4 s
to price a shipment with every partner
4 contract carriers and 2 brokers, side by side
Stop chasing freight.Start shipping it.
HomeChicago DC · Tuesday
Moving this week3131
Exceptions1144803 · Late
On time this week97%97%
Spend in September$49,860$49,860
Needs attention2
Pickups today6
Spend by modeSeptember
- LTL27 shipments$939 each$25,34051%
- Volume LTL12 shipments$1,425 each$17,10034%
- Truckload3 shipments$2,473 each$7,42015%
What changes with Trace Enterprise
Worked out from the sample work on this page and from how the agent runs. Your results depend on your freight and your settings.
3.1%
under the best first quote
$1,440 to $1,395 after one counter round
8.7%
of a carrier invoice held back
$180 of detention the signed POD rules out
Freight pricing
01 / 04A price on any lane,in seconds.
Your carriers and the Trace network answer at once, side by side.
One shipment, every rate at once.Sample shipment
SO-8816 Harbor SupplyChicago, IL → Nashville, TN · 6 pallets, LTL · ships Monday
Priced in 4 sPriced by your 4 contract carriers and your 2 brokers on the Trace network at once. Northline is lowest but misses Wednesday's dock, so XPO is the pick.
| Partner | Source | Service | Transit | Delivers | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northline LogisticsMisses Wed dock | Your broker | Standard | 3 days | ThuMisses Wed dock | $1,184 |
 XPOYour contract | Your contract | Standard | 2 days | Wed | $1,212 |
 EstesYour contract | Your contract | Standard | 2 days | Wed | $1,248 |
 Lakeshore FreightMisses Wed dock | Your broker | Standard | 3 days | ThuMisses Wed dock | $1,274 |
 TForce FreightYour contract | Your contract | Standard | 2 days | Wed | $1,301 |
 FedEx FreightYour contract | Your contract | Priority | 1 day | Tue | $1,386 |
Bookings wait for your approval.
Your carriers, connected
Your own rates and accounts price every shipment first.
Every option, side by side
Price, transit, and service on one screen.
The best one, chosen
Trace picks by your rules and shows you why.
Sourcing
02 / 04Your brokers and carrierscompete for every load.
Post once. Everyone you work with answers, and Trace negotiates for you.
One posting, every partner, one counter round.Sample shipment
PO 44812 Pinecrest HomeChicago, IL → Dallas, TX · 14 pallets, LTL · ships Thursday
Needs youAsked 7 partners at once. Told the brokers still quoting that the best price was $1,440, without naming who. After one counter round, Lakeshore came in at $1,395, under your target.
| Partner | Type | Asked by | First quote | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore FreightYour broker | Your broker | $1,395 | ||
| Northline LogisticsYour broker | Your broker | $1,430 | ||
| XPOCommon carrier | Common carrier | API | $1,440 | $1,440 |
| EstesCommon carrier | Common carrier | API | $1,462 | $1,462 |
| TForce FreightCommon carrier | Common carrier | API | $1,515 | $1,515 |
| FedEx FreightCommon carrier | Common carrier | API | $1,538 | $1,538 |
 Day & RossCommon carrier | Common carrier | No capacity Thursday | ||
Bookings wait for your approval.
Post once
Every broker and carrier you use gets the load at the same moment.
Negotiated for you
Trace works the rounds by email, inside the target and ceiling you set.
Taught once
Your rules and preferences apply to every load after.
Shipment tracking
03 / 04Every load in view.Your customers' too.
Status comes straight from the carrier, and your customers follow along with their own link.
Exceptions first, with the customer's view beside them.Sample week
This week's shipments31 moving · 1 exception
On time97%Moving31Exceptions1
44803 was held for a reweigh at Estes' Des Moines terminal and runs a day late. The Omaha store has the new ETA and its tracking link. No one had to call.
| Shipment | Customer | Lane | Carrier | Status | ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest HomeChicago → Omaha | Chicago → Omaha | Estes | Late | Fri 10 AMwas Thu 4 PM | |
| Harbor SupplyChicago → Atlanta | Chicago → Atlanta | XPO | In transit | Thu 2 PM | |
| 44809Kestrel Outdoor | Kestrel OutdoorChicago → Memphis | Chicago → Memphis | TForce Freight | Picked up | Fri 9 AM |
| 44816Harbor Supply | Harbor SupplyChicago → Nashville | Chicago → Nashville | XPO | Booked | Wed 8 AM |
| Kestrel OutdoorChicago → Denver | Chicago → Denver | XPO | Delivered | Tue 3:10 PM | |
| 44814Pinecrest Home | Pinecrest HomeChicago → Columbus | Chicago → Columbus | Estes | Delivered | Mon 11:40 AM |
Live from the carrier
Pickup, location, and delivery as they happen.
