Transportation, Freight & Distribution worked example

Carrier Rate Acceptance at 92% target acceptance rate: a worked example

What does the result look like when target acceptance rate reaches 92%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it during bid events, spot-rate reviews, or routing guide maintenance to compare carrier competitiveness.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quotes at or below target rate: 42 quotes (unchanged)
  • Total quotes reviewed: 60 quotes (unchanged)
  • Target acceptance rate: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Carrier Rate Acceptance rate = quotes at or below target ÷ total quotes reviewed × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 70 % accepted quotes for carrier rate acceptance rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 22 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 42 quotes for quotes at or below target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 60 quotes for total quotes reviewed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target acceptance rate sits at 80% and the headline result is 70 % accepted quotes, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 70 % accepted quotes.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target acceptance rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It counts quotes equally regardless of volume, so a lane with many low-volume quotes can dominate the rate and mask acceptance problems on your highest-spend lanes.

Results at a glance

  • Carrier Rate Acceptance rate: 70 % accepted quotes (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 22 points
  • Quotes at or below target: 42 quotes
  • Total quotes reviewed: 60 quotes

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Carrier Rate Acceptance calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.