Rates arrive everywhere
Spot quotes never land in one place.
Carrier replies, PDF attachments, and portal screenshots all carry rates in different shapes and units.
Operators rekey every rate into spreadsheets before they can compare.
Freight Forwarders · Procurement
Spot Buy Prices,
structured the moment they arrive.
StarDox reads carrier spot-rate emails, PDFs, and portal exports — validates every rate, and surfaces the best buy before you quote. Power smart procurement and pricing optimization across global networks.
No system replacement. Onboard in ~15 minutes, read-only.
Re: Spot rates — wk 22Unstructured
from: rates@msc-line.com
Hi — for SHA → RTM, wk22 we can offer 2× 40HC @ $1,795 all-in, incl. BAF. Valid until Fri 17:00. LSS extra on request… StarDox reads & structures
Spot buy prices · SHA → RTMValidated · best buy flagged
| Carrier | Lane | Equip. | Buy rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | Shanghai → Rotterdam | 2× 40HC | $1,840 | |
| MSC | Shanghai → Rotterdam | 2× 40HC | $1,795 | |
| CMA CGM | Shanghai → Rotterdam | 2× 40HC | $1,910 |
The problem
Collecting spot buy prices is slow, manual, and error-prone.
Rates expire fast
Spot prices change by the hour.
By the time a rate is rekeyed and checked, the validity window may already have closed.
Manual handling means missed windows and avoidable margin leakage.
No single source of truth
Buy prices live in a dozen places.
Inboxes, sheets, and TMS each hold a piece — so margin checks happen too late, if at all.
Errors often surface only after the quote reaches the customer.
How it works
From inbox to validated buy price — automatically.
StarDox Agentic AI unlocks the full value of unstructured data, transforming it into standardized, enriched, and actionable insights.
01
Capture
StarDox ingests carrier rate emails, PDFs, rate sheets, and portal exports the moment they arrive.
02
Normalize
Lanes, equipment, surcharges, currencies, and validity dates are extracted, standardized, and validated.
03
Compare & price
Buy rates are scored against your lanes so the best spot price surfaces instantly — margin checked before you quote.
04
Sync
Validated buy prices flow into your quoting tools, TMS, and rate store, with a full evidence trail.
Measurable ROI
What once took hours now runs in seconds.
Reducing costs to cents, boosting productivity, and achieving 100% data accuracy — with measurable ROI from day one.
Reconciliation Time
5 h.→40 sec.
Route & Rate Accuracy
40%→100%
Proposal Costs
$60→$3.6
+8%
Margin gain on booked spot business.
−12%
Lower procurement cost per shipment.
Get started
Stop rekeying spot rates. Start winning on price.
Connect a sample inbox or rate sheet and watch StarDox structure, validate, and surface the best buy price — in a limited, read-only review. Onboard in about 15 minutes.