TM 202 · COMMIT
How is a carrier selected and committed?
Carrier selection creates a ranked, feasible choice using master data and selection settings. Tendering asks carriers to accept, reject, or quote for the work. A freight document is operationally committed only when responsibility is clear.
READ FROM RESULT BACK TO RULE
Secure accountable transportation capacity
TM combines a business requirement, a planning decision, and operating proof. A visible document status alone rarely explains whether the plan is feasible or recoverable.
ONE TRANSPORT STORY
Follow the decision through its evidence
Each hand-off has a different owner and a different proof. Preserve the hand-off rather than repairing a later status in isolation.
- 01EVALUATECarrier candidates
Eligibility, service, allocation, capacity, and expected charge produce a governed choice.
- 02ASKTender
A carrier receives a defined response request and deadline.
- 03COMMITAccepted document
The selected carrier, response, schedule, and recovery trail become operational evidence.
DIAGNOSTIC EVIDENCE
Ask the question at the correct layer
Transport problems become recoverable when the team checks the decision, source data, document, and event evidence in that order.
Review lane, equipment, carrier profile, allocation, agreement validity, blocks, and selection settings.
Separate a carrier decision from a failed message, missing recipient, or expired response window.
Compare agreement, calculation sheet, rate table, scale, currency, and accessorial assumptions.
PROJECT MOMENT
The preferred carrier rejects the load
The planner retains the rejection and reason, then follows the recovery rule: re-tender, widen the set, adjust the plan, or escalate a service and cost decision. Silently overwriting the carrier removes useful performance evidence.
- Rejection is retained
- Response deadline is visible
- Next carrier follows governed logic
- Cost or service variance is approved
See how readiness, loading, milestones, and plan changes cross responsibilities.