Freight management software that runs the whole desk at $0
Warp TMS is a free freight management system for shippers: instant LTL and FTL quotes beside your own contracted carriers, booking, tracking, freight invoice audit, and service reports. No seat limits, no load caps, no software fees. This page is the category guide and the $0 path through it.
By Troy Lester, Co-Founder & CRO
$0 software fees · No seat limits · No load caps · Live in minutes · Full export any time
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How much does freight management software cost?
Freight management software runs $99 to $500 per month for small shipper teams, and enterprise platforms publish sharper numbers: Turvo lists a $5,000 per month Core plan and Rose Rocket TMS.ai starts at $2,080 per month (as of August 2026). Implementations commonly add $5,000 to $15,000 over one to two months. Warp TMS is $0 with no seat limits or load caps, because Warp earns freight revenue when its rate wins a lane, not software fees.
Is there free freight management software?
Yes. Warp TMS is free freight management software for shippers: instant LTL and FTL quotes beside your own contracted carriers, booking, tracking, freight invoice audit against the quote, batch quoting, and reports with XLSX and CSV export, all at $0. The Actually Free TMS Test on the pricing page publishes the five checks and the sourced figures behind them.
What is the difference between freight management software and a TMS?
They name the same category. TMS, short for transportation management system, is the industry term; freight management software or freight management system is the plain English name buyers use. Both mean software that quotes, books, tracks, audits, and reports on freight. Warp TMS answers to both names at $0 for shipper teams.
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What freight management software replaces
The spreadsheet, the shared inbox, and the person who knows where everything is.
A freight desk without software runs on memory and tabs. That holds until volume does what volume does: spreadsheets break down past 50 shipments per week, and the honest thresholds for a real system are about $500K in annual freight spend or 100 loads per month. Freight management software puts quoting, booking, tracking, invoice audit, and reporting in one system of record. The catch was always price: $99 to $500 per month for small teams (as of August 2026) plus an implementation project is a lot to bet on finding out. Warp TMS removes the bet at $0.
The six jobs of a freight management system
The six jobs below are the whole category. Every one ships today in Warp TMS, works on freight from any carrier, and costs nothing at any team size.
Quote
Every rate on one grid.
Warp's bookable LTL and FTL rate prices in about 10 seconds and lands beside marketplace carriers and the contracted rate sheets you already have, ranked by the policy you set.
Book
Tender without the phone tree.
Book the winning rate in one click, or tender to your own carrier from the same screen. Either way the load lives on one board with one record.
Track
One answer to where is it.
Freight booked through Warp tracks live with hourly sync. Freight with your own carriers tracks by milestone on the same board, so nobody chases check calls.
Audit
Invoices checked at the charge level.
Every carrier invoice compares to its quote line by line, with duplicate PRO detection and flags on new accessorials. Overcharges get caught before they get paid.
Batch
The Monday list, priced at once.
Paste a spreadsheet or import orders by CSV and the whole list prices in one pass. Consolidation suggestions appear when orders share a lane.
Report
Freight spend that explains itself.
Cost and service by carrier, lane, and mode with XLSX and CSV export. The month end report becomes a download instead of an afternoon.
What freight management software costs in 2026
Published figures, dated, from the vendors themselves.
Freightview publishes $149 per month flat for up to 50 shipments per month, with higher tiers on request. FreightPOP publishes no price at all: four tiers, every one call for quote.
Turvo publishes a $5,000 per month Core plan, and Rose Rocket TMS.ai starts at $2,080 per month, both built for operations most shipper desks don't run.
Implementations commonly add $5,000 to $15,000 over one to two months (all figures as of August 2026).
Warp TMS is $0 with no seat limits, no load caps, and no trial clock, because Warp earns freight revenue when its rate wins a lane you choose to book, not software fees.
The full grading with sources lives on the pricing page and the Actually Free TMS Test.
Freight tracking, rate management, and billing in the same system
Buyers shop this category under a dozen names: freight tracking software, freight rate management software, freight billing software, freight audit software.
In Warp TMS they're features, not separate products. Tracking runs live on Warp freight and by milestone on everything else.
Rate management ingests your contracted rate sheets with human approval, so quotes price against reality. Billing runs through invoice audit, where every charge meets its quote.
One login covers the stack a freight desk would otherwise assemble from three subscriptions.
Need to ship freight, not manage it?
This page is the software. If you came here to move a pallet, Warp does that too, without any system.
The service side quotes and books online in minutes: instant all inclusive rates across LTL, box truck, and cargo van, no minimum volume, no account required to see a price.
Plenty of teams book a lane first and adopt the software when the volume justifies a system of record. Both are self serve, and neither requires the other.
Frequently asked questions
Can freight management software work with carriers I already use?
Yes. Warp TMS ingests your contracted rate cards with human approval, quotes them beside Warp's bookable rate and marketplace carriers, and books whichever wins under your routing policy.
Freight you tender to your own carriers tracks and audits on the same boards.
What does free freight management software leave out?
The honest gaps in Warp TMS: no EDI, no ERP connectors, no parcel booking, and orders run one pickup to one dropoff.
Those are paid enterprise platform features, and most shipper freight desks never touch them. If a trading partner mandates EDI, a paid platform is the right call and we say so.
