Read your rate card
Last updated: October 23, 2026
After you click Get Quick Quote, Drumkit shows one card per pricing source your team has connected. One card is selected as your buy rate; click any other card to switch. Which cards you see depends on the integrations your company has turned on, so your screen may show only one or two of the cards below.
What's on every card
- Buy Rate: the source's estimate of what you'd pay the carrier, with the per-mile rate next to it. Some sources label it differently (for example Market Rate or Verified Buy Rate).
- Price Range: the low-to-high spread the source reports. Hover it to see the range per mile.
- Transport Type: the equipment the source priced. If a source doesn't price the equipment you picked, it says so and shows the closest equivalent.
- Confidence, on sources that report one.
Hover a card's rate to see exactly what the number is based on, such as the timeframe and the area it was pulled for.
The selected card has a check mark, and its rate becomes the Buy rate in Rate Breakdown. Your team can choose which source is selected by default. Ask your Drumkit admin if it isn't the one you want.
The cards you might see
Card | Where it comes from | More |
|---|---|---|
Kit Insights | Kit's recommended buy rate: an average of your live market sources, with a confidence rating. Shows above the other cards, if your team has it. | |
RateView (DAT) | DAT's broker spot rate for the lane, plus optional market data and rate history. | |
Market Rate / Verified Buy Rate (Greenscreens) | Greenscreens' network rate or your company's BuyPower rate. | |
SONAR | FreightWaves SONAR's TRAC rate, with lane and capacity signals. | |
Booked Quote / Posted Quote (Truckstop) | Truckstop's rate from booked or posted loads. | |
Lane History | What your company actually paid on similar loads, from your TMS. A Broad match badge means it's based on state-to-state history because there wasn't enough at the market or ZIP level. | |
Pricing Insights (Super Dispatch) | Car-hauling rates, shown only for auto transport quotes. |
Some companies also connect their own rating engine. Its card works the same way.
Below the cards
- Lane History Trends: charts of past rates on this lane, from DAT and your TMS, if your team has them. Some teams load these automatically; others click Get DAT Rate History.
- Rate Breakdown: where the selected card's buy rate meets your markup to make your sell rate. See Set buy rate, margin and sell rate.
FAQs
Why don't I see the same cards as my teammate?
Cards depend on the integrations your company has connected, and some sources (such as DAT) also need your own seat. If a teammate sees a source you don't, ask your Drumkit admin or email support@drumkit.ai.
A card shows an error or no rate.
That source couldn't price this lane right now. The other cards still work, and you can always type your own buy rate. See Rate errors: DAT, SONAR, "no data for this lane".
Which number should I trust?
They answer slightly different questions: spot market, your network, your own history. If your team has Kit Insights, it averages the live market sources for you and tells you how much they agree.
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