Overview
You can keep your bid data recorded and organized by manually entering bids that were issued through a phone call, log board posting, or other correspondence with a carrier on the bids tab.
There are two ways to manually log a carrier bid in Rates Intelligence. You can add a bid from the lane request, or you can add a bid from the Bids tab.
Add a Carrier Bid from the Rate Request
You can log a carrier bid right from the Rates tab.
Enter your lane details and click Get Rate.
Click either:
The + button next to Request Bid under the Verified Buy Rate
+ Add Bid in the Recent Bids widget
In the Add Bid window, fill in the bid details. Carrier, Bid, Equipment Type, and Pick Up and Drop Off locations are all required. The remaining fields are optional.
Click Add.
Add a Carrier Bid from the Bids Tab
You can easily log and track a bid on the Bids tab.
Go to the Bids tab.
Under Bids, click Add Bid.
In the Add Bid window, fill in the bid details. Carrier, Bid, Equipment Type, and Pick Up and Drop Off locations are all required. The remaining fields are optional.
Click Add.
The new bid will appear on the Bids tab with a status of Received.