Transportation Procurement

Pluto One™

Procurement for Logistics & Unified Transactions. A single platform that covers the full transportation procurement lifecycle — from sourcing events and carrier bidding through rate management, award decisions, contract execution, and TMS integration.

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Capabilities

Everything You Need to Procure Freight

Sourcing Events

Run multi-round RFPs and spot bids with a dedicated carrier portal. Carriers respond directly in the system — no spreadsheets, no email chains.

  • Multi-round event lifecycle
  • Carrier self-service portal
  • Configurable bid templates
  • Real-time bid comparison

Lane Benchmarking

Compare carrier bids against market benchmarks across modes. Understand where you're paying above or below market to negotiate smarter.

  • Multi-modal benchmark support
  • Historical trend analysis
  • Cost-per-mile breakdowns
  • Market rate intelligence

AI-Powered Insights

Integrated AI analyzes your procurement data to surface patterns, flag anomalies, and recommend strategies that reduce cost and risk.

  • Spend pattern detection
  • Carrier performance scoring
  • Optimization recommendations
  • Demand forecasting support

Tariff & Capacity Management

Manage complex rate structures, accessorial charges, and capacity commitments in a single rate repository linked to your contracts.

  • Multi-stop and zone-based tariffs
  • Accessorial and fuel surcharge management
  • Capacity allocation tracking
  • Rate versioning and history

Award Management

Evaluate bids with side-by-side comparison, scenario modeling, and approval workflows. Make confident award decisions backed by data.

  • Scenario-based what-if analysis
  • Multi-level approval workflows
  • Incumbent vs. challenger views
  • Award notification automation

Contract Lifecycle

From draft through execution to renewal, manage carrier contracts with full audit trails, compliance tracking, and automated alerts.

  • Template-based contract generation
  • Expiration and renewal alerts
  • Compliance and SLA monitoring
  • Full version history and audit trail

Workflow

From Sourcing to Execution

1

Source

Create sourcing events, define lanes and requirements, and invite carriers to bid through the self-service portal.

2

Evaluate

Compare bids against benchmarks and incumbents. Use AI insights and scenario modeling to find optimal awards.

3

Award & Contract

Make award decisions, generate contracts, and route through approval workflows. Carriers accept digitally.

4

Execute & Integrate

Push awarded rates to your TMS automatically. Monitor contract compliance and carrier performance over time.

Integration

Fits Into Your Existing Stack

Pluto One is built API-first. Whether you run Oracle OTM, SAP TM, BluJay, MercuryGate, or a custom TMS, our integration layer pushes awarded rates and contract data directly into your execution system — eliminating manual handoffs and reducing errors.

For OTM users, pair Pluto One with SyncBridge for bidirectional data synchronization that keeps both systems in lock-step.

REST API

Full API access to all platform data

Event-Driven

Webhooks and async messaging

Data Export

CSV, Excel, and structured feeds

Secure

OAuth 2.0, TLS, role-based access

Ready to Modernize Your
Transportation Procurement?

See how Pluto One can streamline your sourcing, reduce freight spend, and bring your procurement team onto a single platform.

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