Freight Forwarding Quotes | Logistics Quotes - DF Alliance

To simplify and ensure transparency of logistics quotes provided by freight forwarders, we at the SeaRates  Digital Freight Forwarder team have launched a full-fledged solution for creating individual structured quote offers for the transportation of any cargo type, mode of transport, route, and other characteristics of the shipment. This solution helps businesses navigate the global trade environment by providing visibility into worldwide logistics. Get a practical guide on how to use the Structural Quotes for your logistics and trading operations.

How does it work?

A proven user of a SeaRates global logistics marketplace with a Shipper type account should fill out the Request a Quote form with detailed specifications of the necessary shipment requirements. to obtain a freight quote. Various types of freight shipping services, including air freight, truckload freight shipping, and LTL freight shipping, are available. Then, the favorable freight market proposition came from real carriers. Let’s discover this path closer with our online logistics platform.

 

 

Each of the shippers' requests can be found in All Shipping Leads and the Logistics Map tool. 

Starting with the All Shipping Leads - SeaRates database of streamline organized active shippers’ requests. 

The All Shipping Leads page is placed on the top menu in the ‘Services’ section. There is a list of all valid requests for quotations. For each one, users can check request details and see the available freight rates going to the Logistics Explorer tool via the ‘View rates’ button.

 

 

 

Then the ‘Quote’ button, moving to the SeaRates Vendors landing page to familiarize them with Vendors’ possibilities of rate promotion, structural quoting, logistics management, finance reliability, and more. 

 

 

The same real requests for shipping quotations you will see in the Logistics Map tool but in accordance with other selection and filtering logic.

 

 

The main audience of the Structural Quotes capabilities are users with  Logistics Member and SeaRates Vendors account types. On both apps, users with such account types can apply for the ‘Quote’ button and go to the Structural Quotes integrated with the Virtual Office ‘Request’ tab. 

 

 

The SeaRates/DFA team has designed a simple and advanced system to choose leads and create individual quotations for the components that freight offers. The following two ways are available: 

 

for shipping components on the "Breakdown" tab:

 

 

 

for a single shipping rate on the "Lumpsum" tab:

 

Under the ‘Lumpsum’ tab, we have implemented the display of information about enabled services in the quote for better management and visibility of pricing.

Moreover, you, as DFA Premium Members, can easily find and check the shipping or warehousing leads they have already sent out in the 'Sent offers' tab.

Also, for unregistered users, Shippers, and DFA Standard Members, on the All Shipping Leads page, the ‘Become a Premium Member’ button is displayed, as is the ‘Quote’ button in the Logistics Map tool, which leads to the SeaRates Vendors landing page.

 

 

 

 

 

After submitting a quote, the shipper, who is the request owner, will automatically be notified about it, get started benefiting from the quote offer, and prepare the shipments together with our carrier.

Our team has the newest information on all quotation offers. The Structural Quotes is effectively a solution to streamline logistics for each party in the supply chain. Our customers have met their transportation needs, and we have, in the meantime, extended our network to achieve the next level of collaboration in the global logistics industry.

 

Advantages of the Structural Quotes

Let’s sum up the main benefits of the Structural Quotes:

 

First, it provides a comprehensive platform for comparing various freight quotes. This allows users to make informed decisions based on multiple factors. Additionally, the platform is user-friendly, making it accessible for both seasoned professionals and newcomers. It also offers real-time updates, ensuring that users have the most current information at their fingertips. This helps in making timely decisions that can significantly impact the efficiency of their shipping operations. Moreover, the platform strikes the perfect balance of price and transit time, ensuring cost-efficient options without compromising on delivery speed.

Furthermore, Structural Quotes offers a wide range of options for different shipping needs, from full truckload to less-than-truckload freight. This flexibility ensures that users can find the best solution for their specific requirements. The platform also provides detailed information on each quote, including transit times, carrier ratings, and additional services. This transparency helps users to choose the most reliable and efficient options available. By organizing shipping quotes effectively, it helps users save on overall shipping costs, making it a valuable tool for any business.

 

Comprehensive quotation approach for international freight forwarding services

The new solution allows for achieving the highest level of pricing transparency, providing a range of options to quote according to customers’ requirements. International freight involves specific considerations such as documentation, logistics, and the impact of factors like distance and timings on pricing. In a few steps, you obtain customized pricing solutions due to all the information about the cargo details, requests, financing, additional services, and much more. Our platform also offers international freight forwarding services, digitalizing and simplifying global logistics to facilitate trade and provide easy access to the global trade environment.

 

Opening the way to cooperation through an online logistics platform

Once the shipper’s request was submitted, it became part of the Digital Freight Alliance and SeaRates marketplace, with further cooperation opportunities. International shipments often impact freight shipping costs significantly due to increased logistics, more paperwork, and additional travel distance. The requests from real shippers, consisting of specific needs, meet individual market options to ship from the most trusted and verified logistics providers - DFA Premium Members and SeaRates Vendors. Choose requests from All Shipping Leads and the Logistics Map tool to gather active customers, engaging them with favorable offers, especially when shipping internationally, created in your Virtual Office.

 

Enhanced user profit by reducing shipping costs

DFA Premium Members and SeaRates Vendors have the extended possibility of organizing shipping quotes due to their customers and business conditions. Air freight is the quickest method for urgent shipments, making it ideal for low volume and time-sensitive cargo. The opportunity to calculate each part from slight to necessary is the key to profitable and efficient shipping, especially for urgent shipments.

Conclusion

Structural Quotes was created to achieve next-level quotation transparency, easy management, and enhanced customer service in the simplest way possible, just by making quotations at SeaRates.com. International freight shipping often involves more complex logistics, paperwork, and transportation methods compared to domestic shipments, resulting in higher shipping quotes. Such an intuitive and comprehensive interface assists logistics providers worldwide in gaining improved logistics and trading flows.

Get the solution for simplifying cooperation in the entire supply chain on a single convenient marketplace. Each need is completely considered during cooperation between the shipper and the reliable freight forwarder, carrier, etc. We comprehensively solve the daily challenges of businesses globally by streamlining logistics operations with our IT tools and online freight solutions.

Contact us at sales@df-alliance.com to start a profitable path of improving logistics and trade through intuitive, advanced solutions and products our team provides for your specific needs.