Here's exactly what FreightBid looks like in practice — from adding your broker panel to receiving competing quotes.
Your broker panel is who receives your RFQs. Add contacts one at a time, or upload a spreadsheet to import your whole panel at once. No broker login required — they get a direct email link.
Fill in your route (origin/dest zip codes), cargo details, temperature requirements, and a response deadline. Attach a rate confirmation, facility spec sheet, or commodity data sheet if you have them.
Before you broadcast, review the exact email your brokers will receive: your RFQ details, your company profile, and their unique quote link. Brokers submit quotes without creating an account.
Select the brokers to include and hit broadcast. Every selected broker gets an email simultaneously. No BCC chains. No copying and pasting. Every broker gets the same information at the same time. Brokers can ask clarifying questions directly in the thread.
Quotes appear in your dashboard as they come in — ranked by price. Compare side-by-side. Send price match challenges to second-place brokers. Award the winner with one click. Non-winners get automatically notified.
Upload your existing broker spreadsheet (Excel or CSV). Column names are detected automatically. Duplicates are skipped.
Attach PDFs, images, Excel, or Word documents to your RFQ. Rate confirmations, facility specs, commodity sheets — all forwarded to brokers automatically.
Save any RFQ as a template. Next time you ship the same lane, pre-fill your form in one click. Great for recurring loads.
After quotes come in, send a price match challenge to second-place brokers. They can accept, counter, or decline directly from their email.
Brokers can ask clarifying questions via their quote link. You answer once and all brokers see the amendment — no separate email threads.
Track response rates, average price per lane, broker performance, and quote trends over time. Know who your best brokers are.
Get notified by email when a quote arrives, a broker asks a question, or a price match challenge is submitted. Real-time, opt-out anytime.
Running a multi-lane bid? Upload all lanes at once and broadcast as a single bid event. Brokers can quote all lanes together with a portfolio discount.
Specify exact temperature ranges for reefer loads. Brokers know your cold chain requirements before they quote.
FreightBid is freight RFQ software for shippers. It lets you broadcast a request for quote to your entire broker panel at once, collect competing freight bids in one place, and award the best rate — without spreadsheets or BCC email chains.
Most shippers send their first RFQ within 5 minutes. Add your broker panel (or import from CSV), fill in your shipment details, and click Broadcast. FreightBid emails every broker simultaneously and collects quotes as they respond.
Yes. FreightBid is purpose-built for food and cold chain shippers. You can specify exact temperature ranges, commodity type, and cold chain requirements on every RFQ so brokers quote with full information.
No. Brokers receive a unique quote link via email and submit their rate directly — no account required. You manage everything from your FreightBid dashboard.
FreightBid is free to start with 3 RFQs included — no credit card required. Paid plans unlock unlimited RFQs, bid events, lane pricing history, and analytics.
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