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nocargo vs email and spreadsheets

The Excel and email alternative for booking freight

Email and spreadsheets are free, but the hours are not. nocargo keeps the way your carriers like to work, email, and removes everything you copy by hand.

AI-first: type or paste an order in plain words, the AI fills it in, and you confirm with one click.

One freight booking, two ways

nocargo vs email and spreadsheets
Task Recommended nocargo Email and spreadsheets
Add any carrier Just an email address, no integration or carrier signup
Entering a new order Paste it in plain words, the AI fills it in, you confirm Typed field by field
Importing a carrier price list AI imports PDF or Excel price lists Retyped from the PDF or Excel file
Reading free-text email replies AI suggests the price, you confirm Read and retype every one
Reading tender bids AI reads the bids and writes a summary Copied into a spreadsheet one by one
Checking carrier invoices AI checks them against the booked price Compared with the order by hand
Carriers answer by link or email, no login Yes, no carrier login needed
Asking three carriers for a price One click Three emails, copied and pasted
Finding the current price list Always the latest version on the carrier Search the inbox and shared drive
Comparing offers Side by side, cheapest first Copy numbers into a spreadsheet
CMR and labels Generated from the order Typed by hand in a template
Telling the customer where the goods are A public tracking link Phone calls and more emails
When a colleague is on holiday The whole team sees every order The history is in their inbox
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AI-first: say it in plain words, confirm with one click

Type or paste an order, carrier, address, goods, tender or price list in plain words. The AI fills it all in, and you confirm with one click.

  • The AI creates and edits draft orders.
  • It reads carrier email replies and attachments into the right order.
  • It imports PDF or Excel price lists.
  • It reads tender bids and writes a summary.
  • It checks carrier invoices against the booked price.
  • Ask it about your orders, carriers and quotes.
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What stays the same

Your carriers keep answering by email

nocargo is not a portal your carriers have to learn. Requests arrive as normal emails with a private link. Carriers reply the way they always have, and nocargo turns the reply into an offer on your order.

No logins or apps for carriers

Your carriers, your prices, your relationship

Price lists imported from Excel, CSV or PDF

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FAQ

Questions shippers ask us

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We already have a good Excel file. Why change?

Keep it for reporting if you like. nocargo removes the copying: requests, offers, booking and documents happen in one place, and the data can reach your other systems through the API.

Can I import my existing carriers and price lists?

Yes. Add carriers in a few clicks and import their price lists from Excel, CSV or PDF. nocargo reads the table and you check it before saving.

Will my carriers notice a difference?

Only that your requests are clearer. They still get an email and can still answer by email, or use the private link to type a price.

Your carriers. Your prices. One calm place to run them.

Start the 14-day free trial, add a carrier and send your first price request today. Cancel anytime before the trial ends and you pay nothing.

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