate accessorial, duplicate, tax, currency, quantity, or unplanned cost.
PROJECT MOMENT
A waiting charge appears on the carrier invoice
The expected charge contains base freight and fuel only. The reviewer checks execution events and agreement validity; a valid charge follows controlled correction, while an unsupported charge remains disputed.
- Expected and invoiced charges are compared
- Execution evidence supports the decision
- Commercial validity is checked
- The variance remains auditable
Use the practitioner map to prioritize work and recover exceptions.