Everything in the box
One system. Built around the loads that get lost.
FlowLine runs the whole desk: the tender that arrives at 1:14 in the afternoon, the driver who goes quiet, the invoice that does not match its rate confirmation. Four agents do the watching. The rest of the system holds the work.
The four agents
Tender AgentEvery EDI 204 lands in front of a person with a countdown. One tap sends the 990. Anything still open at the deadline is declined automatically, so the shipper always gets an answer. Check-Call AgentDrivers share location from a text link, no app. Every moving load has a check-call window: 60 minutes in transit, 2 hours at pickup, 4 hours dispatched. Miss it and the load turns yellow, then red. Paperwork AgentRate confirmation, bill of lading, proof of delivery and invoice are checked against each other before billing. Duplicate BOLs are blocked. Response AgentCustomer emails get 15 minutes and quotes get 60, each with an owner and a backup. Time running low escalates to the backup. Win and answer freight
EDI and tender hubReceive 204 load tenders, build and send 990 responses, and generate 204, 214 and 210 documents from any load to hand to your VAN. Partner connection health treats every tender received as a heartbeat, so a connection that goes quiet is flagged before the shipper tells you.
Quick QuoteA quote in front of the customer in minutes, priced by the same engine as the rate calculator.
RFPs and bidsPaste the lanes from a customer's RFP spreadsheet, analyze them, set bids and generate the bid sheet. Empty lanes pick up the calculator's suggested sell rate.
Sales CRMA pipeline for deals, with a next stage one click away.
Customer portalA customer-facing portal for quote requests.
Move freight
Load BoardSaved views, CSV export, and a one-click way to reach the driver by text or an upload link.
Dispatch BoardWho is on what, and what still needs a truck.
GPS trackingCheck calls due, overdue and at-risk counts, and your autotrack percentage, the number brokers put on your scorecard.
Load postingsPending loads ready to post, and the postings that are live.
Carriers and scorecardsTiers, hazmat-certified flags, saved views, CSV export and a scorecard for every carrier.
CustomersThe customer list with the same saved views and export.
Price freight
Rate calculator on the webMedian rate per mile by hazard class, distance and period from 35,000+ real loads, with the spread and the load count behind every figure. Lane pages326 city-to-city lanes with the median rate, total charge and recent-period rate. Rate formula inside the appThe pricing engine behind Quick Quote, with your own margin targets.
Pricing tiersMargin targets by customer relationship and load volume.
Fuel surcharge and detentionSchedules you set once and apply every time.
Profit marginsWhat each customer and lane actually earned.
Get paid and stay clean
Document generatorPick a template, pick a load, print or save as PDF.
Pre-billing checkFour documents must agree before an invoice goes out. It tells you exactly what is wrong when they do not.
ComplianceDOT hazmat classes, bill of lading requirements, carrier vetting and red flags in one place.
Verified ratingsShippers and brokers rate a delivered load from a link. Ratings are tied to real loads, not opinions.
Run the desk
DashboardRevenue for the last seven days, a KPI snapshot, recent loads, and an at-risk list sorted by how far behind schedule a load is.
Reports and activity logWhat happened, who did it and when.
Gmail and AI CommandCompose from inside the system, and ask it questions in plain language.
TrainingCourses with certificates for new people on the desk.
SettingsCompany profile and connections.
APIPOST a tender to /api/tenders from your own system and get the response clock back. Questions
What does FlowLine do?
FlowLine is a transportation management system for hazmat carriers, freight agents and small fleets. It answers every EDI 204 load tender with a 990 before the shipper's window closes, flags loads that go quiet, and holds invoices until the paperwork agrees.
Does the driver need an app?
No. The driver gets a text with a link, opens it once, and the phone shares location for that load.
Who built FlowLine?
Ian Brown, owner and CEO of LIVE Global Logistics in Dallas, Texas, a hazmat carrier and brokerage. He built it alone after losing a major shipper to tenders that reached his team too late.
Can I use FlowLine as a freight agent under another carrier's authority?
Yes. The tender queue lets you answer under the authority you haul under, which is how LIVE ran its own hazmat desk for 15 years.
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Written by Ian Brown, owner and CEO of LIVE Global Logistics, a hazmat carrier and brokerage in Dallas, Texas, and founder of FlowLine TMS. 15 years running hazmat freight as an agent; the numbers on this page come from LIVE's own load records, 2015 to 2026.
Updated 2026-10-27 · About Ian and how the data is built