Carrier partners

Offer your services. Answer demand. Follow every operation.

Present your lanes, services and conditions, then manage proposals, dock activity and tracking from your carrier workspace.

Follow the operation

How the business operates.

Who takes this stepTransport buyer

01. Describe a lane worth pricing

Publish the service, lane, estimated volume and closing date. The forecast helps shape a proposal; it is not guaranteed business.

The next decision

Invite the carrier to price this defined scope.

Who takes this stepCarrier commercial team

02. Submit comparable rates

Supply zone and weight prices with currency, service, base price, weight ceiling and validity. Link the proposal to the tender.

The next decision

Submit complete terms for platform review.

Who takes this stepPlatform reviewer

03. Record the chosen proposal

Compare bids and award the tender. The accepted proposal creates a customer-facing transport tariff; carrier buying terms and payment remain separate commercial matters.

The next decision

Hand the approved service to transport operations.

Who takes this stepTransport and dock teams

04. Coordinate the physical collection

Use shipment references and the collection time shown in the carrier’s dock appointments. Coordinate changes with the responsible site so both teams work from the same collection arrangement.

The next decision

Resolve scheduling issues with the responsible site before collection.

Who takes this stepBuyer freight finance

05. Find the invoice line without evidence

Match invoice lines to shipment and tracking references. Identify any lines that lack a usable reference or supporting evidence.

The next decision

Request the missing reference or supporting evidence from the carrier.

Who takes this stepBuyer freight finance

06. Close the exception before payment review

Review the corrected line, then approve or dispute through the finance workflow. Carrier bidding access does not authorise these buyer actions.

The next decision

Record the finance decision; never infer payment from a tender award.

What to include in your cost model

Service pricing
Zone, weight, validity and agreed extras.
Buying terms
Distinguish carrier terms from the customer-facing transport tariff.
Invoice reconciliation
Shipment references and reviewed exceptions support approval.

What makes the first operation ready

  1. Carrier account

    Carrier account and organisation details verified.

  2. Complete proposal

    Six valid cells and explicit commercial terms.

  3. Billing handoff

    Carrier billing details and invoice contact verified.

The technology behind the workflow

The technology behind the workflow

External-carrier work belongs to TTMS. TMS remains the customer’s own fleet, vehicles and drivers; the handoff keeps these responsibilities separate.

At your fingertips

The participant portal and agreed event connection support carrier follow-up. The own-fleet driver application is a separate operational surface.

Applications

Prepare your first operation

  • Carrier company and service coverage
  • Rate and tender responsibilities
  • Tracking, evidence and invoice exchange

Network entry

Application comes before any proposal

  • Carrier identity and contact
  • Countries and lanes served
  • Service levels
  • Free context for review

The public request enters a review queue. Approval provisions the Carrier account; it does not publish any rate card automatically.

Rate proposal

The Carrier proposes in its own name; the platform decides

  1. Describe the service

    Proposal name, year, service, tier and currency.

  2. File the grid

    Zone × weight cells and a weight ceiling, with no fixed rate published on this page.

  3. Track review

    Submitted, accepted or rejected; the account sees only its own proposals.

Tender

An open lane becomes a traceable bid

  1. Read

    The portal presents open tenders with lane, service and volume context.

  2. Bid

    The proposal is linked to the tender instead of being a standalone rate grid.

  3. Await the decision

    Submission grants no contract, exclusivity or execution right before approval.

Approved execution

Dock and tracking activity follow the commercial agreement

  • Dock appointments

    The Carrier account sees authorised dock activity and its own appointments.

  • Custody

    The leg names its executor and custody steps; a connector is not the Carrier.

  • Statuses

    Transport events feed merchant tracking according to the integration contract.

Do not collapse

Carrier, TMS and connector are three different things

Carrier
Carrier: an external counterparty proposing and executing an approved transport service.
TMS
TMS operator: a business planning and dispatching its own drivers, vehicles, tours and POD.
Connector
Carrier connector: a software adapter for booking, labels or tracking; its presence proves no active commercial relationship.

Apply as an external carrier

Tell us about your business, coverage and service levels. Our team reviews your application before granting access to proposals.