How to reduce quoting times from 10 minutes to 2 minutes

72%* believe they’ve lost business because a competitor has quoted faster

How much time does your team spend searching, checking and preparing freight quotes?

Recent polling with freight forwarding professionals revealed that quoting remains a significant time challenge.

In fact, 94%* said preparing a quote takes more than five minutes. For many teams, too much time is spent bringing together carrier rates, checking surcharges and validating information before a quote can be sent.

Join our webinar to explore how forwarders are reducing quote preparation times while maintaining confidence in the accuracy of every quote.

Why attend?

Join us to learn how the Descartes Global Price Management solution is helping forwarders cut quoting time from 10 minutes to just 2 minutes by accessing rates for all transport modes, searching any lane, and providing full surcharge coverage and direct carrier integrations.

During this webinar, we will discuss:

· Why spreadsheet rate management breaks at scale

· Benefits of automated rate management

· Why now is the right moment to shift to technology-enabled rate management

· Lessons learned from forwarders who made the shift

· Live demonstration

· Q&A

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for:

· Freight forwarding leaders.

· Pricing and commercial teams.

· Operations managers.

· Anyone responsible for preparing or managing freight quotations.

Join the conversation and discover practical ways to create faster, more confident freight quotes.

*Source: Webinar poll – Why your rate management is costing you more than you think. June 2026.