IMS gives you the tools to centrally manage drayage carriers, their costs, and your pricing across the entire organization — anchored by IRIS, our Instant Rate Inquiry System, which generates a Projected Market Rate for any lane in the USA in seconds.
IMS's revolutionary IRIS (Instant Rate Inquiry System) engine instantly generates a Projected Market Rate (PMR) for round-trip container drayage anywhere in the United States — for a single lane or an entire multi-lane RFQ — at the click of a button.
The PMR is derived from continuous, in-depth analysis by our procurement team — service-location and sector analysis (terrain, tolls, traffic congestion, road limitations such as bridges and ferries) and lane-level cost analysis — so the rate you see reflects current, accurate market conditions and updates dynamically.
Eliminate the cost and delay of contacting carriers for rates before you can quote a drayage, door delivery, or pickup. The PMR is already there.
Take the PMR, apply your markup, and deliver an accurate customer quote instantly — winning more business while spending less time and effort.
Beyond instant pricing, IMS brings drayage procurement into one place — so the right rate, the right carrier, and the right controls are applied every time, and every decision is backed by data.
A centralized drayage rate database with systematic rate request and approval controls, fuel surcharge management, and accessorial charge profiles. The correct rate is applied to the correct carrier at dispatch — ensuring cost integrity and clean billing.
Centralize your carrier database with carrier profiling, onboarding and on-board status, and a vendor portal for direct rate interaction. Users can search active, approved carriers and rates across every service location.
Dashboards and reports for rates by port/ramp and vendor, rate-change trends, vendor usage and cost, and more — with active and historical KPI analysis, plus a mobile app to put the insights in leadership's hands.
Rates are analyzed at the service-location level across the United States, covering every port, ramp, and inland destination.
Within each location, sectors account for the geographic conditions that move rates — region/state/county terrain, tolls, traffic congestion, and road limitations like bridges and ferries.
Rate and dispatched-cost data is analyzed lane by lane, reflecting what moves actually cost across the network.
Because analysis is continuous, the Projected Market Rate updates dynamically — so quotes always reflect current, accurate, and complete drayage cost intelligence.
Tell us about your drayage network and, in a free, no-obligation consultation, we'll show you the PMR, RFQ tools, and procurement controls working on lanes that matter to you — with a live demo if you'd like one. Submitting opens your email to sales@imslog.com.
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