After setting the bid details, you can create lanes for the bid. If you want to import lanes in mass, please see the Lane Template Upload article.
This article covers:
To add a lane:
1. On your left dashboard, click RFP Guide.
2. Click > select the RFP.
3. On the RFP, click
4. A panel will appear on the right side of the page.
Enter the Lane Details:
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Required: Origin and Destination - enter city, state, or zip code or select from an existing facility.
If zip codes are not specified, the system will randomly select a zip code based on the city and state combination. US, Canadian, and Mexico lanes are supported.
- Optional: Add additional Stops: Click to add additional stops between the origin and destination.
- Required: Distance - if the mileage calculator is enabled, the miles will automatically calculate based on the origin, additional stops, and destination zip codes. Please use whole numbers only.
Important: Mexico zip codes are not auto-calculated with the mileage calculator. Mileage will need to be manually entered.
- Required: Volume
- Optional: Lane ID - will default as a combination of the origin/destination zip codes and equipment type if not specified.
Enter Mode and Equipment:
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Required: Mode
- FTL
- LTL
- IMDL
- Dray
- If Mode is DRAY, Required: Equipment Length
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Required: Equipment
- For FTL:
- DryVan
- Reefer
- Flatbed
- Power Only
- Bulk Tanker
- Bulk Pneumatics
- For LTL:
- DryVan
- Reefer
- Straight Box Truck
- Sprinter
- For FTL:
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- For IMDL:
- Reefer
- DryVan
- For IMDL:
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- For DRAY:
- Reefer
- DryBox
- FlatRack
- Roll on Roll Off
- For DRAY:
- Optional: Add additional Modes: Click. Add additional modes of transportation if this lane requires multiple transportation modes.
- Optional: Notes
- Optional: Target Rate - required to enable benchmark pricing when awarding carriers otherwise optional
- Optional: Custom Fields - add 5 additional fields for the lane. The fields will be available on the carrier’s bid page, bids, and awarded lanes CSV files. You can set default fields for each truck mode in the Modes settings, which will automatically be added to the lane details.
5. Click Repeat steps 2 to 4 to create additional lanes.
To delete a lane:
1. On the RFP, select the lane(s) you want to delete.
2. Click DELETE.
3. A pop-up window will be prompted to confirm you would like to delete the lane(s). Click .
After adding the lanes to the RFP, you can select carriers for bid invitations. Please see the following article on invite carriers to bid on an RFP.
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