You Don't Drive Alone.
FreightShield helps owner-drivers check their pay, protect their documents, prepare dispute evidence and escalate with evidence when it matters.
Why owner-drivers use FreightShield
Built for Owner-Drivers
Built for Australian owner-operators, not large fleets or employers.
Pay Discrepancy Checks
Compare pay, rates, fuel levy and deductions before small shortfalls become expensive.
Secure Document Vault
Encrypted storage for payslips, PODs, contracts and rate confirmations — yours alone, always.
Compliance Reminders
Keep work diary, fatigue and Chain of Responsibility obligations visible.
Escalation Pathway
Turn documents into organised evidence when a pay issue needs to move forward.
The pressure points that cost drivers money.
Pay Shortfalls
Detention time, fuel levy errors, deductions and late payments can quietly eat into money you already earned.
Paperwork Gaps
Missing PODs, invoices, terms and communication records make even valid claims harder to prove.
Contract & Compliance Pressure
Rate schedules, company terms, work diaries and Chain of Responsibility obligations are difficult to manage alone.
One road. One convoy.
Every owner-driver has a stretch of road nobody else sees: the waiting, the paperwork, the pay that does not add up. FreightShield is the convoy behind you, from the long-haul semis to the vans and utes.
Pay looks right?
Look closer.
Some weeks there is nothing wrong. Then, a week or two later, you notice you are down $50 to $100. Or a few hundred over the month. Maybe you are not claiming everything you should be receiving.
Once you start logging your work, your tolls, your wait times and your customer calls, the gaps show up. FreightShield keeps the record, so you can see what you are owed and why.
We have been there too. Our team has worked as radio operators and in freight, so we know what drivers can claim, what they should be paid for and what is owed.
We are not here to cause trouble. We are here to get drivers the money they are entitled to: as per contract, as per job, as per pay.
We are your payday compliance agent.
Because we used to be you.
Make driving a job you enjoy. Better days lead to better performance, more work and fewer carrier disputes. Focus on your day. Leave the paperwork with us.
FreightShield is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The amounts shown are examples only. What you may be owed depends on your contract, your jobs and your records. No outcome is guaranteed.
Where missed money hides
Small things that are easy to miss on a busy week.
- Your work logHours, extra runs and changes to the job that never reach the pay advice.
- TollsTolls you paid that your contract says are reimbursed.
- Wait timesTime stuck at a dock or a depot that may count as detention.
- Customer calls and changesRedirects, reruns and extra drops agreed on the phone.
- Fuel levyApplied correctly, at the rate your contract says.
A real operating tool. Not just a website.
Pay checks, evidence packs, dispute notices and document storage for drivers, and the case console and Verification Desk our team uses to back them up. Pick a tool to see it.
Example only, with demo figures. A real pay check uses your own documents. How we work it out stays private.
The driver app
Built for the cab. Photograph a payslip, log a shift and keep every document in one place.
- Check my pay. Photograph your payslip and FreightShield checks it for you.
- Work log. Start and finish times, breaks and hours worked fill in for you.
- Home. Shows what needs you next and where each core document is up to.
Real screens from the FreightShield Android driver app, shown with a test driver account.
Screens marked Real screen come from the live FreightShield portal using a test driver account. Screens marked Example show what a typical result looks like; names and amounts are illustrative, and each carrier makes its own decision.
The staff console
Where the FreightShield team works every case, with the full picture in one place.
- Case work queue ranked by priority and confirmed shortfall.
- Staff room chat so hand-offs between the team stay with the case.
- System health at a glance: queue age, OCR success and email status.
Design preview of the staff console, with sample data.
The Verification Desk
Our staff program for checking what drivers send. A person looks at every document.
- A person approves every document. Nothing is auto-approved.
- Safety scan first. Files are scanned for viruses before they are opened.
- Approve, or refuse with a reason the driver can act on. Every file action is logged.
Real Verification Desk screens, shown with demo data.
We make it simple.
Upload the documents. FreightShield checks the numbers, organises the evidence and gives you a clear escalation path.
Upload
Add payslips, invoices, PODs, contracts and company terms.
Analyse
We check your pay and flag anything that looks short.
Notify
Create a clear discrepancy notice ready for review.
Escalate
Move unresolved matters through structured support and review.
Recover
Use the organised evidence to pursue the next step with confidence.
Log it once. It works twice.
Every toll, every hour, every run you log in FreightShield is captured with a date and kept in your vault. You are already doing this paperwork — FreightShield just makes sure it is recorded properly and does not go missing.
When your pay looks wrong
A shortfall is only provable when you can show what you actually did. Your own logged runs, hours and tolls are the evidence.
When it is time to do your tax
Your travel and toll use is already documented, dated and stored — so the records are there when your accountant asks for them.
Carriers routinely tell drivers to keep their own toll records — and then leave them to it. Most of that ends up as a glovebox full of faded receipts, or nothing at all. FreightShield keeps it as a proper dated record of the routes you ran, for as long as you need it.
FreightShield keeps your records. It does not prepare tax returns or provide tax advice — what you can claim is a matter for you and your registered tax agent.
Don't let carriers keep the money you earned.
One package. One price. Everything included — because working out which tier covers you is the last thing you need when your pay is short. No lock-in contracts. Cancel any time.
Everything FreightShield does, in one membership. Check your pay, keep your records straight, and put a documented claim in front of your carrier when the numbers do not add up.
