A rate confirmation (rate con / RC) states the agreed linehaul, fuel treatment, accessorial authorizations, free time, and references for a shipment. In FTL broker workflows, matching the carrier invoice to the rate confirmation is the core pay control. Totals-only matching is insufficient because dollars can shift across line items.
Also known as: rate con, RC
More glossary terms
- COI Check — Turning a Certificate of Insurance PDF into Pass, Warn, or Fail with expiry, limits, and holder flags — usually in under 60 seconds.
- Detention Check — Turning a POD (plus rate con or free-time defaults) into authorized detention hours, estimated dollars, and a dispute draft in under 60 seconds.
- Rate Con Card — Turning a rate confirmation PDF into structured, paste-ready fields (load #, MC, lanes, rate, FSC, accessorials, free time) in under 60 seconds.
- Pre-Pay Freight Audit — Auditing carrier invoices before payment leaves AP, blocking bad charges upstream instead of recovering them later.
