Private freight exchange for forwarders

Updated 3 hours ago by Jakub

Who can use this function?

Function available to freight forwarders (TFF - Trans for Forwarders).

From this article you will learn how to:

  • add a contractor to the private freight
  • publish a freight to your private freight exchange
  • how to confirm that the offer is up to date on the private exchange

Private freight exchange - solution that allows the publication of freight offers to a closed group of selected carriers.

You can read more about adding contractors to the private exchange in the article: Managing private exchanges.

Identification of the carrier from the private exchange

In the conversation window with the contractor added to the Private Freight Exchange, you will see an icon “Contractor — Private Freight Exchange”. This will help you easily assess the credibility of the interlocutor and make a decision faster.

If the carrier belongs to your private exchange, you will see the name of the specific exchange to which it has been added during negotiations and conversations in the messenger.

This way, you can easily check whether you are negotiating with a company that is part of your chosen group of carriers.

The designation is visible:

  • in the freight details window.
  • in the messenger,
  • regardless of the offer publication mode (Private or Public)

Publish a freight to your private freight exchange

  1. Click on Add freight.
  1. In the form window, in the Recipients field, select one or more Exchanges from the list.

Your offer will be displayed to carriers that are members of the private exchange.

Confirming that the offer is up to date on the private exchange

Resubmitting an offer will cause the freight to appear higher on the exchange.

  1. Select the FREIGHTS module
  2. In the Added tab, in the list of freights, click the clock icon.

You can perform the same action from the offer details window by clicking Confirm freight is up to date.

  1. Confirm publication by clicking Republish.
You can refresh the offer on the private exchange every 15 minutes.

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