Time may be on Mick Jagger’s side, but for most of us, time is the enemy. We’re in a constant battle against the clock to meet customer demands, hit quotas, and make money. There are only so many hours in a day, after all.
Yes, time’s ticking away, and each passing minute is almost palpable in a busy freight brokerage, with emails, texts, and phone calls bombarding you from customers who want immediate attention. When a truckload needs to move, a freight quote needs to be generated immediately.
What Slows Freight Brokers Down
When time is of the essence, freight brokers can’t be slowed down by outdated processes. When a customer sends an email asking for a quote for a truckload to Dallas, you can’t respond an hour later with a promise to have a rate ready first thing tomorrow. Today’s fast-paced logistics sector operates much like an emergency room, meaning rate quotes are needed stat.
Repetitive, manual tasks suck up valuable time. In addition to being slow, manually matching loads to carriers is inefficient and prone to errors — as is constantly sending emails and entering data from multiple sources into disparate systems.
At Drumkit, we understand the need for speed. Our freight broker software empowers users to provide instant and accurate quotes for any load. Freight brokers can simply click on “Get a Quick Quote,” and lane and shipment information loads in just a few seconds. Details can then be sent to a TMS with just another click.
But wait, there’s more. Drumkit’s automation tools can be deployed to handle the entire life of a load, including:
- AI-powered Smart Autoreplies that dramatically reduce response time.
- Automated Load Building, which eliminates manual data entry errors.
- Load Matching and Scheduling to enable quick and accurate carrier selection and load scheduling.
- Intelligent Sidebar to empower freight brokers to see all load information across platforms in one place.
- Real-Time Shipment Updates to avoid constant time-eating check-ins.
Putting Load Quotes into Overdrive
Drumkit was already a leader in freight broker software. Now we’ve taken our innovative processes to the next level with our new Quick Batch Quoting enhancement.
Are you tired of — and don’t have time for — clicking through quote after quote, one after the other? With Drumkit’s Quick Batch Quoting feature, you can generate multiple load quotes all at once — and get them all delivered together in a single, clean, easy-to-digest email.
That’s time back in your day right there.
Then there are the usually time-consuming quotes for complex shipments with multiple stops. Those used to require about 10 open tabs, a calculator, and a couple of trips to the Keurig in the breakroom. Not anymore. With Drumkit, multi-stop quoting is fast, flexible, and shockingly easy — right from your inbox or browser.
That’s right, Drumkit allows you to instantly generate quotes directly from any browser or platform you use daily. Load quoting becomes seamless, fast, and efficient. You can respond to quote requests at lightning speed, boost your win rates, and streamline your workflow — all without leaving your current screen or losing time.
Trust Drumkit to Steer Your Freight Brokerage Forward
After shadowing freight brokers doing more than $100 million in revenue, Drumkit CEO Dhruv Gupta kept seeing the same things:
- Endless email chains.
- Manual quoting and tracking.
- Late-night scheduling follow-ups.
- Analysts cleaning up simple mistakes.
“So we started asking: What if the quoting happened as soon as the request hit the inbox? What if tracking updates didn’t need a follow-up? What if scheduling ran itself? And what if your best people spent time building relationships, untangling exceptions, and closing more loads, not babysitting spreadsheets? That’s what AI can do when it’s trained on real brokerage workflows, not just tasks,” Gupta said.
Gupta said Drumkit’s AI-powered freight broker software removes inefficiencies so your team can actually run — and beat the clock.
“We’re helping brokerages turn their inbox into a growth engine,” he said.
And we’re helping you give your team time back in their day.
Beat the Clock with Drumkit Keeping Time
At Drumkit, we are dedicated to giving freight brokers time — time to win more loads, make more money, and build deeper customer relationships. Let us show you how. Book an introductory call. We’ll make it worth your time.
Or meet up with us at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival on October 21 and 22 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
