Freight Management platforms consolidate transportation procurement, execution, and visibility into a single workflow — enabling shippers, brokers, and 3PLs to quote, book, track, and analyze shipments across carriers and modes. Core capabilities include rate shopping and carrier procurement, shipment booking and documentation (BOL, customs), load planning and optimization, real-time tracking, freight audit and payment, lane analytics and spend management, and integration with ERP, WMS, and carrier systems. The category spans shipper-focused TMS platforms (MercuryGate, Kuebix/Trimble, Oracle Transportation Management) and freight brokerage platforms (Uber Freight, Convoy, Loadsmart) as well as SMB-focused tools (ShipStation, Easyship, Flexport) that combine booking with tracking.