A link for your customers
They see their order without calling you.
Exceptions first
Late and at-risk loads rise to the top.
Freight spend
04 / 04Spend you can explain.
Every invoice is checked against the rate you booked, and the paperwork files itself on delivery.
Every bill against the rate you booked.Sample week
Freight invoices18 this week · 6 shown
Checked18 of 18Held$86Approved$0$0
Disputed the $86 reweigh on 44803 with the signed BOL attached: it shows 9,800 lb, the bill uses 11,200. The other overages are allowed by your SOP.
| Shipment | Partner | Booked | Billed | Difference | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44803Estes | Estes | $860 | $946 | +$86 | Reweigh, BOL says 9,800 lbHeld $86 |
| 44811TForce Freight | TForce Freight | $2,960 | $3,080 | +$120 | Detention, allowed by your SOPAllowed |
| 44809TForce Freight | TForce Freight | $1,640 | $1,715 | +$75 | Liftgate, on the signed BOLAllowed |
| 44790XPO | XPO | $1,210 | $1,210 | $0 | MatchesOK |
| 44798XPO | XPO | $1,390 | $1,390 | $0 | MatchesOK |
| 44814Estes | Estes | $1,105 | $1,105 | $0 | MatchesOK |
Synced to Sage · Tue 5:05 PM
Payments wait for your approval.
Checked against the booking
Overcharges are caught before they are paid.
Paperwork on file
PODs and invoices land on the shipment when it delivers.
Every dollar accounted for
Spend by lane, carrier, and customer, ready for finance.
Questions and answers
Trace Enterprise puts every shipment on one desk, with your brokers, carriers, and contract rates side by side. It prices each shipment across all of them at once, sources the load and negotiates inside the limits you set, tracks it to the door with a live link for your customers, and checks every bill against the rate you booked. Your team makes the decisions, and the agent does the chasing.
No. Your ERP stays your system of record. Trace reads the orders you release there, or a project file, and turns them into planned shipments ready to price and source. As each shipment moves, the agent writes its status and paperwork back to the systems you run, so your team keeps working where it works today.
Yes. Add the brokers you trust and the common carriers you use, with your contract rates, and every shipment is priced by all of them on the same desk. Price, transit, and service sit side by side, and Trace picks by your rules and shows you why, even when the cheapest rate is not the one that makes the dock on time.
Yes. You set a target, a ceiling, and a strategy for the load. Trace sends it to every broker and carrier you work with at the same moment, counters by email inside your limits, and brings you the best option to approve. Your rules and preferences are taught once and apply to every load after.
Yes. Status comes straight from the carrier, and every shipment has a live tracking link you can share with your customer, for loads in Canada, the United States, and across the border. Updates and exceptions go out without your team writing them, inside the mode you set, and late and at-risk loads rise to the top of your desk.
Every broker and carrier bill is checked against the rate you booked, the BOL, the POD, and the check-in record. When a charge does not match, such as detention billed for time the truck was not at the dock, the overcharge is held and disputed with the proof attached, and the rest of the bill can be paid. PODs and invoices file themselves on the shipment when it delivers.
Yes. Every shipment carries its booked rate, its final bill, and any charge that was disputed, so spend adds up by lane, broker, carrier, and customer, ready for finance. Each number traces back to the booking and the documents behind it, which makes freight spend something you can explain instead of something you reconcile at month end.
No. Trace prices, sources, and negotiates each shipment, then brings you the option it recommends, and a person on your team approves every booking and rate confirmation. You choose, per customer and type of freight, how much happens before that point, from Shadow, where nothing is sent, to God mode, where the agent works end to end inside your rules.
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