Carriers and freight forwarders compete on digital auction platforms to win transport contracts: shippers post shipment details (weight, route, delivery deadline), carriers submit bids, and the platform automatically awards the contract to the lowest-cost bidder (reverse auction).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_auction
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