using live market data. Photo courtesy of FR8Star.
FR8Star, a marketplace for shippers to move open deck freight including flat bed, hotshot and oversize/overweight loads, released an instant freight rate calculator.
More than 100,000 shippers per month obtain cost quotes using FR8Star’s freight cost calculator, according to the company. The price is determined by live market data – including diesel prices, weight, dimensions, number of available trucks and rate per mile – as well as integrated line items for any third part costs, depending upon the states traveled through.
“Too often, freight brokers quote flatbed rates at a seemingly low amount only to add fees and increase the rate while they scramble to find flatbed carriers,” says Matt Kropp, CEO and co-founder of FR8Star. “That is not the case with FR8Star. In fact, we will guarantee the rate and book a qualified carrier for our shipper customers with our new price lock feature.”