See the math before you share an invoice.
These examples are deliberately transparent. They are not claims about your freight spend. Change the assumptions mentally or use the formula below to decide whether a sample audit is worth your time.
1% assumed leakage → $10,000 exposure. 70% recoverable share → $7,000 modeled recovery. 20% success fee → $1,400 modeled fee. Client retains $5,600.
2% assumed leakage → $100,000 exposure. 70% recoverable share → $70,000 modeled recovery. 20% success fee → $14,000 modeled fee. Client retains $56,000.
3% assumed leakage → $600,000 exposure. 70% recoverable share → $420,000 modeled recovery. 20% success fee → $84,000 modeled fee. Client retains $336,000.
Illustrative scenarios only. A real Recovery OS audit separates flagged exposure, evidence-backed candidate recovery, open claims and verified credits/refunds. Only verified credits/refunds count as recovered value.
When the math justifies a first screen
The economics improve when a recurring billing pattern can be tested across a meaningful batch instead of a single exceptional invoice.
Contracts, quotes, tariff support or explicit rate sheets make a variance easier to prove and easier to package.
A read-only historical review can surface repeatable leakage without changing live operations first.