Freight glossary / Documents and paperwork
What is Rate confirmation in freight?
A rate confirmation is the document a broker sends a carrier setting out the agreed rate, the stops, the appointment times, and the terms for the load. Signing it is what turns a verbal agreement into a booked load. Everything a carrier expects to be paid for, including accessorials, needs to be on it before the truck rolls, because arguing it afterwards rarely works.
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