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Carrier revenue and dispatch fees belong in separate columns.
A clearer record begins by knowing whose money each number is.
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Start with the carrier’s load record
The agreed freight amount belongs in the carrier’s load record. Booking, delivery, invoicing and collection are different events; a booked amount is not collected money.
Record the service fee separately
The dispatch fee is its own number, calculated from the rate and the amounts the signed agreement says it applies to.
Make adjustments visible
When a load amount or a fee changes, keep the reason, who reviewed it, and the link to the original record. A corrected figure should not erase how it changed.
Keep the payment flow aligned
An independent dispatcher bills its own fee only. Freight payments go from the broker to the carrier, not through the dispatcher.
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