Illustrative Freight Variance Estimator

Model an illustrative
freight variance scenario.

Adjust the inputs below to model an illustrative variance pool and review-effort scenario. Results are assumptions, not an audit, savings promise, or customer-specific finding.

Illustrative assumptions: 3.5% variance rate · 30% FAP contingency fee · $75/hr fully-loaded AP cost
Your freight profile
Annual freight spend $12M
Total carrier spend across all modes
$1M $25M $50M $75M $100M
Number of carriers 8
Distinct carriers invoicing you regularly
2 12 25 37 50
Current audit coverage 25%
Percentage of invoices reviewed before payment
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
I currently use a freight audit firm (FAP)
Illustrative unreviewed variance
—
annually at your current coverage level
🔴
Illustrative variance subject to review
—
above what you currently recover, with 100% coverage
📈
Illustrative variance pool
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3.5% of freight spend — illustrative variance-rate assumption
📋
FAP fees at 30% contingency
—
what you pay your auditor for partial coverage
💸
Illustrative AP review effort
—
≈ $— in fully-loaded AP labor
⏱
Overcharge pool breakdown
Current state
$0
Illustrative
configured coverage
$0
Currently recovered
Uncaptured overcharges
Illustrative reviewed variance
Illustrative remaining variance
Model comparison — contingency FAP vs. Viacle flat fee
Contingency FAP (30%)
Overcharges found—
Coverage—
Fee (30%)—
You keep—
Viacle (flat fee)
Overcharges found—
Coverage100%
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You keep—
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Estimates are illustrative only. Industry error rate of 3.5% from Logistics Management survey data; actual rates vary by carrier mix, mode, and audit maturity.
The estimator uses illustrative assumptions; source coverage, configured comparisons, and outcomes vary.
AP labor estimated at $75/hr fully-loaded · FAP contingency at 30% of recovered amount.
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