HOW IT WORKSLANEFLO / FREIGHT NETWORK INTELLIGENCE

Start with your lanes.
See what comes next.

Follow an RFP from arrival through pricing, procurement and submission to awarded lanes, calendar planning and quarterly reviews.

Follow the RFP journey ↓
THE COMPLETE RFP LIFECYCLE

One RFP. Every next step.

Watch the example or choose a stage. Try a partial award, select the lanes won, and see those results carry into the quarterly review.

ONE CUSTOMER · ONE RFP · THROUGH EVERY STAGE
Illustrative example
Northstar FoodsQ1 2027 transportation bid
Northstar-Q1-2027.xlsx3 lanes · Customer lane IDs preserved
Received
Chicago → DallasNS-101156loads / year
Atlanta → MiamiNS-102104loads / year
Dallas → DenverNS-10378loads / year

One customer record. A distinct name for every RFP.

01 / Receive

A customer RFP arrives.

Upload the file with its customer and RFP name. Keep the customer’s lane references connected through pricing, rounds and results.

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Start with the work in front of you

Your network today. Your next opportunity.

Understand my network

Start with the freight you already move. Find missing next connections and compare arriving and departing volume by city and equipment. No RFP required.

  1. Import Excel or CSV as My Company or Network.
  2. Open Freight Network → Network insights and select a state.
  3. Follow a city’s incoming lanes, possible next pickups and remaining gaps.

Evaluate an RFP

Compare incoming freight with your network and carrier preferences. Review fit first, then price the lanes you choose to pursue.

  1. Import the bid as an RFP and confirm its columns and locations.
  2. Open the customer bid’s analysis to review fit, route connections and potential volume.
  3. Enter pricing or update it from Excel, review issues, then export or share.

Build carrier coverage

Collect preferred lanes in your private carrier network. See who may fit an RFP lane and where you still need to source coverage.

  1. Add a carrier, import carrier lanes or use Invite Carrier.
  2. Select an RFP in Procurement or Carrier view to review potential matches.
  3. Explore shared directory preferences when useful, then confirm availability directly.
A CLOSER LOOK AT ANALYSIS & PRICING

Watch the work
come together.

From an incoming file to a bid decision. Follow the upload, network review, lane pricing and sharing workflow.

From RFP file to bid decision

Five chapters · Illustrative sample data · With narration

FROM FILE TO DECISION

One connected workflow.

LANEFLO / CONNECTION STUDYILLUSTRATIVE
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01YOUR FREIGHT02THE CONNECTION03YOUR NEXT MOVE
01
Start with what you move

Bring your lanes and volumes

Upload Excel or CSV using our template or your own file. Choose one worksheet, confirm the columns, and correct flagged rows in the preview before importing. Each lane needs an origin, destination and equipment. Volume is optional; include its daily, weekly, monthly or annual period when supplied. Missing volume stays unknown.

02
Follow the freight

Find the connections

In Analysis, select a route to follow it on the map. Connections link one lane to the next. Backhauls return in two legs; triangles and quads form three- and four-leg loops. Review the empty miles between each pickup and delivery.

03
Read the loads behind the route

See how much volume fits

Volume absorption shows the share of your RFP lane that a route could support based on uploaded volumes. Read requested loads, potentially matched loads and the remainder together. The lowest-volume leg limits the whole route. Try the examples to see why.

04
Review, decide and share

Make the bid with context

Use fit, empty miles, volume coverage and carrier matches to shortlist opportunities. Pricing is optional: enter all-in rates or linehaul plus fuel in USD, with separate fuel dollars and margins against carrier cost. Save a bid version before revising it. Download customer bids without internal costs or margins, or share an analysis report. Confirm capacity, equipment and timing before committing.

THE LOADS BEHIND THE CONNECTION

Same route.
Different possibilities.

Try a backhaul, a three-leg loop, or a route with missing volume. The lowest-volume leg limits the potential pairings; missing volume stays unknown.

Illustrative data · 100 RFP loads/week

Chicago → Dallas → Chicago

Volume absorption · RFP lane · avg loads/week

60% potential coverage

Example RFP: Chicago, IL US → Dallas, TX US

RFP loads
100
Potentially matched
60
Not covered by this route
40
Average loads/week · How this is calculated

Daily × 365, weekly × 52, monthly × 12, or annual loads are converted to a common year, then divided by 52. Coverage = lowest leg volume ÷ reference lane volume, capped at 100%.

Leg 1 · RFP: 100/weekLeg 2: 60/week · Limits route

The lowest-volume leg limits how many loads can connect through the whole route. This is a freight-volume estimate, not confirmed truck capacity. Confirm availability, equipment and timing. Alternative routes can share the same loads; do not add their coverage together.

READ THE ANALYSIS

Three questions.
A more informed decision.

01

Does the route connect?

The map shows travel order and empty miles. An open connection continues the trip; a loop also returns to its starting area.

02

How much freight fits?

A 100-load RFP lane and a 60-load return lane support up to 60 paired loads per week: 60% potential coverage, with 40 loads not covered by that route.

03

Is it ready to commit?

Fit scores help compare opportunities. Confirm equipment, timing, carrier availability and commercial terms before committing.

Download an example network report ↓
BUILT FOR THE WAY FREIGHT CONNECTS.

Bring your freight.
Find your next connection.