Intelligent rate engine
The part that decides what a lane should cost
Underneath every quick quote is an engine doing unglamorous work: normalising carrier formats, resolving overlapping validities and applying your commercial rules consistently.
Two carriers can quote the same lane and describe it in completely different language. One bundles terminal handling, another itemises it. One prices per container, another per weight break. Comparing them fairly requires a common model — that's what the rate engine builds before anything reaches your screen.
Inside the engine
What it actually does
Normalisation
Every carrier's charge structure mapped to one consistent schema.
Validity resolution
Overlapping contracts and amendments resolved to the rate that genuinely applies today.
All-in build-up
Origin, freight, destination and local charges assembled into one sellable price.
Rule application
Your margin, minimum and rounding rules applied automatically per trade or customer.
Market context
SPOT market reference alongside your contracted rate, so you know where you stand.
Auditability
Every calculation traceable back to the source contract line.
Why it matters commercially
- Fair carrier comparison instead of apples-to-oranges
- No forgotten local charges on the invoice
- Consistent pricing regardless of who quotes
- Instant repricing when a surcharge changes
- A defensible number when a customer challenges it
- Same engine behind the portal, the UI and the API
See Freight Puzzle with your own rates
Bring a handful of your carrier contracts to the call. We'll load them, quote a live shipment, and you can judge the difference for yourself.