Where do Quick Quote rates come from?

Drumkit acts as a "bridge," pulling pricing instantly from the industry's most trusted indices so you can quote with the authority of the entire market behind you.

Prerequisites:

• Active subscriptions to the third-party providers (Drumkit connects to your existing accounts) with seats that allow you to access data.

Spot Market Indices:

• DAT (Spot market averages and lane density)

• Truckstop (Rate insights and capacity data)

Predictive Pricing Engines:

• Triumph/Greenscreens (Predictive target rates based on real-time network data)

Your Internal History:

• TMS Data: We also pull your own historical booking data to show what you paid for this lane last week, last month, or last year.

• Note for LTL Quick Quote: the above describes FTL pricing. LTL works differently — Drumkit fetches live carrier rates directly from your TMS (Tai, 3G TMS, or Turvo) at quote time, not historical booking data. See the collection titled LTL Quick Quote FAQs for what LTL quotes actually pull from.

Common Pitfalls:

• "The Rate is $0.00": If a rate source shows up as $0 or is blank, your API Token or login for that specific provider may have disconnected or expired. You likely need to re-authenticate that specific integration in your settings.

• Low Volume Lanes: On obscure lanes (e.g., rural North Dakota to rural Montana), third-party engines may not have enough data to form a reliable average. In these cases, rely on your Internal History or manual carrier outreach rather than the automated number.