How fast can a team move onto Warp TMS?
The same afternoon. Signup is self serve, orders import by CSV or paste, and carriers register in the app.
Typical paid implementations in this category run $5,000 to $15,000 over one to two months (as of August 2026); the switching guide covers the data to bring and the sequence that works.
About the Warp freight network
More about the Warp freight network
Warp is a technology-driven freight network that combines cargo van, box truck, LTL, and FTL capacity under one operating system. Shippers get instant rates, real-time tracking, and access to 70+ cross-dock facilities and 14,000+ cargo vans and box trucks — with 80%+ US LTL zip-to-zip coverage and nationwide FTL, box truck, and cargo van.
The network is supported by 24,000+ vetted FTL carriers.
Unlike traditional brokers, Warp uses AI to match the right vehicle to every load based on weight, dimensions, urgency, and cost targets. Cross-dock operations reduce transit time by eliminating unnecessary terminal transfers.
Pool distribution and zone-skipping programs help enterprise shippers lower per-unit delivery costs while maintaining tight appointment windows.
Self-serve shippers can quote, compare, and book freight online in under two minutes. Enterprise accounts get dedicated capacity planning, committed rate programs, and a named operations team. Every shipment includes scan-level visibility from pickup through final delivery.
Warp operates across the contiguous United States with regional density in the Southeast, Texas, Midwest, and Northeast corridors.
Cross-dock facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, Savannah, Orlando, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, New Orleans, and Milwaukee support faster transfers and fewer touches on recurring lanes.
Freight modes and vehicle types
| Mode | Max payload | Max cube | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo van | 3,500 lbs | 400 cu ft | Time-sensitive, last-mile, light pallets |
| Box truck | 10,000 lbs | 1,500 cu ft | Regional distribution, no dock required |
| LTL | Per-pallet | Shared trailer | Lower per-pallet cost via cross-dock routing |
| Dry van / FTL | 42,000+ lbs | Full 53-ft trailer | High-volume lanes, recurring programs |
Cargo vans handle loads up to 3,500 pounds and 400 cubic feet, ideal for time-sensitive deliveries, last-mile retail replenishment, and lightweight palletized freight.
Box trucks carry up to 10,000 pounds and 1,500 cubic feet, fitting most regional distribution and store delivery needs without requiring a loading dock.
Dry vans and full truckloads move 42,000+ pounds for high-volume lanes and recurring programs. LTL shipments share trailer space on optimized routes through Warp cross-docks, reducing per-pallet cost by consolidating multiple shippers on the same vehicle.
Warp does not default every shipment to a 53-foot trailer. The AI engine evaluates load weight, cube, delivery window, and cost to recommend the right vehicle. Shippers see all available mode options with live pricing in one comparison screen before booking.
Cross-dock operations
Cross-docking at Warp facilities eliminates warehouse storage. Inbound freight is sorted and transferred directly to outbound vehicles, typically within hours.
This reduces dwell time, lowers damage risk, and compresses delivery windows. Warp cross-docks support pallet-in, pallet-out operations with scan-level tracking at every handoff point.
- Atlanta — Southeast retail flow
- Chicago — Midwest manufacturing and replenishment
- Houston — Texas industrial distribution
- New York — dense Northeast delivery
Facility locations are selected for corridor density: Atlanta handles Southeast retail flow, Chicago serves Midwest manufacturing and replenishment, Houston covers Texas industrial distribution, and New York supports dense Northeast delivery. Each facility operates on appointment-based scheduling to prevent congestion and maintain throughput consistency.
Enterprise freight programs
Enterprise shippers get committed rate programs, dedicated account management, and custom SLA design. Warp builds lane-by-lane rate structures that account for volume commitments, seasonal variation, and mode flexibility. Operations teams monitor shipment execution daily and intervene proactively when exceptions occur.
Self-serve freight quoting
Shippers enter origin and destination, load details, and delivery requirements to see live rates across all available modes. Quotes include estimated transit time, vehicle type, and total cost.
Booking takes one click. After booking, shippers track every shipment with real-time GPS location, milestone updates, and proof of delivery documentation.
Industries and use cases
Retail shippers use Warp for store replenishment programs that deliver to hundreds of locations per week on tight appointment windows. Apparel brands use zone skipping to bypass regional parcel sortation and reduce per-unit delivery cost.
Food and beverage companies rely on time-definite delivery for perishable goods. Manufacturing operations use Warp for inbound vendor consolidation, combining multiple supplier shipments into fewer, fuller loads through cross-dock facilities.
Distribution companies use pool distribution to serve multiple delivery points from a single origin, splitting full truckloads at cross-docks into smaller last-mile vehicles.
Urgent freight recovery covers emergency capacity needs when primary carriers fail or demand spikes unexpectedly. Middle-mile optimization reduces cost and transit time on the longest segment of multi-leg shipments.
The freight management system that pays for itself by existing.
Create your free account at warptms.com, bring this week's list, and let the invoice audit find its first overcharge. If the system doesn't earn its place, export everything and leave whole. It costs nothing to find out.
$0 software fees · No seat limits · No load caps · Live in minutes · Full export any time
Performance figures are computed from Warp network data. See our methodology.
By Troy Lester