Spot market

Add us to your spot market.

We’re most likely already on and integrated with the portal you use. Tell us which one and we’ll get set up and respond to your spot loads.

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When a carrier lets you down

Primary carrier backing out of volume commitments? When the routing guide runs dry, we step in.

When awarded carriers reject tenders, loads spill into the spot market, and more of them spill when rejections rise.

  1. Awarded carriers reject tenders

    The contract carriers awarded the lane can’t or don’t take every load tendered.

  2. The load falls to spot

    Often after a full routing-guide “waterfall,” or a missed pickup. By then it is hot.

  3. We step in with a workable rate

    We target repeat spot lanes and work to come up with a rate that makes the lane workable, then get it moving.

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How we respond

More competition on your spot lanes.

Here when spot loads hit

Spot loads do not wait for business hours, and neither does our team. We work to be in the bid while it is still open.

Competes on rate

We bid to win freight. Another rate-competitive provider adds healthy competition to your spot lanes.

Delivers what it wins

98.7% on-time delivery and 98.5% on-time pickup, based on combined customer scorecards.

Tracking: we track loads with MacroPoint, which updates the truck’s location about every 15 minutes and sends updates at pickup, delivery and other milestones. We’re also set up with project44 and FourKites for customer-based tracking. Our dispatch team and AI tools watch tracking around the clock and keep you updated on load status.

EDI and API ready: we transmit the standard EDI transactions (204, 990, 214, 210, 997) and offer API integrations. Details

Spot market

Tell us which portal you use.

We’re probably already set up and integrated with the portal you use. Tell us which one and we’ll confirm, then respond to your spot loads. Not sure whether we are already set up on it? Pick it anyway and we will check.

Portals we’re on:

  • RateLinx
  • Manhattan
  • Uber Freight
  • RyderShare
  • Emerge
  • BlueJay
  • Oracle
  • Blue Yonder / One Network
  • Transporeon
  • Freightquote
  • MercuryGate
  • E2open

Don’t see yours? Let us know and we’ll get added and integrated.

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Vendor packet

Attach our capabilities sheet (PDF) to your vendor file. Need a W-9 or certificate of insurance? Ask and we will send them.

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