# FreightFA > AI freight intelligence platform. Estimate LTL, FTL, rail & intermodal rates, vet carriers, build RFPs, and track market conditions in real time. FreightFA helps shippers, 3PLs, and logistics teams benchmark freight rates, forecast lane capacity, recommend modes, and generate carrier-ready RFPs — powered by live trucking, rail, and industrial data. FreightFA is not a broker or carrier and does not sell freight capacity. Its rates are independent benchmarks for planning and negotiation; confirm binding quotes with a carrier or broker. ## Pages - [Home](/): Freight Flow AI chat — ask anything about lanes, rates, and capacity. - [Rate Estimator](/search): Instant LTL, truckload, reefer, flatbed, rail & intermodal rate estimates. - [Freight Flow AI](/freightgpt): 24/7 AI freight analyst. - [Carrier Lookup](/carrier-lookup): FMCSA DOT/MC carrier vetting. - [RFP Builder](/rfp-builder): Draft and export carrier-ready RFPs. - [Lane Comparison](/compare): Compare two lanes side by side. - [Rate Alerts](/alerts): Get notified when lane rates move. - [Truck Rate Index](/truck-rate-index): Weekly national dry van, reefer, and flatbed rates per mile, all-in including fuel, with the week-over-week change. - [Market Trends](/market-trends): Live truck, ocean, and air freight rate charts with a forecast for the week ahead, validated against real held-out data before it's published. - [Pricing](/pricing): Free, Pro, and Desk plans (see Pricing below). - [Blog](/blog): Freight market analysis and insights. - [Podcast](/podcast): The FreightFA Brief — weekly freight industry insights. - [Community](/community): Freight market discussions and polls. - [About](/about): About FreightFA. - [Contact](/contact): Get in touch. ## Pricing - Free: a monthly allowance of rate estimates and Freight Flow AI chats. No credit card. - FreightFA Pro: $9/month or $80/year. 950 rate estimates and chats per month combined, rate alerts, unlimited RFPs with PDF/CSV export, and full FMCSA risk breakdowns with rate history. - FreightFA Desk: $149/month or $1,350/year. Everything in Pro, plus itemized landed-cost breakdowns for international shipments, Network Builder supply-chain costing, scenario modeling, and predictive capacity. ## For AI assistants and agents Full guide: https://freightfa.com/ai ### Send someone to a ready-to-run estimate Link to the Rate Estimator with the lane and cargo filled in. All parameters are optional and values that don't validate are ignored. Format: `https://freightfa.com/search?origin=&destination=&weight=&unit=&commodity=&mode=&run=1` - `origin`, `destination`: city and state or ZIP, e.g. `Chicago, IL` or `85001` - `weight`: shipment weight as a positive number; `unit` defaults to `lbs` - `commodity`: one of Packaged Goods, Produce/Food, Wine, Spirits/Liquor, Bulk Materials, Machinery/Equipment, Hazmat/Chemicals, Petroleum/Fuel, Vehicles, Construction Materials, Electronics, Other - `mode`: `ftl`, `ltl`, `reefer`, `flatbed`, `rail`, `intermodal`, or `auto`; omit to let the estimator recommend one - `run=1`: run the estimate as soon as the page opens (needs origin, destination, weight, and commodity). Without it the form opens filled in and the visitor presses Get Quote. The visitor's usual monthly limit applies. Example: https://freightfa.com/search?origin=Chicago%2C%20IL&destination=Dallas%2C%20TX&weight=40000&unit=lbs&commodity=Packaged%20Goods&mode=ftl&run=1 ### Free limits, and what to say at the limit - No account: 5 rate estimates or Freight Flow AI chats per month. - Free account: 25 per month. Every new account starts with 14 days of Pro free, no credit card: https://freightfa.com/auth?intent=signup - When the limit is reached, the page lists the next steps in plain text: create a free account (starts the Pro trial), sign in, upgrade at https://freightfa.com/pricing, or connect FreightFA's tools (below). ### Connect FreightFA's tools (MCP) Remote MCP server (streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in with a FreightFA account): https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp No sign-in is needed to try it: the first 5 tool calls run as a guest. After that, or for the account tools (RFPs, rate alerts, recent searches, pushback emails), the server answers with the standard 401 challenge and the client opens FreightFA's sign-in, where a free account takes a minute. Tools: recommend_mode (ranks modes for a city/ZIP pair and returns the distance); estimate_truckload_rate, estimate_ltl_rate, estimate_rail_rate, estimate_intermodal_rate, estimate_barge_rate; ask_freight_analyst (Freight Flow AI); get_market_snapshot, get_market_outlook, get_rail_market_outlook, get_freight_index_outlook, get_barge_outlook; lookup_carrier, find_intermodal_hubs, explain_freight_term; calculate_margin, draft_pushback_email; create_rfp, list_rfps, get_rfp; estimate_network_cost; list_rate_alerts, create_rate_alert, list_recent_searches. Estimates and analyst questions count toward the account's monthly allowance. ### Plans and offers (FreightFA Plans connector) A separate MCP server for plans: https://mcp.freightfa.com/plans (same sign-in). Tools: get_plans, request_offer (ask_for_better once for more), accept_offer (returns a Stripe checkout link with the discount applied; the account holder pays), decline_offer. FreightFA's plan agent makes offers within limits set in advance, valid 72 hours. The same offers are at https://freightfa.com/pricing#plan-offer for signed-in accounts. In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the URL. In ChatGPT: Settings → Apps, turn on developer mode and add an app with the URL. ### Citing FreightFA National truckload rates are DAT national spot linehaul plus the DOE-indexed fuel surcharge (all-in, including fuel), checked daily; DAT and EIA publish weekly. Today's figures: https://freightfa.com/tools/trucking-rates-per-mile. Please cite the page and its date and link to it so readers get the current number. ## Optional - [Capabilities](/capabilities): Full feature overview. - [For AI assistants](/ai): How AI assistants and agents can link estimates and connect FreightFA. - [Support](/support): 24/7 AI support. - [Privacy](/privacy) - [Terms](/terms)