--- title: How a Fortune 500 Auto Manufacturer Kept Freight Off the Spot Market by Using ShipperGuide description: Discover how a Fortune 500 auto-manufacturer replaced manual Excel RFPs with ShipperGuide—saving $890K on spot avoidance and 35% in cost per lane. image: https://blog.shipperguide.com/hubfs/CASE%20STUDY%2002%20%E2%80%94%20Fortune%20500%20Auto%20Manufacturer.png --- [![ShipperGuide Logo](https://blog.shipperguide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ShipperGuide-Logo.png?width=450&height=60&name=ShipperGuide-Logo.png "ShipperGuide Logo")](https://blog.shipperguide.com/) [![ShipperGuide Logo](https://blog.shipperguide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ShipperGuide-Logo.png?width=450&height=60&name=ShipperGuide-Logo.png "ShipperGuide Logo")](https://blog.shipperguide.com/) More results En - English - [Español - México](https://blog.shipperguide.com/es-mx) - [Português - Brasil](https://blog.shipperguide.com/pt-br) ShipperGuide Blog #### Share this [Share on X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://blog.shipperguide.com/case-study-fortune-500-auto&text=How+a+Fortune+500+Auto+Manufacturer+Kept+Freight+Off+the+Spot+Market+by+Using+ShipperGuide) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.shipperguide.com/case-study-fortune-500-auto&t=How+a+Fortune+500+Auto+Manufacturer+Kept+Freight+Off+the+Spot+Market+by+Using+ShipperGuide) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.shipperguide.com/case-study-fortune-500-auto&t=How+a+Fortune+500+Auto+Manufacturer+Kept+Freight+Off+the+Spot+Market+by+Using+ShipperGuide) # How a Fortune 500 Auto Manufacturer Kept Freight Off the Spot Market by Using ShipperGuide by [**ShipperGuide Team**](https://blog.shipperguide.com/author/shipperguide-team) [Download the Case Study](https://blog.shipperguide.com/hubfs/sg-content/case_fortune-500-auto-manufacturer.pdf?hsLang=en) - **Challenge:** Replace time-consuming, manual RFP processes — built on Microsoft Excel and email exchanges with a network of 40+ carriers — that took more than two weeks on average to contract a lane and couldn't keep pace with the frequent, quick-turnaround mini-bids required to recontract truckload lanes amid supply chain disruptions. - **Opportunity:** Implement a centralized RFP platform that supports running multiple mini-bids on demand, enables quick contracting of full truckload lanes, and benchmarks bids against live spot and contract rates to strengthen carrier negotiations and keep freight off the spot market. - **Results:** A Fortune 500 auto-manufacturer reduced the mini-bid contracting cycle by 86% (from two weeks to two days), achieved 35% cost savings on average per lane, saved 24 hours per week on administrative work for an estimated $73K in annual labor savings, and avoided the spot market for an estimated $890K in additional annual savings. 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