Cover and confirm
Build a load with its equipment, lane, commodity, appointment, and reference requirements. Review carrier selection and the digital rate confirmation before releasing the movement.
Freight Brokerage & 3PL TMS
Freight Brokerage Software and Broker TMS
EXSPEEDITE freight brokerage software connects customer orders, carrier coverage, digital rate confirmations, outside-carrier shipment visibility, and billing. Give brokers and 3PL teams a shared load record for reviewing buy rates, sell rates, documents, and carrier payments.
Buyer workflow checklist
Compare freight brokerage software on the full brokered load
A broker TMS must support both the customer promise and the carrier commitment. Review the shipper bill rate, carrier buy rate, accessorials, rate confirmation, tracking updates, and invoice documents together. Gross margin is only useful when the charges and supporting records are complete.
Manage shipment exceptions
Demonstrate CheckPoint outside-carrier tracking and the process for checking a late pickup or missing delivery document. Confirm how the operations team records customer communications.
Review margin and payables
Reconcile the carrier bill against the confirmed rate, approved accessorials, and proof of delivery. Walk through customer invoicing and the accounting handoff using the same load.
Brokerage operations
1-click outside-carrier rate confirmation workflow
Cover on Hot Board
Select uncovered row, set target buy rate against shipper bill rate, verify margin HUD green before release.
Generate Carrier Accept
System emails secure rate con link. Carrier reviews terms on mobile and clicks Accept. Load status becomes Confirmed instantly.
Dispatch CheckPoint link
Driver cell captured at accept. SMS browser GPS link fires automatically. Milestones return to View Load and Pipeline.
CheckPoint integration specs
| Event | TMS destination |
|---|---|
| SMS link opened | CheckPoint sent flag on Fast Dispatch row |
| Geofence arrival | Automated check call + detention clock start |
| Photo POD upload | Billing readiness + Pipeline customer PDF |
| Optional ELD unit pick | Per-load tractor selection across mixed ELD vendors |
SaferWatch carrier vetting specs
| Check | Gate behavior |
|---|---|
| FMCSA authority status | Block dispatch on inactive or revoked MC/DOT |
| Insurance COI expiration | Alert + optional hard stop before rate con |
| Safety rating snapshot | Surface Satisfactory/Conditional/Unfit on carrier profile |
| Double-broker defense | CheckPoint device ping must match assigned driver phone |
Complements FMCSA SAFER grounding in the Carrier Profile Directory.
Official Integration Partner
Exspeedite TMS is verified on the Truckstop Partner Marketplace.
Automated brokerage tools that safeguard margins
Exspeedite provides freight brokers and 3PL desks with the tools to source capacity, lock in legally binding rate confirmations, and track outside trucks without manual phone calls or blind spots.
Brokerage Board (Hot Board)
High-density board for covering loads. Compare customer billing rates against target carrier post rates, calculate real-time gross margin dollars and percentages, and dispatch offers directly from the board.
Carrier Accept (Load Offer)
Eliminate paper rate confirmations. Send clean PDF rate agreements with a secure, one-click legal Accept button. The carrier accepts online in seconds and the load status updates to Confirmed immediately.
CheckPoint Outside-Carrier GPS
Zero-app GPS tracking for hired trucks. Dispatch texts a secure private link to the outside driver's phone. Location pings, transit speed, and geofenced milestone check calls return directly to View Load.
Carrier Compliance & Due Diligence
Protect your brokerage against unauthorized re-brokering and non-compliant carriers. Integrated FMCSA safety ratings, automated Certificate of Insurance (COI) expiration alerts, and automated dispatch lockouts.
Frequently Asked Questions: Freight Brokerage & Broker TMS
What is freight brokerage software?
Freight brokerage software (broker TMS) is an operating system used by freight brokers and 3PLs to source carrier capacity, negotiate and issue rate confirmations, verify carrier safety and insurance compliance, track shipments in transit, and automate billing and carrier settlements.
How does the Brokerage Board (Hot Board) calculate margins?
The Brokerage Hot Board dynamically computes gross margin dollars and profit percentages in real time as brokers adjust target buy rates against client bill rates, preventing unprofitable load tenders before dispatch.
How does 1-click Carrier Accept replace manual rate confirmations?
Instead of emailing PDFs that carriers must print, sign, scan, and email back, EXSPEEDITE generates a secure digital rate confirmation link. Carriers review terms on their mobile phone or desktop and click Accept, legally locking in the rate and instantly updating load status to Confirmed. Learn more on our Carrier Accept (Load Offer) portal.
How do freight brokers track outside carriers without an app?
EXSPEEDITE includes CheckPoint, an app-less mobile tracking system. Dispatchers text a secure tracking link to the outside driver's smartphone. The driver taps the link to share browser GPS coordinates, providing automated geofenced check calls and mobile POD uploads directly into the broker's TMS.
Brokerage Intelligence
Out-of-Route Drag & Carrier Safety Compliance
Model circuitous mileage leakage and verify third-party carrier compliance using our interactive out-of-route calculator and fleet safety inspection benchmarks.
Plan your evaluation
Explore the brokerage workflow
Choose a checkpoint to shape your walkthrough. This is an evaluation guide, not a live product session or customer performance result.
Cover the load
Compare shipper bill rate, carrier buy rate, equipment, lane, and appointment requirements.
What to verify: Review the carrier checks your team requires before releasing a rate confirmation.
Track the commitment
Follow the rate confirmation, accepted terms, and outside-carrier visibility.
What to verify: Ask how operations handles a tracking gap or a changed delivery appointment.
Reconcile the margin
Review approved accessorials, proof of delivery, the carrier bill, and customer invoice.
What to verify: Reconcile the margin after exceptions rather than relying only on the original quoted spread.
Inspect the supporting material
Use these existing resources to prepare questions, then verify the configured workflow with your team.
Carrier implementation questions
How should a carrier-broker hybrid evaluate the brokerage board?
Use one load covered by company equipment and another covered by an outside carrier. Compare assignment, visibility, payable, and margin review without assuming the two workflows use the same controls.
What should we test for a disputed carrier accessorial?
Bring an example such as detention or a lumper charge. Ask how the approval, supporting receipt, rate confirmation, and carrier bill are reviewed before the final payable and customer invoice.
Implementation reading for this workflow
Use these technical resources to review the operating requirements behind the software walkthrough.
Connect this workflow to the freight software decision
Hybrid businesses need to distinguish company-equipment assignments from purchased transportation. Compare carrier and brokerage software requirements when deciding how coverage, margin, settlements, and invoicing should share an operating record.