RFQ-to-Load Bridge — awarded RFQs auto-create Loads in TMSDASH
The bridge that connects a shipper's RFQ to a carrier or broker's dispatch board. When a shipper awards a quote, a dispatchable Load is automatically created in the winning provider's TMSDASH workspace — assigned if the provider is a linked carrier, at "new" status for a broker, or tendered via the Carrier Portal for an external carrier. The Load is cross-linked to the shipper's Shipment so both sides track the same freight. (ShipperTMS + CarrierTMS/BrokerTMS.)
Overview
The bridge that connects a shipper's RFQ to a carrier or broker's dispatch board. When a shipper awards a quote, a dispatchable Load is automatically created in the winning provider's TMSDASH workspace — assigned if the provider is a linked carrier, at "new" status for a broker, or tendered via the Carrier Portal for an external carrier. The Load is cross-linked to the shipper's Shipment so both sides track the same freight. (ShipperTMS + CarrierTMS/BrokerTMS.)
How to get there
Key features
- Awarding an RFQ quote auto-creates a Load in the winning provider's workspace
- Provider routing: Linked Carrier → assigned, Linked Broker → new (ready to dispatch), External → tendered via Carrier Portal
- Load carries the source RFQ and Shipment IDs for cross-workspace linking
- External awards also post a Carrier Portal tender the carrier can accept
- The shipper Shipment links to the new Load for reverse status sync
Step-by-step
- 1As a shipper, open an RFQ in the RFQ Marketplace and review the quotes.
- 2Click Award on the best quote — a Load is created in the provider's workspace.
- 3The provider sees the Load on their Loads board, ready to dispatch (or already assigned for a linked carrier).
- 4Both the shipper Shipment and the carrier Load now reference each other for status sync.
Page preview
Representative screenshot of the RFQ-to-Load Bridge page.
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