Freight BlueprintThe Lean 3PL Stack

102 Guides

Tool Guides

Step-by-step setup and how-to guides for the three tools at the center of the lean 3PL stack: Highway, DAT, and Ascend TMS.

Tool GuidesGuide

Highway Carrier Onboarding: A Practical Setup Guide for New Brokers

Tool GuidesGuide

How to Set Up Ascend TMS for a One-Person Brokerage (Step by Step)

How to Set up your account in Highway

Highway: Set up your account (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Set up your account With Highway

How to Onboard your first carrier in Highway

Highway: Onboard your first carrier (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Onboard your first carrier With Highway

How to Catch identity fraud in Highway

Highway: Catch identity fraud (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Catch identity fraud With Highway

How to Verify a carrier in under five minutes in Highway

Highway: Verify a carrier in under five minutes (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Verify a carrier in under five minutes With Highway

How to Build a connected carrier list in Highway

Highway: Build a connected carrier list (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Build a connected carrier list With Highway

How to Read a carrier risk score in Highway

Highway: Read a carrier risk score (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Read a carrier risk score With Highway

How to Prevent double brokering in Highway

Highway: Prevent double brokering (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Prevent double brokering With Highway

How to Automate carrier compliance in Highway

Highway: Automate carrier compliance (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Automate carrier compliance With Highway

How to Handle a failed verification in Highway

Highway: Handle a failed verification (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Handle a failed verification With Highway

How to Integrate with your TMS in Highway

Highway: Integrate with your TMS (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Integrate with your TMS With Highway

How to Set up monitoring alerts in Highway

Highway: Set up monitoring alerts (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Set up monitoring alerts With Highway

How to Understand the connectivity model in Highway

Highway: Understand the connectivity model (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Understand the connectivity model With Highway

How to Reduce onboarding time in Highway

Highway: Reduce onboarding time (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Reduce onboarding time With Highway

How to Document your vetting process in Highway

Highway: Document your vetting process (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Document your vetting process With Highway

How to Post your first load in DAT

DAT: Post your first load (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Post your first load With DAT

How to Search for trucks in DAT

DAT: Search for trucks (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Search for trucks With DAT

How to Read the rate view in DAT

DAT: Read the rate view (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Read the rate view With DAT

How to Use market conditions data in DAT

DAT: Use market conditions data (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Use market conditions data With DAT

How to Pick the right subscription tier in DAT

DAT: Pick the right subscription tier (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Pick the right subscription tier With DAT

How to Negotiate from spot rate data in DAT

DAT: Negotiate from spot rate data (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Negotiate from spot rate data With DAT

How to Filter for quality carriers in DAT

DAT: Filter for quality carriers (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Filter for quality carriers With DAT

How to Set up load alerts in DAT

DAT: Set up load alerts (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Set up load alerts With DAT

How to Avoid load board scams in DAT

DAT: Avoid load board scams (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Avoid load board scams With DAT

How to Benchmark a lane rate in DAT

DAT: Benchmark a lane rate (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Benchmark a lane rate With DAT

How to Use DAT iQ for pricing in DAT

DAT: Use DAT iQ for pricing (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Use DAT iQ for pricing With DAT

How to Build a lane history in DAT

DAT: Build a lane history (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Build a lane history With DAT

How to Export rate reports in DAT

DAT: Export rate reports (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Export rate reports With DAT

How to Cross-check a carrier before booking in DAT

DAT: Cross-check a carrier before booking (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Cross-check a carrier before booking With DAT

How to Create your free account in Ascend TMS

Ascend TMS: Create your free account (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Create your free account With Ascend TMS

How to Build your first shipment in Ascend TMS

Ascend TMS: Build your first shipment (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Build your first shipment With Ascend TMS

How to Generate a rate confirmation in Ascend TMS

Ascend TMS: Generate a rate confirmation (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Generate a rate confirmation With Ascend TMS

How to Set up automated invoicing in Ascend TMS

Ascend TMS: Set up automated invoicing (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Set up automated invoicing With Ascend TMS

How to Connect carriers and customers in Ascend TMS

Ascend TMS: Connect carriers and customers (Step by Step)

The Fast Way to Connect carriers and customers With Ascend TMS

How to Track a load to delivery in Ascend TMS

Stop researching. Start brokering.

Freight Blueprint hands you the exact lean stack and the process to run it. One payment, lifetime access.