Freight Procurement

Every shipment at the lowest rate

A digital worker collects bids from your carriers by phone, email and messenger, compares them and calls carriers back before the tender closes. Your team picks the winner

Live in days, not months.

Freight Procurement interface

Freight Procurement puts a digital worker on every tender. Within minutes it calls, emails and messages every carrier on the lane, then keeps them bidding until the rate stops dropping. Your team just signs off the winner

Features

More carriers bidding on every shipment

Bids arrive by email, spreadsheet, portal, phone and WhatsApp, and someone compares them by hand. Managers reach only a few carriers before the tender closes, so it ends with two or three bids. With Freight Procurement, a digital worker reaches every relevant carrier and keeps them bidding until the tender closes

Every relevant carrier hears about the shipment

The tender goes to your contracted carriers first, then to the Cargofy network and load boards. You keep working with carriers you trust and reach new ones when a lane needs them

You never pay above your target

Set a target rate and block bids above it. Add a booking price, and a carrier can take the shipment on the spot at that rate

Bidding stays alive until the last minute

Each new bid has to beat the last by your bid step, and a bid in the final minutes extends the tender. Before close, the digital worker calls the runners-up and tells them how far they are from the lead

The award stays with your team

Approve every award, or set the rule that awards the tender when it closes. Every rate is saved by lane, so the next tender starts from real numbers

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Why Cargofy

More carriers bidding on every shipment

Bids arrive by email, spreadsheet, portal, phone and WhatsApp, and someone compares them by hand. Managers reach only a few carriers before the tender closes, so it ends with two or three bids. With Freight Procurement, a digital worker reaches every relevant carrier and keeps them bidding until the tender closes

Every relevant carrier hears about the shipment

The tender goes to your contracted carriers first, then to the Cargofy network and load boards. You keep working with carriers you trust and reach new ones when a lane needs them

You never pay above your target

Set a target rate and block bids above it. Add a booking price, and a carrier can take the shipment on the spot at that rate

Bidding stays alive until the last minute

Each new bid has to beat the last by your bid step, and a bid in the final minutes extends the tender. Before close, the digital worker calls the runners-up and tells them how far they are from the lead

The award stays with your team

Approve every award, or set the rule that awards the tender when it closes. Every rate is saved by lane, so the next tender starts from real numbers

Impact

With digital workers, everything changes

2 hours

saved per tender

4x

more bids per tender

96%

carrier response rate

24/7

bidding

Superpowers

One digital worker, every step of the tender

Email Carrier for Bid

The worker sends the tender to carriers by email and reads bids straight from their replies

Call Carrier for Bid

It calls each carrier, presents the shipment and records the rate

Message Carrier for Bid

The tender goes out over messengers, and replies land in the same bidding table

Choose Winner

With auto-selection on, the worker picks the winner by your rules. Nobody has to wait for a manager to get back to their desk

Restart Freight Procurement

The worker relaunches bidding for the same shipment with the same settings

Integrations

Plays well with your stack

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Related primitives

Each agent works with its own context and instructions, building workflows and data models specific to your shipments

Workflows involved

Bidding Process
The worker takes the route, cargo, equipment requirements, payment terms and carrier list. It collects bids, checks rating and safety, and selects the winner. For a load that's already booked, it notifies the carriers instead
Request to Freight Procurement
A request or a lane goes straight to bidding, without anyone re-keying the load
Data models
Shipment
The end-to-end file on goods moving from origin to destination — status, stops, paperwork and position in one folder. Every worker can read it; the right ones keep it current.
Bidding
Carriers, rates, payment terms, the winner and the reasoning behind the award
Tender
The RFQ file, complete: lanes, volumes, invited carriers, bids and the award trail. Procurement season without the seventeen-tab spreadsheet.
Load
A bookable unit of freight: the shipments, the truck, the rate and the dates, stapled together. This is the file a dispatcher trades on all day.
Waypoint
A route point where a stop or activity is planned during transport. It connects the location to the relevant shipment and its progress.
Carrier
Who moves the freight: authority, insurance, equipment and track record in one verified file. Nobody hauls for you until this drawer says they're clean.
Lane
A transport lane with rates, carriers and a history of completed shipments. These details help plan repeat shipments under agreed terms.
Document
BOLs, CMRs, PODs and customs papers — read, filed and findable, not photographed and forgotten. Every paper that touches a load ends up in this drawer.
Interfaces
Freight Procurements List
A list of freight tenders. It helps the team review current and previous carrier searches and open the relevant record.
Freight Procurement Card
A card for finding a carrier for a shipment. The team reviews tender terms and received bids to select a carrier.
New Freight Procurement
A form for creating a freight tender. The team enters load details and the terms for finding a carrier.
Procurement Terms
A screen showing freight tender terms. The team reviews the parameters under which carriers submit bids and take part in selection.
Procurement Analytics
Analytics for tenders and received bids. It helps the team review carrier search results and compare transport terms.
FAQ

Common Questions

Everything you need to know about deploying AI Digital Workers into freight operations — from how they work to how fast you can go live.‍

What is freight procurement?

Freight procurement is the process of finding a carrier for a shipment and agreeing on a rate, usually through a tender where carriers submit bids. Cargofy's Freight Procurement assigns this process to a digital worker. It contacts carriers, collects bids, checks each carrier and selects the winner by your rules

How does automated freight procurement work?

Cargofy's automated freight procurement agent runs the tender without manual outreach. A digital worker takes the route, cargo, equipment requirements and payment terms, then sends the shipment to carriers by email, phone and messenger. Bids land in one tender, carriers are checked for rating and safety, and the winner is selected automatically or approved by a manager

How does freight procurement software reduce transportation costs?

Freight procurement software cuts transportation costs by putting more carriers in competition for each load. When every relevant carrier gets the tender, the winning rate comes from a wider field of bids. Avrora Multimarket, a retail chain, saved USD 7M+ on transportation in 2024 with Cargofy's automated bidding

Which carriers take part in a freight tender?

The carriers you assign to the route or lane take part, plus the 50,000+ carriers in the Cargofy network. You control who is invited to each tender

Do carriers need to install software to bid?

No. Carriers bid by email, phone call or messenger, using the channels they already work in

Who selects the winning carrier?

You decide. Freight Procurement can select the winner automatically when a tender closes, or send every award to a manager for approval. The Analytics view shows why each carrier won

How long does a freight tender take?

A tender runs for the duration you set. Tender duration, tender type, payment methods and default currency are configured once and apply to every tender

What happens if the shipment is already booked?

The digital worker skips bidding and notifies the carriers

Does Cargofy integrate with my TMS or ERP?

Yes. Shipments can come into Freight Procurement from your TMS or ERP, including SAP TM, and the chosen carrier and rate are written back

Does AI freight procurement replace procurement teams?

No. The digital worker takes over carrier outreach, follow-ups and bid collection. Your team keeps the award decisions and the carrier relationships

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