- Pay advice checker and FreightShield member dashboard
- Shortfall detection with clear, plain-English discrepancy notes
- Secure document vault for payslips, PODs, rate cards and contracts
- Daily work log and weekly log book, including VIC toll tracking
- Deep-dive pay, contract and company terms review
- Evidence report for every pay check
- Phase 2 carrier escalation: formal submission and tracked 14-day follow-up
- Compliance reminders, member resources and priority support
FreightShield is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Nothing is sent to your carrier without your written authorisation, and no outcome is guaranteed.
As per contract.
As per job.
As per pay.
That is the standard. FreightShield checks your pay and helps you get what you are owed.
Start Pay CheckFrom pay issue to a documented claim.
FreightShield organises payslips, invoices, PODs, GPS and job timing, company terms, payment notices and follow-up correspondence into a case file with the next step made clear.
AI-Assisted Pay Check
FreightShield checks your payslips and invoices for shortfalls, then explains what it found in plain English.
Carrier Escalation
With your written authorisation, FreightShield puts a formal, facts-only submission to your carrier — the figures, the supporting documents and a 14-day request to review and respond.
Your Evidence Pack
Paid, disputed or ignored — it is all recorded and dated. You keep an organised evidence pack showing the shortfall, what was sent and how the carrier responded. Where it goes next is your decision.
FreightShield provides information and evidence-organisation tools. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Nothing is sent to a carrier without the driver's written authorisation, and no recovery or outcome is guaranteed.
Pay checking, evidence and dispute support for transport subcontractors.
FreightShield is built for Australian owner-drivers who need a practical way to review pay advices, compare job records, organise PODs and invoices, and prepare a clear evidence pack before a payment issue becomes a bigger dispute.
Owner-driver pay checker
Review pay advices, fuel levy inputs, deductions, detention time and contract terms in one place so potential shortfalls are easier to identify and explain.
Transport payment dispute evidence
Keep PODs, invoices, rate confirmations, work diaries, GPS notes and communication records organised into a clean case file for escalation.
Phase 2 carrier escalation
Every DriverProtect member gets the full escalation procedure: a formal, facts-only submission to the carrier, a 14-day request to respond, and tracked follow-up recorded on the case file.
Road transport compliance reminders
Keep important owner-driver paperwork and compliance reminders visible, including documents connected to freight jobs, payment records and dispute evidence.
Stand together. Stand with FreightShield.
Built by people who have been in the cab and on the radio. When one driver is short-paid it matters to every driver, so we stand with you.
From one driver
to another.
FreightShield was built by people who used to drive.
"Owner-drivers are the backbone of Australian freight. They deserve the same access to information, evidence and expert support that large companies take for granted."
FreightShield was built for owner-drivers who need clearer pay checks, cleaner evidence and a stronger escalation path when something does not add up.
We are not a government regulator or a union. We are a driver-first support platform focused on practical tools, organised documents and clear next steps.
FreightShield website content is general information only. FreightShield is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. For advice specific to your circumstances, consult a qualified Australian legal practitioner.
Meet the founders
Freight, operations and technology working together for Australian owner-drivers.
Shaun O'Connor
Founder & Chief Executive OfficerShaun originated FreightShield and leads customer development, sales and industry engagement while contributing hands-on to the platform's design.
Full bio
Shaun originated FreightShield from his experience in Australian freight and has helped shape the platform from the beginning. He contributes to its design and leads FreightShield’s customer relationships, sales and industry engagement — keeping the business focused on the real needs of owner-drivers.
Sasha Stevcic
Co-Founder & Chief Technology OfficerSasha leads the build, bringing FreightShield's website, product systems and technical infrastructure together from the ground up.
Full bio
Sasha is responsible for turning the FreightShield concept into a working digital platform. He leads product and technology, building and integrating the website, systems and technical infrastructure from the ground up. His logistics experience helps keep the technology practical, understandable and grounded in the day-to-day realities of drivers.
AI team memberMerlin
AI Team Member · Pay ChecksMerlin checks your pay and flags anything that looks short.
AI team memberAion
AI Team Member · Records & EvidenceAion keeps your documents, dates and run sheets in order and helps put together the evidence pack for a case.
And the AI team
Merlin and Aion do the repetitive checking and paperwork so the people at FreightShield can spend their time on your case. A person reviews what matters and decides what happens next.
Follow a claim, start to finish
From the moment you lodge it to the moment it is resolved, here is where your claim goes and who handles it.
Outcomes depend on your contract, your records and the carrier. No outcome is guaranteed. FreightShield is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.
Common questions
If the matter stays unresolved, you keep every right to take it further — and you take it further with an organised evidence pack in hand, rather than starting from a shoebox of receipts.
That record is the point. However it ends — paid, disputed or ignored — you finish with a dated, organised pack showing the shortfall, exactly what was sent, and exactly what your carrier did or did not do. Going it alone later means paying someone by the hour to reconstruct all of that from memory. This way it already exists.
Where it goes next is entirely your call. Nothing escalates without your say-so, and no outcome is guaranteed.
The FreightShield DriverProtect Package — A$29.99/mo includes the member dashboard, payslip and pay advice checking, shortfall detection and alerts, the secure document vault, the daily work log and weekly log book, deep-dive pay and contract review, your evidence report, the Phase 2 carrier escalation procedure with tracked 14-day follow-up, compliance reminders, member resources and priority support.
Prices are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. No lock-in contract — cancel any time.
Ready to stand
with FreightShield?
Whether you need a pay check, have a dispute to resolve or just want to understand your options — we are here, and we know the territory.
Email Us
sasha@freightshield.com.au
Website
freightshield.com.au
Based in Australia
Supporting owner-drivers nationally
Website information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. FreightShield is not a law firm. For advice specific to your circumstances, consult a qualified Australian legal practitioner.
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