Overview
Emerge is revolutionizing transportation logistics with our comprehensive marketplace. We empower shippers by integrating world-class procurement solutions, streamlining your existing carrier network operations, and introducing new, competitive capacity through our marketplace. Our free plan is meticulously crafted to optimize market dynamics, guarantee fair pricing, and value the crucial participation of our carrier network.
How It Works
Emerge's free plan facilitates efficient logistics workflows through two key features:
Dynamic Book-It-Now (DBIN)
This innovative feature establishes competitive floor and ceiling rates for shipments. The 'Book It Now' rate is dynamic, incrementally adjusting over time. Key points include:
- Rate Adjustment: 'Book It Now' rate gradually escalates, reflecting real-time market conditions.
- Auto-Book Partners: These preferred carriers can secure a shipment at the prevailing rate. If the DBIN rate exceeds an Auto-Book Partner's proposed rate, they automatically secure the shipment at their rate, aligning with market prices and prioritizing your trusted carriers.
- Fair Awarding: Even if a non-auto-book partner offers a lower rate, an auto-book-partner can be awarded the freight within the pre-set rate range, ensuring fairness and honoring established partnerships.
Auto Award/Tender
This feature automates the awarding process, enhancing efficiency and reliability. Essential aspects include:
- Lowest Bid Priority: If a shipment doesn't align with DBIN, the system ensures the lowest bidder secures the quote, optimizing costs.
- Auto-Book Partner Preference: The process automates this decision, streamlining operations and maintaining strong carrier relationships. However, it only auto-awards when the lowest cost provider is an auto-book partner.
Configurations
In the free plan, Emerge sets optimal default configurations to uphold platform integrity and competitive market conditions. Notable settings include:
- Mandatory Features: DBIN and Auto Award/Tender are enabled for all qualifying quotes.
- Emerge Participation: Emerge must be listed as an auto-book partner.
- Rate Pulse Requirements: The ceiling rate for Rate Pulse cannot be set below 0% (market rate).
- Auto Award/Tender Settings: Minimum number of bids cannot be greater than 2, and the lowest that the % bid must be within rate pulse must be greater than 10%
- Bidding Duration: The minimum bidding duration is set to 30 minutes.
- Bulk Upload: DBIN will be enabled for bulk upload.
The system will automatically update any configurations that conflict with these requirements.
Paid Options
For shippers seeking full control over their decision-making processes, Emerge offers a premium SaaS solution, lifting the restrictions set in the free plan. This premium offering includes:
- Enhanced Flexibility: Tailor the platform settings to your unique operational needs.
- Advanced Features: Access a wider array of sophisticated tools designed for complex logistics operations.
To explore these exclusive features or for any inquiries, please contact your Account Executive or our Support Team.
By leveraging Emerge's innovative platform, you're not just optimizing your logistics operations—you're redefining them. Join us in this journey towards a more efficient and reliable future in transportation logistics.