Types of Contracts
Contract Manager defines contracts as one of ten types, which describes the intended use for a specific contract.
- General Purpose Carrier Charges
A contract that defines rates a carrier charges for moving freight for a general client. These contracts are not client-specific, and will return costs for any shipment the carrier will cover. - Preferred Carrier Charges
A contract that defines rates a carrier charges for moving freight for a specific client. These contracts will only return costs for the client assigned to them. - General Purpose Billing Charges
A contract that defines how much ProTrans charges for moving freight for a general customer. These contracts are not client-specific, and will return generic ProTrans charges for a given shipment. - Customer Billing Charges
A contract that defines how much ProTrans charges for moving freight for a specific customer. These contracts will only return charges for the client assigned to them, and is how ProTrans customer contracts are typically stored. - Partner Carrier Revenue Split
A contract that provides information to the web rating service on how a previously-determined rate should be shared between the principal and partner carriers. - Web Quotation Cost
A contract that defines the carrier cost basis for a general freight quote offered over the Internet. - Web Quotation Charge
A contract that defines the customer billing charges for a general freight quote offered over the Internet. - Baseline (Benchmark) Charges
A contract that provides a rate used for comparative purposes only. - Analysis Only
A contract that is used for cost analysis purposes only, typically with the batch rater. - Freight Bill Audit
A contract used to audit freight bills for a third-party customer.