Industries / Transportation

Working capital for transportation & logistics.

Fuel, drivers, and maintenance are paid now. Brokers and shippers pay in thirty to sixty days. GuideRock funds against your outstanding freight invoices so you are not choosing between waiting on payment and accepting a quick-pay discount.
FUEL & DRIVER PAY
DUE IMMEDIATELY
LOAD DELIVERED
& INVOICED
BROKER PAYS
30 TO 60 DAYS LATER
The truck runs now. The money arrives later.
The Transportation Cash Flow Gap

The costs of a load are immediate. The revenue is not.

Fuel is paid at the pump, drivers are paid on a weekly cycle, and maintenance does not wait. Freight invoices then sit through the broker or shipper payment cycle, often with paperwork requirements that delay the start of that clock.

Load Dispatched

Fuel, tolls, and driver pay are committed the moment the truck rolls.

Delivery

Load delivers. Invoicing waits on signed proof of delivery and paperwork.

Day 30

Standard broker terms come due. Many settle here, some do not.

Day 45 to 60

Slower shippers and direct accounts settle, weeks after the fuel was burned.

Quick-pay discounts solve the timing, but they cost margin on every load.
Who You Invoice

Your customers, and how they actually pay.

Advance rates and facility structure depend heavily on who owes you. Here is how common transportation customer types are typically viewed.
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Freight Brokers

The most common carrier receivable. Payment behavior is well documented across the industry, and broker credit quality is a central underwriting input.
NET-30 TO NET-45
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Direct Shippers

Contracts held directly with the manufacturer or retailer. Better rates and stronger credit, but terms are typically longer than broker freight.
NET-30 TO NET-60
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3PLs & Freight Forwarders

Intermediaries managing freight on behalf of shippers. Reliable volume, with payment often tied to their own collection cycle.
NET-30 TO NET-45
Solutions That Fit

Structures commonly used in transportation.

Freight factoring is the dominant structure. Larger fleets and logistics platforms sometimes move to an asset-based facility.
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Invoice Factoring

Advance against delivered loads.
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True-Sale A/R Financing

When balance sheet treatment matters.
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Asset-Based Lending

For established fleets and 3PLs.
Track Record

Selected transactions in transportation & logistics.

guiderock
TRANSACTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to a logistics solutions company.
$1,000,000
Receivables Purchase Facility · Sep 2024
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TRANSACTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to a courier services company.
$1,000,000
Receivables Purchase Facility · Feb 2024
guiderock
TRANSACTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to a logistics solutions company.
$750,000
Receivables Purchase Facility · Jan 2025
Frequently Asked Questions

Transportation financing questions we hear most.

How does this compare to taking a broker's quick-pay discount?

Quick-pay typically costs a fixed percentage of every load, applied regardless of how long the broker would have taken anyway. A facility prices differently and applies across your whole book rather than per load. Which is cheaper depends on your volume and mix, and that is worth modeling against your actual numbers before deciding.

Do you finance a single load or the whole book?

Both exist in the market. Spot or selective factoring covers individual loads, while a full-book facility covers the ledger and generally prices better. We will cover which providers support the approach that fits your operation.

How fast can we get paid after delivery?

Once a facility is in place, funding against a delivered load is typically same day or next business day after paperwork is submitted. Clean, complete proof of delivery is the single biggest factor in keeping that fast.

What if a broker does not pay?

Recourse terms determine who carries that risk, and they vary meaningfully between providers. Some facilities are recourse, some non-recourse with credit protection on approved debtors. This is one of the more important terms to compare, and we walk through it directly.

We run owner-operators. Does that change anything?

It does not affect eligibility. What matters is the receivable owed to your company by the broker or shipper. Many carriers use a facility specifically to settle with owner-operators quickly while waiting on broker payment cycles.

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Let's talk about what's tying up your cash.

If you are giving up margin on quick-pay just to keep trucks moving, let’s look at whether a facility prices better across your book.

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