Transportation & Logistics Debt Collection — freight invoices, demurrage, broker disputes.
Trucking, rail, ocean, and air freight receivables — with all the Carmack, broker, and contract-carrier complexity those bring. Altus has worked transportation AR for 30 years.
How we approach Transportation & Logistics
Transportation & Logistics recovery, by specialists who know the business.
Transportation and logistics receivables span trucking freight invoices, rail demurrage, ocean container detention, air freight, fuel surcharges, accessorials, broker margin disputes, OS&D (over/short/damaged) claims, and contract carrier programs. Altus transportation specialists work with freight bills of lading, broker carrier agreements, Carmack Amendment claims, and freight broker bonds.
Recovery challenges
What makes Transportation & Logistics different.
Carmack Amendment claims
Damage and loss claims under the Carmack Amendment have specific notice and filing requirements.
Broker bond claims
Broker insolvency triggers claims against the $75K FMCSA-required broker bond.
OS&D disputes
Over, short, and damaged shipment disputes require POD, BOL, and inspection records.
Fuel surcharge & accessorials
Disputes over fuel surcharge calculation and accessorial billing are very common.
Recovery profile
Benchmarked performance for Transportation & Logistics.
Recovery economics vary by vertical. Here's how the Transportation & Logistics desk performs against the metrics that matter.
- Transportation & Logistics desk
- Average of all 13 Altus industry desks
Desk scorecard
Transportation & Logistics
- Average days to recovery
- 47days
Range across desks: 33–72 daysAll-desk average: 49 days
- Recovery complexity
- High (4 of 5)
- Compliance layer
- Carmack
- FMCSA Bond
Services for Transportation & Logistics
The Altus services we deploy in this vertical.
Each engagement combines these services based on portfolio characteristics, account age, and your operational needs.
Questions
Transportation & Logistics FAQ
Yes. We work damage and loss claims under the Carmack Amendment, including the notice timing and filing requirements specific to interstate motor carrier liability.
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