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The Quote Engine

Nexterra Logistics · instant freight quoting

Quote freight in seconds — with real driven miles and live routing

The Quote Engine turns collection and delivery into transparent prices: Google-driven distance, ferry detection, multi-currency totals, and a map your customers understand.

  • UK & Europe routes
  • Ferry-aware pricing
  • GBP · EUR · USD · HKD
  • Embed & API ready
Live quote · driven miles
Ready

Collection

Birmingham B66 2RD

Delivery

Paris, France

Artic26 pallets Ferry

389 road mi

Total (GBP)

£2,332.96

Ferry includedETA 6h 40m

<60s

Average quote time

100%

Driven road miles

Live

Route map preview

Built for LoadFiller, TrailerPlanner & CreateAPalletSee how it works

Driven miles only

Google Directions — never straight-line guesses.

UK & cross-border

European corridors with ferry-aware surcharges.

Rules in your DB

Margins, fuel, vehicles — changeable without redeploys.

Shareable quotes

Link, breakdown, and audit trail for every calculation.

Live demo

Try the quote engine now

Real Google routing, map preview, and dynamic pricing — the same experience your clients embed.

Route & load

Enter full postcodes or addresses. Quotes use real driven road miles via Google Directions.

Route planner

Live map preview of your driven route.

Route map appears after you calculate a quote

No signup required

Run your first quote in under a minute

Use the demo above or open the full calculator — then talk to us when you need API keys or a white-label embed.

How it works

From postcode pair to commercial quote in three steps

Start a quote
  1. 01

    Enter route & load

    Collection and delivery postcodes, vehicle type, pallets, weight, and urgency — with optional ferry.

  2. 02

    We route & price

    Google calculates driven miles; our engine applies your margins, fuel, ferry, and vehicle rules from PostgreSQL.

  3. 03

    Share the quote

    Customer sees total, breakdown, ETA, and map. Save a share link or embed the same flow on your site.

Platform

Everything a modern freight SaaS needs — in one product

Google route planner

Places autocomplete and live map with driven route polyline — UK & Europe.

Driven road miles

Directions API pricing — never straight-line guesses for commercial quotes.

Ferry-aware

Detects sea legs, nautical mileage, and configurable crossing surcharges.

Vehicle & load logic

Artic, rigids, vans — pallets, weight, load metres, urgency tiers.

Admin pricing engine

Every rate variable in PostgreSQL. Margin, fuel, night, weekend, customs.

Quote history & analytics

Audit trail, share links, client usage — CRM-ready architecture.

Private API & embed

Commercial API keys and white-label widgets — not exposed on the public site.

Built for Nexterra

Aligned with LoadFiller, TrailerPlanner, CreateAPallet and Nexterra Group.

Need this inside your product?

Per-client API keys, rate limits, embed widgets, and pricing profiles stored in your database — not hard-coded.

Who it's for

One engine for public quotes, embeds, and enterprise API

Hauliers & fleets

Standardise spot quotes across planners with one pricing profile and driven-mile accuracy.

Shippers & 3PL

Let customers self-serve indicative pricing before booking — with ferry and customs logic baked in.

Platforms & SaaS

Embed the calculator or call the REST API with per-client keys, rate limits, and white-label themes.

Nexterra ecosystem

Aligned with LoadFiller, TrailerPlanner, and CreateAPallet for a unified logistics stack.

Trusted by operators

What teams are saying

Finally a quote tool that uses driven miles, not guesswork. Ferry detection alone saved us hours of manual checks.

Operations Director

UK pallet network

Clean enough to put in front of customers. We white-labelled the embed on our booking portal in an afternoon.

Transport Manager

European FMCG shipper

Pricing rules in the database mean commercial can adjust margins without dev tickets. Exactly what we needed.

Fleet Planner

Nexterra ecosystem user

Questions?

Support for maps, hosting, and pricing setup

Stuck on Google API keys, Supabase, or Netlify? Our team can help you get production-ready.

FAQ

Common questions

Still unsure? Our team can walk you through pricing rules, API access, or a pilot on your lanes.

Contact support
Does it use straight-line distance?
No. Quotes use Google Directions for real driven road miles, with a live map and route preview.
Can I embed this on my website?
Yes — commercial plans include JavaScript embeds and iframe widgets with white-label styling.
Which currencies are supported?
GBP, EUR, USD, and HKD on the public calculator. Base pricing is in GBP with indicative conversion.
How do ferry crossings work?
Routes are analysed for sea legs; nautical mileage and ferry surcharges apply when detected and enabled.
What is groupage pricing?
Tick groupage for consolidated / LTL space on a shared trailer. The engine applies a configurable discount — much cheaper than a dedicated full load, subject to departure windows.

Enterprise

Ready for your fleet?

Commercial API access, white-label embeds, and custom pricing profiles — onboard with Nexterra when you outgrow the public calculator.