Find what a freight quote request is missing

Fields

• Email subject or form title
• Quote request email or form text

Questions

1. Is the sender asking us for a price to move a shipment? Yes / No

   Count requests for a rate, a quote, a price or a cost to move goods, including a request for options. A booking of an agreed rate, a status question or an invoice query is not a quote request. Yes: The sender asks for a price for a shipment. No: The sender asks for something else.

2. Which transport mode does the email concern? Choice

   Judge from the words, equipment and references in the request: a 40HC or 20DV container is ocean full container load, "by air" or "air freight" is air, pallets on a truck are road.

   • Ocean, full container Whole containers booked for one shipper (FCL).
   • Ocean, shared container Cargo sharing a container with other shippers (LCL, groupage by sea).
   • Air Air freight, air waybills, flights.
   • Road, full truck A whole truck or trailer for one shipment (FTL).
   • Road, part load Part loads and groupage by road (LTL).
   • Rail Rail freight, including rail container services.
   • Courier Express parcels and documents.
   • Several modes or best option The sender asks for prices by more than one mode, or leaves the choice of mode to us.
   • Mode not stated Nothing in the request shows which mode is wanted.

3. Does the quote request say where the goods start from, at least a city or port? Yes / No

   Count a city, a port, an airport or an address. A country alone does not count. Yes: A place of pickup or origin is given, at least a city or port. No: No origin is given, or only a country.

4. Does the quote request say where the goods must go, at least a city or port? Yes / No

   Count a city, a port, an airport or an address. A country alone does not count. Yes: A place of delivery or destination is given, at least a city or port. No: No destination is given, or only a country.

5. Does the quote request say how many pieces, pallets, crates or containers there are? Yes / No

   Count a number of packages of any kind, written as digits or words. Yes: The request says how many pieces or containers there are. No: The request does not say how many.

6. Does the quote request give a weight for the goods? Yes / No

   Count a total or a per-piece weight, exact or approximate, in any unit. Do not check or convert the number. Yes: A weight is given. No: No weight is given.

7. Does the quote request give the size of the pieces or the total volume? Yes / No

   Count length, width and height, a standard pallet size such as "euro pallets", a volume in cubic metres, or loading metres. A container type alone does not count here. Yes: Sizes or a volume are given. No: No sizes or volume are given.

8. Does the quote request say what the goods are? Yes / No

   Count any description of the goods, such as "ceramic tiles" or "machine spare parts". "Goods", "cargo", "freight" or "general cargo" on their own do not count. Yes: The request says what the goods are. No: The request does not say what the goods are.

9. Does the quote request say when the goods are ready or when they must arrive? Yes / No

   Count a date, a day or a relative time such as "next Monday" or "early next month". "Urgent" or "as soon as possible" alone does not count. Do not work out the date. Yes: A ready date or a required arrival time is given. No: Neither is given.

10. Does the quote request give an Incoterm or say which legs of the move we should cover? Yes / No

    Count an Incoterm such as EXW, FCA, FOB, DAP or DDP, or words that say which legs are wanted: pickup, customs clearance, port to port, door to door, delivery. Yes: An Incoterm or the legs to cover are given. No: Neither is given.

11. Does the email mention dangerous or hazardous goods? Yes / No

    Count a UN number, a hazard class, "DG", "hazardous", "IMO", a safety data sheet, or goods often dangerous in transport such as lithium batteries, aerosols, paint, fuel or gas. This only copies the dangerous goods desk; it never clears anything. Yes: The email mentions dangerous goods or goods often dangerous in transport. No: The email mentions none.

12. Does the quote request mention temperature control, oversize or very heavy pieces, fragile or high-value goods, or other special handling? Yes / No

    Dangerous goods have their own question and do not count here. Urgency alone is not special handling. Yes: The request mentions at least one kind of special handling. No: The request mentions none.

Lens columns

is_quote_request, is_quote_request_probability, mode, mode_probability, origin_stated, origin_stated_probability, destination_stated, destination_stated_probability, pieces_stated, pieces_stated_probability, weight_stated, weight_stated_probability, dimensions_stated, dimensions_stated_probability, commodity_stated, commodity_stated_probability, ready_date_stated, ready_date_stated_probability, service_scope_stated, service_scope_stated_probability, mentions_dangerous_goods, mentions_dangerous_goods_probability, special_handling, special_handling_probability