XPO Logistics Adds Dynamic Counteroffer Functionality to XPO Connect
- Drive XPO app responds to carrier bids based on real-time supply and demand
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), a leading global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, today announced that its XPO Connect digital freight marketplace and Drive XPO mobile app have been expanded to add counteroffers to the online experience. The new functionality generates digital counteroffers to carrier bids that are not accepted, based on real-time market conditions. When a carrier agrees to a counteroffer, the freight is immediately visible in the driver’s assigned loads.
Troy Cooper, president of XPO Logistics, said, “We’re giving carriers more opportunities to serve our customers. Now, if a bid is above market pricing, the carrier gets a second chance at the load through the counteroffer feature in our Drive XPO app. This dynamic process takes place on our XPO Connect digital platform based on real-time supply and demand. Both shippers and carriers can benefit from XPO Connect’s market intelligence.”
XPO develops its technology within a proprietary, cloud-based ecosystem, supported by an annual investment of over $450 million. The XPO Connect marketplace uses multimodal, digital architecture to give shippers and carriers direct access to the company’s transportation network and the predictive data that powers it. The Drive XPO mobile app interfaces with XPO Connect and is available for iOS and Android devices from the App Store and Google Play.
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