Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Codified knowledge from 15+ years of freight transportation management, covering carrier sourcing, rate negotiation, RFP execution, performance scorecarding, and compliance vetting. Applies to truckload, LTL, intermodal, and brokerage across the full carrier lifecycle. Includes decision frameworks for routing guide design, spot vs. contract decisions, and carrier exit criteria.
Combines rate benchmarking logic, scorecard thresholds, RFP process, and compliance checks in one place rather than requiring a mix of external consultants, carrier portals, and generic freight guides.
When to use it
- Negotiating annual contract rates with a truckload carrier on high-volume lanes
- Running a full freight RFP across 50+ origin-destination pairs
- Scoring carrier performance on OTD, tender acceptance, and invoice accuracy
- Vetting a new carrier's FMCSA authority and insurance before their first load
- Deciding whether to renegotiate, stay on contract, or go to spot on a specific lane
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: My primary carrier on the Chicago-Dallas lane has had a 68% tender acceptance rate for the past 5 weeks. What do I do?
- 1Identify that 68% tender acceptance for 5+ weeks crosses the escalation threshold of <70% for 2 consecutive weeks
- 2Check whether the contract rate is within 15% of DAT RateView benchmarks for that lane to determine if the carrier is effectively pricing out of the contract
- 3Review OTD and claims ratio for the same period to distinguish a rate problem from a service problem
- 4Recommend scheduling a carrier call within 48 hours with procurement notified, presenting lane-level scorecard data
- 5Outline options: rate renegotiation if market has moved, volume reallocation to secondary carrier, or initiating a mini-bid if multiple lanes are affected
A prioritized action plan with the escalation timeline, data to bring to the carrier call, and criteria for deciding between renegotiation and reallocation.