Does Carrier Quote work for freight types without a rating engine, like drayage or expedited?

Yes — this is one of the primary use cases for which Carrier Quote was built.

For freight types like expedited freight and drayage, automated rating engines often don't exist. That means you can't simply look up a market rate — you have to go directly to carriers and ask. Carrier Quote is built for exactly this workflow.

How it works for these freight types

Select a carrier group relevant to the lane or freight type, send a rate request email to all carriers in that group at once, and Drumkit monitors replies as they come in. Each carrier's quoted rate is automatically extracted from their response and surfaced in the sidebar, so you can compare prices side by side and book without ever leaving your inbox.

This makes Carrier Quote both a capacity sourcing tool and a carrier sales tool — especially valuable for expedited and drayage where traditional rating doesn't apply.

Setting up groups for specific freight types

Carrier groups can be configured for specific freight types or lanes (e.g., an "Expedited Partners" group or a "Drayage — LA Port" group). If you'd like to set up a dedicated group, contact support@drumkit.ai or your account manager.