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AI agent for logistics engineers

Carrier Rate Bid Evaluation Agent

Recommend a carrier award based on total cost and proven service.

DecisionsOperations
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Carrier Rate Bid Evaluation Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Annual carrier bids arrive as spreadsheets in different formats, and the lowest rate often costs more once fuel, accessorials and delays are counted. This agent collects the bids, puts them on one basis by lane, and adds accessorial rates, fuel and minimums. It checks each carrier's on-time and damage history. It models total annual cost on the real shipment volumes from last year, and asks carriers to clarify anything unclear or inconsistent. When replies come in, it reruns the model. It then drafts an award recommendation. The engineer approves it. Edge case: a bid that is 12 percent lower on line haul but charges high detention fees ranks lower on the real volumes.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Bids are due 2 USES A TOOL Collect and read each carrier's bid 3 DOES Put rates on a common basis by lane, with fuel,accessorials and minimums 4 USES A TOOL Read service history for each carrier 5 DOES Model total annual cost on last year's volumes 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Are all bids complete and consistent? If not: Send clarification questions to the carriers andwait for replies. Back to step 2. 7 DOES Rerun the model with the answers 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the cost ranking hold after the clarifications? If not: Rerun with corrected data and note what changed.Back to step 5. 9 DOES Draft the award recommendation by lane 10 YOU APPROVE Engineer approves the recommendation 11 RESULT Award recommendation with cost model
Read the steps as a list
  1. Bids are due
  2. Collect and read each carrier's bid
  3. Put rates on a common basis by lane, with fuel, accessorials and minimums
  4. Read service history for each carrier
  5. Model total annual cost on last year's volumes
  6. Are all bids complete and consistent?If not: Send clarification questions to the carriers and wait for replies. Back to step 2.
  7. Rerun the model with the answers
  8. Does the cost ranking hold after the clarifications?If not: Rerun with corrected data and note what changed. Back to step 5.
  9. Draft the award recommendation by lane
  10. Engineer approves the recommendationThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Award recommendation with cost model

How it decides

It ranks bids by modeled annual cost on real volumes, then by service, and holds any bid with unresolved questions.

  • Rank by modeled annual cost, not by quoted line haul rate
  • Require 90 percent on-time to be eligible
  • Penalize carriers with a damage rate above the set limit
  • Check lanes with only one bidder for risk

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • On-time minimum (default 90 percent)
  • Lanes and volumes included
  • Cost items counted
  • Number of clarification rounds

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Engineer approves the award recommendation

Hard limits

  • Never award or notify a carrier
  • Never use data older than the last full year

It stops when

  • Done: a recommendation by lane with cost and service data
  • Stop: bids stay unclear after two requests and the engineer decides

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensCarrier A bids $2.10 a mile and carrier B $2.35 on the Chicago to Dallas lane. A's detention fee is $90 an hour against $45, and last year's loads averaged 2.5 hours of detention. On real volumes, A costs $4,100 more a year. The agent ranks B first and the engineer approves.

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