ShipperGuide offers a benchmarking feature to compare carriers’ proposals with the live market, long-term contracts, and target rates to help determine the fairest pricing for your transportation needs in a competitive market.
To view benchmark rates:
1. On your left dashboard, click RFP Guide.
2. On your bid status dashboard, navigate to bids and click on the RFP.
3. Click a lane to expand the Routing Guide panel.
Under Benchmark, your Target Rate, Live Market Rate, Long-Term Contract, and benchmark scale will be displayed.
The Live Market Rate and Long-Term Contract rates match the fuel type on the RFP for benchmark rates to compare with carriers’ proposals accurately.
- With Fuel - linehaul + FSC. The FSC calculations are based on your RFP Guide setting’s fuel surcharge per mile rate.
- Without Fuel - linehaul only
Click Show More to expand the section:
- Click Edit to update your Target Rate.
- Click Update to refresh the Live Market Rate.
- Click Update to refresh the Long-Term Contract Rate.
Important: The live market and long-term contract only support US lanes.