Book the carrier. Write it back. Keep your TMS.
You need cover, not another inbox. FreightScout vets the carrier, negotiates to your buy ceiling, books the load, and writes carrier and rate into the TMS you already run. You approve; agents do the keying.
Last updated 15 September 2026.
Overlay model: AI on your TMS.
What booking into the TMS means
| Step | FreightScout |
|---|---|
| Vet | FMCSA authority, insurance, identity before a rate is discussed |
| Negotiate | Deterministic engine to your max pay, never a dollar above it |
| Book | Carrier and rate confirmation handled onto the load |
| Write-back | Carrier, rate, and status land in McLeod, Aljex, or Tai |
| Learn | What happens on the load is logged against the carrier that ran it |
Lane coverage sits next to booking: every lane priced against carriers who have actually run it for you, who covered, at what cost, how they performed.
Win, price, and move on one spine
Carrier booking is the Move stage of the same product that wins shippers, prices freight, builds loads, runs check calls, and bills. One login. Not a cover-only wedge glued to three other tools.
Load building off email, PDF, and EDI tenders. Check calls with write-back to the load. Shipper outreach from your lane history. Sales in production today. Execution supervised on live freight; autopilot when you turn it on. 146,539 loads under management.
Questions people actually ask
Is there AI that books carriers and updates my TMS?
Yes. FreightScout vets the carrier, negotiates to your buy ceiling, books the load, and writes carrier and rate back into the TMS you already run: McLeod, Aljex, or Tai. You approve. Agents do the keying.
Do I have to replace McLeod, Aljex, or Tai?
No. FreightScout is the AI execution layer. It sits on your stack, reads it in place, and writes back. No rip-and-replace, no migration project.
Can carrier negotiation go above my max pay?
No. A deterministic engine negotiates carrier rates to your ceiling, never a dollar above it.
What happens before a rate is discussed?
Every carrier is vetted against FMCSA authority, insurance, and identity before a rate is discussed, then booked onto the load with the rate confirmation handled. What happens on the load is logged against the carrier that ran it.
Who still approves the book?
You, until you switch that action to autopilot. Autonomy is a dial you control per team and per action. Start supervised. Hand over when you trust it. Reversible any time, with a full audit trail.
How is FreightScout carrier booking different from posting and praying?
Carriers are vetted first, negotiated inside your rules, and written to the load in your TMS, not left in a second spreadsheet. Lane coverage prices every lane against carriers who have actually run it for you: who covered, at what cost, how they performed.
Is FreightScout carrier booking live?
Yes. Load building, carrier booking, and check calls run supervised on live freight at a working brokerage today. FreightScout cites 146,539 loads under management. Billing is built and gated on the customer's go.
Most freight software watches your business. FreightScout wins freight and then runs it.