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How MODE Logistics turned contract billing into a recurring engine

MODE Logistics runs dedicated and recurring freight contracts. Subby automated client billing schedules so reps book loads while finance sees cash clearly.

5%

Higher realized margins

2x

Rep output on booking

80%

Fewer billing disputes

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Industry

Logistics & distribution

Scale

120+ recurring contract clients

The recurring payment problem

Different businesses. Same recurring payment problem.

Before Subby, MODE Logistics ran into the same problems as every business that collects payments on a schedule:

  • Teams spend hours chasing renewals
  • Disputes get buried in WhatsApp conversations
  • Collections live across spreadsheets, bank alerts, phone calls, and payment links
  • Finance can’t tell what was collected, what failed, what is outstanding, and what has actually settled

Their workflow

Contract lanes, retainers, and billing schedules

The infrastructure is shared. The workflow is not.

Problem

Manual billing slowed every contract cycle

Recurring lanes and retainers were invoiced by hand. Disputes over amounts and dates were argued over WhatsApp and email, and ate days out of every month.

Sales reps spent hours chasing payments instead of booking loads. Collections lived across spreadsheets and bank alerts, so finance could not say with confidence what had been collected, what was outstanding, and what had settled.

As contract volume grew, the old process capped how fast MODE could scale without hiring more finance people.

Solution

Recurring schedules for clients on Subby

MODE’s workflow is built around contract lanes and retainers. Each client is set up on Subby with a clear schedule, amount, and status.

Collections, reminders, and disputes live in one dashboard. Late payments show up as outstanding collections and trigger follow-up without a spreadsheet hunt.

Reps stay focused on operations; finance monitors settlements and payouts without rebuilding reports from bank statements.

Subby features used

  • Recurring payment plans
  • Business-type workflows
  • SMS, email, in-app, Telegram & WhatsApp reminders
  • Outstanding collections
  • Disputes tracking
  • Settlements & payouts

How it works

From signup to settlement on Subby

  1. 1

    Contract becomes a Subby plan

    Recurring freight or retainer terms are captured as a billing schedule with clear tenure.

  2. 2

    Collections run on cadence

    Subby tracks who has paid, who is pending, and which payments are outstanding.

  3. 3

    Reminders reduce chase time

    Automated reminders cut the back-and-forth that used to stall month-end.

  4. 4

    Disputes surface early

    Billing disputes are tracked on Subby, not buried in chats, so they are resolved before they destroy margin.

Results

More booked work, cleaner cash

Billing disputes fell sharply. Reps roughly doubled time spent on booking versus payment clarification.

Realized margins improved as fewer invoices slipped or got renegotiated after the fact.

MODE spends less time chasing payments and more time moving freight for the clients who pay for it.

5%

Higher realized margins

2x

Rep output on booking

80%

Fewer billing disputes

“Billing used to be our bottleneck. Now it’s a system we barely think about, and the books actually match the work.”

Chinedu Okafor

Chinedu Okafor

Operations Director, MODE Logistics