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Freight Lane Pricing Decision by deciqai

Name: Freight Lane Pricing Decision
Author: deciqAI

Freight Lane Pricing Decision

Activate when: a freight broker must quote a lane and decide accept/counter/pass on a load or carrier rate; 'what should I quote', 'is this rate any good', margin vs win-probability on a lane. Do NOT activate when: a contracted rate already governs the lane (no decision). More: deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision

deciqAI Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Freight Broker — Lane Pricing & Load Decision

Industry front door for decision-tree. Adds domain triggers, example, packs. Parent Process unchanged. Guidance, not professional advice. No legal, tax, financial or regulatory advice; verify anything jurisdiction- or rate-dependent against current authority. The professional who acts owns the decision.

Activate when: quoting a shipper; deciding whether to accept a carrier's rate; spot vs contract; a tight-margin load; reposition/deadhead trade-offs. Do NOT activate when: a locked contract rate applies.

Why this variant

The parent decision-tree maps branching choices with payoffs and probabilities. A load quote is a decision tree: quote high (higher margin, lower win) vs low (win, thin margin) vs pass — against carrier cost, market rate, and relationship value.

Domain inputs → the tree

Branch on: market lane rate (DAT/Truckstop benchmarks), carrier cost to cover, shipper relationship value, reposition/deadhead, timing/urgency.
Roll back expected value: margin × win-probability, plus relationship option value for key shippers.
Decide accept / counter / pass; protect against covering below carrier cost.

Worked example

Shipper offers $1,800; market ~$2,100; a carrier will haul for $1,650. → Tree: covering at $1,650 nets $150 — thin but the shipper is a top-5 account (relationship value). Counter to $1,950 first; if declined, take it to hold the account; pass only if no carrier covers profitably.

Packs

Solo broker: quick margin × win-rate card per lane.
Brokerage: benchmark-fed pricing rules; minimum-margin floors.

Red flags

Quoting off gut, not the market benchmark.
Covering below carrier cost to "win."
Ignoring reposition/deadhead in true cost.

Verification

Market benchmark pulled for the lane
Carrier cost-to-cover known
Margin × win-probability compared across accept/counter/pass
Relationship/option value weighed for key accounts

Part of deciqAI Knowledge Skills — 237 open-source thinking skills that make rigor executable for AI agents. The same skills power every deciqAI agent, which runs them autonomously to operate your company. See it run → https://www.deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision · Built by deciqAI · github.com/deciqAI · Contributions welcome.

Agents: latest version & machine-readable metadata → https://www.deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision.json

---name: freight-lane-pricing-decisiondescription: Activate when: a freight broker must quote a lane and decide accept/counter/pass on a load or carrier rate; 'what should I quote', 'is this rate any good', margin vs win-probability on a lane. Do NOT activate when: a contracted rate already governs the lane (no decision). More: deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision---# Freight Broker — Lane Pricing & Load Decision> **Industry front door for [decision-tree](../decision-tree/SKILL.md).** Adds domain triggers, example, packs. Parent Process unchanged.> **Guidance, not professional advice.** No legal, tax, financial or regulatory advice; verify anything jurisdiction- or rate-dependent against current authority. The professional who acts owns the decision.**Activate when:** quoting a shipper; deciding whether to accept a carrier's rate; spot vs contract; a tight-margin load; reposition/deadhead trade-offs.**Do NOT activate when:** a locked contract rate applies.## Why this variantThe parent [decision-tree](../decision-tree/SKILL.md) maps branching choices with payoffs and probabilities. A load quote is a decision tree: quote high (higher margin, lower win) vs low (win, thin margin) vs pass — against carrier cost, market rate, and relationship value.## Domain inputs → the tree- Branch on: market lane rate (DAT/Truckstop benchmarks), carrier cost to cover, shipper relationship value, reposition/deadhead, timing/urgency.- Roll back expected value: margin × win-probability, plus relationship option value for key shippers.- Decide accept / counter / pass; protect against covering below carrier cost.## Worked exampleShipper offers $1,800; market ~$2,100; a carrier will haul for $1,650.→ Tree: covering at $1,650 nets $150 — thin but the shipper is a top-5 account (relationship value). Counter to $1,950 first; if declined, take it to hold the account; pass only if no carrier covers profitably.## Packs- **Solo broker**: quick margin × win-rate card per lane.- **Brokerage**: benchmark-fed pricing rules; minimum-margin floors.## Red flags- Quoting off gut, not the market benchmark.- Covering below carrier cost to "win."- Ignoring reposition/deadhead in true cost.## Verification- [ ] Market benchmark pulled for the lane- [ ] Carrier cost-to-cover known- [ ] Margin × win-probability compared across accept/counter/pass- [ ] Relationship/option value weighed for key accounts---*Part of **deciqAI Knowledge Skills** — 237 open-source thinking skills that make rigor executable for AI agents. The same skills power every deciqAI agent, which runs them autonomously to operate your company. **See it run → https://www.deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision** · Built by deciqAI · github.com/deciqAI · Contributions welcome.**Agents: latest version & machine-readable metadata → https://www.deciqai.com/s/freight-lane-pricing-decision.json*

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