Built for Speed & Urgency

Expedite Freight Software

ARK TMS brings spot quotes, bid review, awarded coverage, load execution, tracking, documents, and billing into one freight brokerage workflow for expedite, hot shot, and time-critical loads.

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Spot quote and bid workflow

Expedited load classification

Sylectus posting when enabled

Keep Expedite Work Moving in One Connected Workflow

Urgent freight still requires careful quote, carrier, dispatch, tracking, document, and billing decisions. ARK keeps those steps connected.

Expedite Workflow Need

• Capture the customer, lane, timing, equipment, and pay details

• Review carrier bids, notes, timing, and service fit

• Confirm carrier and dispatch details after the award

• Continue through tracking, documents, and billing

ARK Expedite Features

• Create a structured spot quote

• Compare bids before awarding coverage

• Build the awarded quote into a load

• Run the load in the standard ARK workflow

A Connected Expedite Workflow

Use ARK's freight brokerage workflows to move an urgent request from quote intake through load execution.

Spot Quote Intake

Create a spot quote with the customer, lane, timing, equipment, pay details, and other shipment requirements.

Structured quote details

Bid Review and Award

Compare bid amount, carrier details, notes, timing, and service fit before awarding shipment coverage.

Carrier bid context

Expedited Load Setup

Classify expedited quotes, capture stop and equipment details, and review time-critical operating requirements.

Expedited classification

Quote-to-Load Handoff

Convert a won spot quote into a load, review the transferred quote and shipment details, then complete carrier and dispatch setup.

Awarded quote handoff

Load Tracking

After dispatch, start a supported tracking option and monitor activation, location, ETA, and load events from the load record.

Load-level visibility

Sylectus Load-Board Posting

When the integration is enabled, post supported active loads to Sylectus and review provider status in ARK.

Provider posting workflow

Example Workflow: Urgent Freight Request

A customer requests time-critical freight. The operating details vary; this example shows how the ARK workflow stays connected.

Create the spot quote

Enter the customer, lane, timing, equipment, and pay details.

Review carrier bids

Compare carrier details, bid amount, notes, timing, and service fit.

Award coverage and build the load

Confirm carrier and dispatch details, then review the prefilled load record.

Continue execution in ARK

Review documents, set tracking expectations, and continue through billing.

One connected workflow

From quote intake to load execution

Ready to Evaluate ARK for Expedite Freight?

Validate a representative expedite workflow and scope integrations, migration, training, and rollout separately.

Expedite Workflow Evaluation

Review Your Own Workflow

Use a representative expedite request to review quote intake, carrier bids, load handoff, tracking, documents, and billing in ARK.

Spot quote intake and bid review
Expedited load classification
Awarded quote-to-load handoff
Supported tracking options
Rate confirmation and BOL workflows
Billing and accounting handoff

For freight broker teams handling expedite and time-critical loads