Freight Calculation

Include freight costs accurately in every quote

Freight Calculation helps you account for delivery costs during quoting, so you don’t underprice jobs or absorb freight costs after the fact.

Include freight at quote stage

Reduce margin loss on delivered jobs

Apply consistent freight logic across quotes

Stop guessing freight costs after the quote is sent

Before

Adding freight as an afterthought

Guessing delivery costs to get quotes out quickly

Absorbing freight costs when estimates are wrong

Inconsistent freight pricing between quotes

Manual checks every time delivery is required

After

Freight included during quoting

Clear visibility into delivery costs

More consistent pricing across customers

Less risk of underquoting freight

Automatic calculation according to your providers rates

How freight calculation works

Define

Define how you want to calculate freight based on distance, weight and size rules you define.

Apply

Freight is automatically calculated using customer delivery address and included as part of the quote when required.

Quote

Send quotes knowing freight has been accounted for, not forgotten.

Despatch

Despatch accurately costed jobs using Tempus Tools’ professional delivery dockets and part labels.

Freight pricing without added complexity

Freight Calculation is designed to support quoting accuracy without turning Tempus Tools into a freight management system.

Configurable freight logic

Set freight rules that match how your business and delivery partners price delivery.

Quote-stage visibility

See freight costs clearly before the quote goes out the door.

Consistent application

Apply the same freight approach across quotes and team members.

Protect margins on delivered work

Including freight upfront helps ensure delivery costs don’t erode your profits after the job is won.

Fewer surprises after acceptance

More consistent pricing

Better margin control

Why fabricators value freight visibility

“I like that my laser machine operator and I can get an accurate idea of material usage, time, labour, and other relevant data for each job – and it greatly reduces the risk of human error, because Tempus Tools is a rules-based program.”

Frank M.

Owner

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Rolleston Sheetmetal

"Having all the right measurements reduces the risk of errors. It makes a big difference knowing the information going to the shop floor is correct and complete."

Derek H

Derek H.

President

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Hammer MetalWerks

“With Tempus Tools in place, we have noticed most quotes take a few minutes to return to the customer, regardless of the amount of detail in the job.”

Gary C.

,

Lasercut Solutions

“Tempus Tools saves me hours of time a month on my quoting and it’s very easy to use, even for someone like me that isn’t a tech geek. It enables me to accurately quote for my own parts I laser cut and take out the guesswork.”

James S.

,

Shug Laser Cutting

Ready to stop underquoting freight?

Use Tempus Tools to include delivery costs during quoting and protect your margins on every job.

Freight included upfront

Fewer pricing surprises

More profitable quotes