Invoice with proof
An invoice gets paid fast when every line matches the quote and has a document behind it.
You need
- The accepted quote or rate confirmation
- Signed proof of delivery
- Both interchange receipts
- Receipts for anything billed at cost
Steps
- Start from the quoteSame line names, same order, same rates.
- Add what happenedEach extra charge as its own line, with the unit and the quantity.
- Attach one document per extraTimes for waiting, dates for storage and chassis, the receipt for a pass-through, the scale ticket for overweight.
- Put the references on topContainer number, bill of lading or booking number, the customer's reference.
- Send it the day the empty is backThe longer you wait, the less anyone remembers the move.
Watch out
One disputed line holds the whole invoice. Bill doubtful charges separately.
A pass-through with no receipt looks like a markup.