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To tender a load is to formally offer it to a carrier to haul, and the carrier accepts or declines the tender. In freight bidding, awarding a carrier’s bid is the shipper’s acceptance of that carrier’s offer.
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Tender
To tender a load is to formally offer it to a carrier to haul, and the carrier accepts or declines the tender. In freight bidding, awarding a carrier’s bid is the shipper’s acceptance of that carrier’s offer.
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