For exhibitors · US & Canada · after the show
Your trade-show bill, checked line by line.
The material-handling invoice shows up weeks after the booth comes down. We set it against your weight tickets, your show’s own exhibitor-kit rates and rules, and every credit on your statement. It works for any trade show in the US or Canada. You get one page of evidence and a question you can send.
- $149 fixed
- 0% commission
- 1 evidence revision
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material handling, advance warehouse | 900 lb | $1.11 | $999.00 |
| Allowance applied | — | — | $0.00 |
| Credits | — | — | $0.00 |
| Balance due | $999.00 | ||
The show’s terms give a free allowance. Not applied here.
Ask about $555.00
Every figure traced to a page in your documents.
Your show’s own rule, quoted with its page and date.
Credits and reversals counted once, never twice.
Signed by a person who checked the originals.
The Evidence Ledger
Change one document. Watch the answer change.
A finding is only as good as the paper behind it. Swap a record below. The ledger re-reads the invoice, the weight ticket, the show’s rule and the statement, and redoes the math. The first two examples use the published SEMA 2026 rule; a third shows a Canadian show billed per hundredweight. If something is missing, it stops and tells you which document to get.
Worked example · 02
Billed twice, or billed once and fixed?
Shipment SHP-7 appears on two invoices. It looks like a duplicate. Whether it is depends on what else is on the statement, so we read the whole chain before saying anything.
Worked example · 03 · Canada, per hundredweight
Another show, another way to bill.
Many US and Canadian shows charge per 100 lb (a hundredweight), rounded up. A 1,030 lb shipment is 11 hundredweights, not 12. The ledger applies only what your show’s kit states, and stops if the rounding rule isn’t written down.
How rules are sourced, and the limits
Your show, your terms. For a paid review we use the rates and rules in your exhibitor kit or order form for that show and year, which you send us, quoted with the page and date. We don’t claim a ready-made rule for every show. If a rate, allowance, rounding rule or minimum isn’t written in the documents you supply, the ledger stops and names the page it needs.
SEMA 2026 is our fully sourced example (rule SEMA-2026-MH, version 2026-public-1, checked November 8, 2026). The official SEMA price sheet lists $1.11/lb by the October 22 deadline, $1.39/lb after it, and the first 500 lb free for exhibitors at 800 sq ft or less. Its exhibitor FAQ says 400 sq ft for personally driven deliveries, so the ledger stops for booths between 401 and 800 sq ft until your order terms settle it. The Canadian example is fictional.
The ledger never guesses a rate, eligibility, credit or refund from an incomplete file. A clarification request is a question to the contractor, not a confirmed credit. Taxes (sales tax, GST/HST) and other services are outside the review unless the written scope says otherwise. Don’t withhold payment because of this demo.
How it works
Four steps. You decide at each one.
- 1
Fit check
Tell us the show and what paperwork you have. It’s free, and there’s nothing to upload yet.
Reply in 1 business day - 2
Documents
You send the invoice, statement, weight tickets, booth confirmation and order form by a private link. We check the file is complete before quoting.
Private transfer only - 3
Scope & price
A written scope with the price and a delivery date. You pay $149 only after you accept it.
Date agreed up front - 4
Signed report
The Evidence Ledger, signed after every figure has been checked against the originals, plus a request draft for you to send.
You send it, not us
Price
One bill. One fixed fee.
No percentage of anything you get back. A bill that turns out to be correct is still a useful answer, and you’ll have the paperwork to show for it.
$149
Any US or Canadian show · one handling invoice · up to three shipments
- Allowance, weight and rate checks
- Duplicates, reversals and credits reconciled
- Evidence Ledger report, signed and dated
- Correction-request draft when the evidence supports one
- One revision if new paperwork turns up
Paid only after you accept a written scope. Full refund if we can’t deliver what was agreed. No savings guaranteed.
A good fit if
- You exhibited at a trade show in the US or Canada and got a material-handling (drayage) invoice
- Nobody on your side reconciles the show invoices
- You can find the invoice, statement, weight tickets and the show’s exhibitor kit
- You’d rather send a clear question than start a dispute
Probably not for you if
- Your exhibit house already reviews these invoices
- You settled it at the service desk on site
- You want someone to negotiate or collect for you
- You need legal, tax or freight-claim advice
Our review standard
Software for the math. A person for the judgment.
Same math, every time
Every figure is calculated in whole cents by a fixed formula, so the same file always gives the same answer.
Checked against your originals
A reviewer verifies every figure against your own documents before the report is signed and dated. Nothing goes out unsigned.
Nothing guessed
If a rate, rule or credit isn’t in your paperwork, the review stops and names the page it needs. It never fills a gap with an assumption.
Free fit check
Is your bill worth a look?
Tell us a little about the show. We’ll reply within one business day with the exact documents we’d need, or tell you honestly that you don’t need us.
Use business contact details. Please don’t include invoices, payment details or shipment documents here.
Plain answers
What if my invoice is correct?
Then the report says so, and shows which checks matched and which couldn’t be confirmed. The fee pays for the review, not for finding money.
Do you recover the money?
No. You get the evidence and a request draft, and you send it. The contractor decides any correction. We don’t negotiate, collect or advise you to hold back payment.
Is this automated?
The arithmetic is. The judgment isn’t. A person checks every figure against your original documents before signing. Your files aren’t sent to an AI service unless you agree to it in writing first.
Which shows do you cover?
Any trade show in the US or Canada that billed you for material handling, as long as you can send the show’s exhibitor kit or order terms along with the invoice. We check the bill against your show’s own written rules. SEMA 2026 is the example we’ve sourced in full. Flat-rate packages, union-labor disputes and unusual contracts may fall outside a fixed-price review, and we tell you that at the free fit check.
What isn’t included?
Legal or tax advice, carrier freight claims, labor and electrical disputes, negotiation and collection. Anything outside scope is listed before you pay.
What happens to my documents?
They arrive by a private link, are used only for your review, and are deleted within 30 days of delivery unless you ask us to keep them.