What market reports leave out
Articles on freight markets say little about covering a hot load late on a Friday, or what a dispatcher did when a truck broke down short of the dock.
Those decisions are in your TMS, dispatch email and claims files. They show how a team keeps freight moving when plans break.
Typical qualifying records
- Shipment and load records. Every stage from tender through pickup, transit and delivery.
- Tenders. How your team quotes a lane and finds coverage.
- Dispatch and tracking updates. How the team reacts to delays and reroutes.
- Claims. How a damaged or late delivery gets resolved.
What carriers and brokers ask first: partners and rates
Owners usually ask first about the shippers, carriers, consignees and drivers named in their records. Each name of a person or company, every address and each account number is removed or turned into a placeholder in the copy.
The second question is about lanes and rates. If you see certain rate history as too sensitive, leave out the inbox, folder or period that holds it. Your counsel should read any shipper or carrier contract with confidentiality terms. We do not give legal advice.
What your company can hold back
- Rate history. Exclude any inbox, folder or period.
- Certain carriers or customers. Exclude them by name.
- The TMS itself. There are no outside logins, and your staff carry on as usual.
The first steps
Fill in the estimate form. A specialist from License Your Data calls within minutes to set up a 15-minute call, under NDA. After the call, License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy of the records you put in scope, you approve a sample, and only then do buyers license that copy.
Common questions
Is there prep work before the call?
No. Knowing which tools your team uses, and roughly since when, is enough. Nobody asks you to export files.
Will our original records leave?
They stay put. Only a de-identified copy is prepared by License Your Data, and the originals never leave your systems.
Do customer names appear anywhere?
They do not. Every name and identifier is swapped for a placeholder before anything goes out.
Do we pay anything?
No. You pay nothing, and an estimate puts you under no obligation.
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