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Broker debt and chargebacks
How much money is stuck with brokers?
We sort every unpaid load by how long it has been waiting. Then we find the reason behind each chargeback, call the broker ourselves and tell you which money can still come back.
Free2-week audit for trucking companies
Gross is good.So where’s the money?
In 2 weeks, our team goes through your broker debt, driver statements, cash flow and the profit of every truck. We show you what we found on an online call. The report stays with you, even if you don’t hire us.
How many trucks do you run?
Owed by brokers
$186,400
Over 60 days
$23,900
Chargebacks you can recover
$14,200
Trucks in the red
3 of 12
Profit per truck, this week
3 trucks lost money this week
T-101: $1,840; T-102: $1,260; T-103: −$420; T-104: $2,110; T-105: $960; T-106: −$780; T-107: $1,530; T-108: $640; T-109: −$310; T-110: $1,920; T-111: $1,140; T-112: $870
Unpaid loads by age, days
$23,900 has been waiting more than 60 days
- 0–30$121,300
- 31–45$27,800
- 46–60$13,400
- 61–90$15,600
- 91+$8,300
Driver statements: 7 issues found
Each issue comes with the statement, the driver and the amount
- Load paid twice1
- Fuel charge not deducted3
- Miles don’t match the trip3
Money in and out, last 6 weeks
InOut
Where this week’s money went
- Driver pay34%
- Fuel31%
- Truck and trailer payments14%
- Insurance9%
- Other12%
Questions the audit answers
- How much money is stuck with brokers?
- Which truck is losing money?
- Why is there no cash on payroll day?
- Did we pay that load twice?
- Was the fuel charge taken out of the driver’s pay?
- Which chargebacks can we still get back?
- Are we overpaying drivers?
- Where did this week’s money go?
- trucks in one client’s fleet, before and after
- 545
- collected from factoring for one client
- $300K+
- trucking companies we’ve helped grow
- 100+
- of working with trucking companies
- 5 years
The part most companies don’t see
Factoring and payroll keep a trucking company running. They don’t tell you whether it makes money. Cash flow and profit per truck do, and most companies don’t have either.
Sound familiar?
Six things owners tell us before the audit
- 01
Gross looks great. The bank account doesn’t.
Money comes in every week and still runs out before payroll.
- 02
Factoring took back money for a load from months ago.
You find out on payroll day, after the money already went to fuel and drivers.
- 03
Drivers call asking where their money is.
Statements run late, and nobody checks miles, deductions and percentages line by line.
- 04
Your TMS, factoring and bank show three different numbers.
And nobody can tell you which one is right.
- 05
You can’t say which truck is losing money.
Truck payments and insurance never make it into the per-truck numbers.
- 06
Your bookkeeper handles factoring and payroll.
But nobody tells you whether the company made money this week.
The free audit
Four things we check
Each area is checked by its own specialist on our team.
02
Driver statements
Am I paying drivers too much, or too little?
We recheck past statements: percentages and miles, loads paid twice, fuel and other charges that never got deducted.
03
Cash flow
Where is my money going?
We sort every bank transaction in QuickBooks: fuel, driver pay, truck payments, insurance and the rest. You get a weekly report of what came in and what went out.
04
Profit per truck
Which truck makes money, and which one doesn’t?
We work out each truck’s weekly profit or loss. Monthly bills like truck payments and insurance are split into weeks, so the number holds up.
Most bookkeepers handle factoring and payroll. The last two areas are the ones that show whether the company is making money.
Get my free auditProfit vs. cash
Profitable, and still no money? Both can be true.
Say you pay $10,000 in June for three months of insurance. Counted by the day the money left, June looks like a big loss, and July and August look great. We split it into $3,333 a month, so each month shows its real profit.
- Profit counted by the week, because trucking runs by the week
- Monthly bills split into weeks: a $4,000 truck payment is about $933 a week
- Cash flow kept separately, so you see both numbers
- $10,000$3,333June
- $0$3,333July
- $0$3,333August
Broker debt
A chargeback lands after the money is spent.
Brokers usually pay in 30 days, but drivers and fuel get paid every week. So you factor the load and get the money now. If the broker doesn’t pay, factoring takes that amount out of your next loads.
We track every unpaid load by age and call the broker before it turns into a chargeback.
Load delivered
Rate con and POD go to factoring
Factoring pays
$1,000 load, 1% fee: you get $990
Day 30 and later
The broker still hasn’t paid
Chargeback
Factoring holds it back from your next loads
Results
Two client stories
545
trucks
We helped one trucking company grow from 5 trucks to 45.
$300,000+
collected
For another client, we collected more than $300,000 that was stuck in factoring.
We don’t name our clients.
How it works
From form to findings in about two weeks
- 1
Fill out the form
A few short questions about your company. It takes about a minute.
- 2
We call you
A short call where we tell you what we need for the audit.
- 3
Two-week audit
Our team checks all four areas and writes down every issue with a dollar amount.
- 4
Online meeting
We walk you through the results and what to do about each problem.
In-house or Mesa
What changes when Mesa keeps your books
| Typical in-house bookkeeper | Mesa | |
|---|---|---|
| Factoring and driver payroll | Included | Included |
| Cash flow report | Usually not | Every week |
| Profit for each truck | Usually not | Every week |
| Who does the work | One person | A team, one specialist per area |
After the audit
If you hand the books to us
$100per truck, per month
Your price$1,000 a month
- We follow up on unpaid loads and chargebacks
- We check driver statements
- Weekly cash flow report
- Weekly profit for every truck
Guarantee
No results in the first month? You don’t pay for that month.
The audit comes first, and it’s free.
Start with the free audit- We don’t sell factoring
- We never name our clients
- Your report stays with you
- We don’t share your details
FAQ
Questions owners ask
Is the audit really free?
Yes. We don’t charge for the audit. You see the results and decide whether to hire us. Either way, the report stays with you.
I already have a bookkeeper. Why would I need this?
We can still run the audit. We check their work from the outside, and the list of issues we find is useful to them too.
Do you do factoring?
No, we don’t sell factoring. If you work with a factoring company, we track the loads brokers haven’t paid, follow up with the brokers ourselves and find the reason for each chargeback.
How long does the audit take?
Two weeks. Then we show you the results on an online meeting.
What do you need from me?
We’ll tell you on the first call. Usually it’s driver statements, factoring reports and access to QuickBooks.
How much does it cost after the audit?
$100 per truck per month. With 10 trucks, that’s $1,000 a month. If there are no results in the first month, you don’t pay for that month.
Is my information safe here?
The form on this site goes over an encrypted connection straight to our team. We don’t sell or share your details, and we never name our clients.
Your free audit starts with a one-minute form.
The audit is free, and the report is yours to keep.
How many trucks do you run?