TARS (Transportation Audit & Recovery Services) helps businesses lower their shipping costs through expert parcel audit services, carrier contract negotiation, and refund recovery. We specialize in analyzing FedEx and UPS invoices to identify billing errors, late deliveries, and service failures—recovering refunds and optimizing shipping contracts to maximize savings. With no upfront fees and a performance-based model, TARS delivers risk-free logistics consulting that saves companies time and money.
Audit visibility creates stronger shipping control
Smarter shipping starts with better visibility
Parcel audit is not only about refund recovery. It creates visibility into how your agreement actually behaves once charges hit live invoices.
TARS helps organizations identify recoverable credits, review invoice behavior against agreement terms, and surface recurring billing patterns that often go unnoticed in day-to-day shipping operations.
That visibility can stand on its own as recovery work, but it also supports stronger internal oversight and often informs smarter future agreement decisions. For related negotiation support, review our broader service approach.
Free audit visibility review
Want a clearer view of where invoice behavior may be creating recovery opportunities or recurring billing issues? TARS can review your current environment and identify where stronger visibility and control may exist.
- No upfront review fee
- Built to uncover recovery opportunity
- Useful for both current and ongoing visibility
Audit live invoices against agreement terms, service failures, accessorials, and billing logic.
Identify eligible credits, overcharges, and missed refund opportunities tied to carrier performance.
Show where shipping reality and agreement expectations are drifting apart over time.
Use that visibility to support better shipping control and more informed future decisions.
What the work includes
Invoice validation
Review invoices for late deliveries, duplicate charges, incorrect accessorials, pricing mismatches, and recoverable service-related credits.
Agreement behavior review
Identify how billing outcomes compare with what current carrier terms appear to provide on paper.
Operational visibility
Surface recurring patterns tied to zones, service mix, dimensions, surcharge activity, and other cost behavior drivers.
Recovery support
Recover eligible credits through a performance-based structure that aligns incentives with actual results.
Parcel audit creates visibility into how carrier economics behave in practice. That helps improve day-to-day billing control and often strengthens the foundation for future negotiation strategy. For deeper context, explore TARS Media.
Best fit for organizations that want
A performance-based model that aligns compensation with measurable recovery rather than upfront cost.
Clearer insight into where carrier charges are behaving as expected — and where they are not.
Visibility into live billing patterns that can help clarify priorities before negotiation discussions begin.
A more informed operational view of agreement performance as shipping patterns and invoice activity evolve.
