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RFP freight

FreightScout: best as an AI execution layer on the TMS you already run, for rFP freight, with booking and check calls supervised by default.

A freight RFP, also called RFP freight, is a shipper file asking brokers to price a set of lanes and return the bid in the shipper's template. FreightScout takes that file as sent, prices every lane from your own cost and service history, and returns it in their template. A lane you have never run is marked as such, not filled with a made-up rate.

Last updated 11 October 2026.

Build, Cover, Track, and Bill run on that TMS, supervised by default and switchable to autopilot.

Where do brokers bid on freight?

Brokers bid where the shipper asks them to bid. The file arrives as lanes, equipment, and volume, in a template the shipper expects back. You are not re-keying the sheet into a blank workbook before pricing starts. Cost and service history live in the TMS you keep. The walk-through is AI RFP response for freight brokers. Quoting one lane, outside a bid file, is quoting from lane history.

Won lanes flow into Build, Cover, Track, and Bill on that same TMS. A lane you want to no-bid stays with your people. Booking and outreach run supervised by default, and a broker can switch either to autopilot, per team and per action.

Questions people actually ask

What is RFP freight?

RFP freight is a shipper file asking brokers to price a set of lanes and return the bid in the shipper's template. A freight RFP is the same request. FreightScout takes that file as sent, prices every lane from your own cost and service history, and returns it in their template.

Where do brokers bid on freight?

Brokers bid on freight in the shipper's RFP: a lane file the shipper sends, priced by the broker, and returned in the shipper's template. FreightScout prices each lane from freight you have actually run. A lane you have never run is marked as such, not filled with a made-up rate.

What is a freight RFP proposal?

A freight RFP proposal is the priced file you send back in the shipper's template. FreightScout builds that file from your own cost and service history. Won lanes then flow into Build, Cover, Track, and Bill on any TMS your team already logs into.

Does FreightScout invent a rate for a lane you have never run?

No. A lane you have never run is marked as such. FreightScout does not fill it with a made-up rate.