Abstract:
A process and system for gathering and presenting confidential contract and publically filed tariff line item rates and surcharge data. Confidential contract information and public tariff information regarding individual shipments are received and saved in a database. The information is saved such that the details of each shipment are searchable. A request from a user is received at the database, wherein the request seeks rate information pertaining to shipping at least one of a specific commodity, a specific route, and using specific equipment. In response to the receipt of the request, the database is searched for records with applicable information. The located information can then be presented to the requesting user in aggregate form including the rates for a predefined time period up to the present time, whereby a requesting user can determine actual rates and trends for the rates for the predefined period.