How does TMS Lane History work in Quick Quote?

TMS Lane History pulls from your actual historical load data in your TMS — rather than relying on generic market rates — to generate more accurate and relevant quotes for your lanes.

Which loads does Drumkit pull from?

Drumkit looks at loads from your TMS (e.g. Turvo, McLeod, Aljex) over the last 28 days that match the following criteria:

• Equipment Type: Only loads with the same transport type (e.g. Van, Reefer, Drayage) are used.

• Lane Match: Drumkit matches your origin and destination at multiple levels of precision:

  • Same 3-digit zip area to same 3-digit zip area

  • Same city and state to same city and state

  • Same state to same state

How is your quote calculated?

Once matching loads are identified, Drumkit converts each one into an estimated price for your lane using your actual origin-to-destination distance. The spread of those estimated prices is then used to generate a low, typical, and high range for your quote.

The calculation method varies depending on load type:

Standard Truckload (Van, Reefer, etc.)

For standard truckload (TL) loads, Drumkit calculates a cost-per-mile from each historical load and applies it to your distance:

• Formula: Estimated price = historical load's average cost-per-mile × your distance

The precision of your lane match affects how wide or narrow your quote range will be:

• City-to-City Match: The tightest range — all loads are from your exact lane, so distances and prices are closely grouped.

• 3-Digit Zip Match: A slightly wider range — loads come from nearby cities in the same zip regions, introducing some variation in distance and price.

• State-to-State Match: The widest range — loads come from many different city pairs across both states, so distances and conditions vary more significantly.

Example: Van, Chicago, IL → Indianapolis, IN (185 miles)

Short-Haul Drayage (Under 100 Miles)

Since cost-per-mile tends to run high for Drayage, applying it directly over your full distance can overstate the price. For loads under 100 miles, Drumkit uses a more accurate method:

1. Establish a Base: Drumkit identifies historical loads within ±20 miles of your distance and calculates their average total price and average distance as a baseline.

2. Calculate Your Price:

   • If your distance is longer than the base: Drumkit starts with the base price and adds a reduced per-mile rate (half the standard rate) only for the extra miles.

   • If your distance is shorter than the base: Drumkit scales the base price down proportionally to your distance.

This approach anchors your quote to real loads of a similar length of haul, keeping short drayage quotes from being inflated.

Example: Drayage, Joliet, IL → Chicago, IL (50 miles)

Drumkit finds 5 historical loads within ±20 miles of your distance (between 30–70 miles):

• Base price = average of historical loads' total prices = $400

• Base distance = average of historical loads' distances = 40 miles

• Your distance (50 mi) is 10 miles longer than the base, so Drumkit adds half the per-mile rate for those extra 10 miles only.

What you see: Low $435 / Typical ~$440 / High $445

If your move had been shorter than the base (e.g. 30 miles), Drumkit would scale the base price down proportionally: $400 × (30 ÷ 40) = $300.

Note: If no historical loads are found within the ±20 mile radius to establish a base price, Drumkit will default to the standard TL calculation method: estimated price = historical load's average cost-per-mile × your distance.

Note: If no historical loads are found within the ±20 mile radius to establish a base price, Drumkit defaults to the standard TL calculation method: estimated price = historical load's average cost-per-mile × your distance.

Example: Drayage, Joliet, IL → Chicago, IL (25 miles) — No Base Available

In this scenario, no loads are found within ±20 miles of 25 miles (i.e. between 5–45 miles), so Drumkit falls back to the standard TL method:

What you see: Low $500 / Typical ~$650 / High $800

The wider range reflects the spread of actual costs across other drayage loads on the same lane — with the rate tied to your 25 miles so short hauls aren't inflated.