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The steps associated with formally requesting transportation services from multiple carriers (tendering), for the purpose of selecting the carrier with the best offer. This includes providing the carrier or carriers detailed schedule information, equipment requirements, and shipping instructions for the specific shipment.

Multi-modal shipments may be managed through a Freight Forwarder, 3PL or up (4PL, 5PL). In such use cases Tender Load is the process of placing a booking request on the Freight Forwarder.

Use Cases

• Truck load tendering - verbal, written or electronic (e.g. EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender)
• Freight booking request - freight forwarding and transport services requests (e.g. EDI 300 Reservation/Booking Request (Ocean))
• Spot freight booking - finding a carrier for routes without negotiated rates

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Hierarchy

ID	Name	Level	x
D104	Schedule Transportation	3	D104
D10403	Tender Load	4	D10403

Term(s)

ID	Name	Clear	x
204	EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender		204
300	EDI 300 Reservation/Booking Request (Ocean)		300

Workflow

From Input(s)	Process	Output(s) To
wf_process wf_arrow D10402 Loads	D10403	wf_arrow wf_process Booking Request 3PL Tender Carrier

Tender Load Schedule Transportation 5410403 4 Tendering, Loads, Freight Forwarding, Outsourcing, Logistics, Freight, Schedule Transport, Supply Chain Formal order of a shipper to a carrier or carriers to transport goods.