{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-14/tabi-connect-real-time-freight-quoting","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-14/tabi-connect-real-time-freight-quoting.md","title":"Tabi Connect Pitches Real-Time Freight Quoting","headline":"Tabi Connect Promotes Real-Time Freight Quoting as Diesel Prices and Tender Rejections Squeeze Broker Margins","description":"Tabi Connect says brokers must automate freight quoting as diesel hits $6.38 per gallon and tender rejections reach 14.5%.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-10-14T14:42:42+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-14T14:42:42+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Truckload tender rejections climbed to about 14.5% since September 21, 2026, according to FreightWaves SONAR data.","The national average diesel price was $6.38 per gallon in September 2026, roughly 70% higher than a year earlier, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.","Tabi Connect's rate management system pulls quote requests from shipper TMS platforms, bid boards, email and APIs into one system and applies each brokerage's pricing rules."],"companies":[{"name":"Tabi Connect","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009f4q/tabi-connect","website":"https://tabiconnect.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"FinancialContent Business Page","title":"Tabi Connect Says Rising Diesel Costs and Tender Rejections Are Making Freight Pricing, Margin Intelligence, and Automation Essential to Protecting Broker Margins","url":"https://www.financialcontent.com/article/gnwcq-2026-10-14-tabi-connect-says-rising-diesel-costs-and-tender-rejections-are-making-freight-pricing-margin-intelligence-and-automation-essential-to-protecting-broker-margins"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Product Launches","Tabi Connect"],"body_markdown":"[Tabi Connect](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009f4q/tabi-connect), an AI-powered freight quoting platform, said on October 14, 2026 that rising diesel costs and tender rejections are pushing brokers to automate pricing, citing diesel at $6.38 per gallon and tender rejections at about 14.5%. The company said its rate management system helps brokers quote on current buy rates. The [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/gnwcq-2026-10-14-tabi-connect-says-rising-diesel-costs-and-tender-rejections-are-making-freight-pricing-margin-intelligence-and-automation-essential-to-protecting-broker-margins) published the announcement.\n\n## How Tabi Connect's Rate Management System Works\n\nTabi Connect said truckload tender rejections have climbed to about 14.5% since September 21, 2026 and are tracking above 2023 and 2024 levels, according to FreightWaves SONAR data. Spot rates have risen from roughly $2.40 per mile a year ago to $3.42 per mile, the company said. The national average diesel price was $6.38 per gallon in September 2026, about $2.63 more, or roughly 70% higher, than a year earlier, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices rose about 24 cents in the week of September 21 and fell about 15 cents the next week, with regional averages from about $5.96 per gallon on the Gulf Coast to $7.36 on the West Coast.\n\nTabi Connect said its rate management system pulls freight quote requests from shipper TMS platforms, bid boards, email and APIs into a single system, then applies each brokerage's custom pricing rules, including markups and fuel surcharges. Brokers can update those rules in plain English, and the company's Control Tower gives teams oversight before quotes are sent.\n\n\"When rejections climb, the spot market becomes the front line for broker margin,\" said Ricky Gonzalez, CEO and co-founder of Tabi Connect. \"Brokers don't get more time to quote just because there's more freight. The ones who can price quickly, on current buy rates, the same way every time, are best positioned to capture the margin peak season offers.\"\n\n## Tabi Connect's Platform Scale and Partnerships\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Tabi Connect works with more than 30 of the Top 100 freight brokerages and supports thousands of freight quotes daily across email, TMS platforms and bid boards. The same records state the company claims to have helped one $4 billion-plus brokerage generate over $100 million in new revenue with a small team managing pricing logic. Tabi Connect formed a core integration partnership with ShipperGuide's transportation management platform in May 2026, enabling combined automated rate management and freight quoting capabilities.\n\n## Earlier Tabi Connect Deals and Launches\n\nTabi Connect and Kleinschmidt partnered on September 14, 2026 to automate freight quoting, integrating quote requests into Tabi's pricing engine and connecting to Kleinschmidt's Capacity IQ, which analyzes over 150,000 daily loads, Freightwaves reported. Tabi Connect launched Control Tower in July 2026, a feature letting brokers review, modify or decline automated freight quotes before they are published to connected load platforms, citybiz reported. Tabi Connect released its May 2026 Tabi Pricing Pressure Index, a recurring market intelligence product tracking broker-versus-carrier pricing power, according to akta.pro company records.\n\n## Where Brokers Can Learn More\n\nTabi Connect said brokers can learn how the platform automates freight quoting and protects margins at [tabiconnect.com](https://tabiconnect.com).\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}