6 Broker Pain Points We’re Solving (Because We’ve Lived Them)
Freight brokerage doesn’t have to be a manual grind. But when spreadsheets, siloed systems, and outdated pricing logic still dominate the day-to-day, even the most seasoned teams are stuck firefighting instead of scaling.
At Transfix, we’re building tech that helps brokerages break free from the industry’s broken habits—with real-time intelligence, custom-built tools, and the clarity you need to price smarter and move faster. These are six pain points we’ve seen firsthand—and the solutions we’ve built to solve them.
1. Low Win Rates & Slim Margins
The problem:
You can’t improve what you can’t see. Without visibility into your actual cost structure and current market trends, quoting is guesswork—and margins suffer.
The fix:
Our Custom Rate Prediction Suite removes the noise and replaces it with precision. Powered by AI and machine learning, our models are retrained daily and tailored to your brokerage’s historical performance, unlocking smarter rates that help you win more freight—and more profit.
You can guess the rate, or you can know your cost.
2. Bidding Bottlenecks
The problem:
Manually quoting contract and spot freight on a load-by-load basis doesn’t scale. It burns time, increases risk, and slows down your team.
The fix:
Our Custom Autobidder plugs directly into your TMS and prices freight automatically using your desired logic or Transfix’s rate models. It’s high-volume quoting with low lift—and zero guesswork.
Smarter moves. Fewer headaches.
3. Scattered Rate Sources = Higher Costs
The problem:
Jumping between load boards, spreadsheets, and disjointed internal tools for rate guidance slows decision-making and increases the risk of bad quotes.
The fix:
Our Custom Rate Prediction Suite gives your team one centralized source of pricing truth. Stop bouncing between tabs. Start quoting with data that drives profit.
Others predict rates. We predict outcomes.
4. RFP Collaboration Chaos
The problem:
Managing RFPs across spreadsheets is messy. Version control breaks. Deadlines slip. And collaboration becomes a full-time job.
The fix:
Our RFP Workflow was built to fast-track submissions and simplify contract freight management. Upload, track, assign, and analyze—without the chaos.
Built for brokerages that don’t settle.
5. Guesswork in Contract Rate Generation
The problem:
RFP season shouldn’t feel like roulette. But when you’re relying on general benchmarks or gut feel, your pricing can miss the mark—either over or under. And in this economy, no one can afford to get it wrong.
The fix:
Our Contract Rate Predictor anchors your bids to your recent buying performance and market momentum. It's tailored, not templated—and built to win.
Know your cost. Control your outcome.
6. Messy Data = Missed Opportunities
The problem:
Your tools are only as good as the data you feed them. If your pricing is built on dirty, outdated inputs, your results will show it.
The fix:
Before we model anything, we clean and normalize your historical data—because accuracy starts at the foundation. Combined with our predictive suite, you get trustworthy, actionable insights that actually reflect your business.
Custom like your hustle. Not just another dashboard.
Final Word: Built by Brokers, for Brokers Who Don’t Settle
We’ve been in the trenches—chasing rates, wrangling spreadsheets, and managing freight with tools that weren’t made for the job. That’s why everything we build ties back to one goal: empowering brokerages with smarter tech that sharpens margins, not just dashboards.
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