Brokering

Brokering excess work out to other CDN users keeps a steady flow of available work moving between transport companies. To broker a job it needs to be created from a quote to a job following the steps explained in quotes and creating and editing. Brokering can be done in 2 ways, it can either be advertised to all CDN users in the pool or it can be sent to a closed list of trusted suppliers in a network. For more information on closed lists see networks. The way that brokering on the system works is by pricing the transporter cost with the amount you will pay to get the movement done and pricing the customer cost at the amount you will be charging your customer for the job. This means that excess work from your existing customers can be accomodated by other users, but you can still take a margin on the price for providing the work. Once you are happy with the adjusted prices the job you have created can be allocated out to either the pool or a network following the steps in allocating a job. When brokered work has been accepted and as the job progresses you will recieve email updates and alerts. If you are brokering out work it is vital to make sure that your fleet details remain up to date as this is how you will be contacted if the are any problems with the job.