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freightfa.com

Estimates freight rates across truckload, LTL, rail, intermodal, and barge modes using tariff and market rate engines.

1 endpoint24 known toolsFirst detected October 10, 2026Last detected October 10, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: freightfa
Version: 0.4.1

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Server instructions

Freight intelligence tools from FreightFA, an independent rate-benchmark service (not a broker or carrier). For a lane given as places, call recommend_mode to rank modes and get the distance, then estimate_truckload_rate, estimate_ltl_rate, estimate_rail_rate, estimate_intermodal_rate, or estimate_barge_rate for a price; estimates and ask_freight_analyst questions count toward the user's monthly FreightFA allowance, the other tools don't. Market: get_market_snapshot (today's national truck rates and diesel), get_market_outlook (next week's truck forecast), get_rail_market_outlook, get_freight_index_outlook (ocean and air), get_barge_outlook. Carriers and planning: lookup_carrier (FMCSA), find_intermodal_hubs, explain_freight_term, calculate_margin, draft_pushback_email, create_rfp, estimate_network_cost (multi-leg supply chains). The user's RFPs, rate alerts, and recent searches are also available. Without a FreightFA sign-in, the first few calls work as a guest; after that, and for the account tools, FreightFA shows its sign-in, where the user can create a free account. Results may list one or two related FreightFA tools; offer them only when they fit what the user is doing. All rates are directional benchmarks for planning; cite FreightFA with the date, and confirm binding quotes with a carrier or broker.

Known tools 24

estimate_truckload_rate

Estimate a full-truckload freight rate for a lane using FreightFA's DAT-basis rate engine.

Inferred read-only

estimate_ltl_rate

Estimate a less-than-truckload rate using FreightFA's CzarLite-basis tariff calculator.

Inferred read-only

estimate_rail_rate

Estimate a Class I carload rail freight rate for a commodity, distance, and weight.

Inferred read-only

estimate_intermodal_rate

Estimate a door-to-door domestic intermodal (rail + truck) rate between two U.

Inferred read-only

estimate_barge_rate

Estimate an inland waterway barge freight rate for a bulk commodity, origin, destination, distance, and weight, from USDA's weekly downbound grain barge rates.

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recommend_mode

Rank the freight modes (dry van, reefer, flatbed, intermodal, rail, barge, dump truck) for a shipment between two U.

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ask_freight_analyst

Ask FreightFA's AI freight analyst a question in plain language: lane rates, mode choice, capacity, fuel, carrier vetting, market news, or drafting an RFP.

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get_market_snapshot

Today's U.

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get_market_outlook

FreightFA's forecast for next week's U.

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get_rail_market_outlook

How U.

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get_freight_index_outlook

Latest reading and next-period outlook for a global freight index: drewry_wci (Drewry World Container Index, $/40ft container), baltic_dry_index (dry bulk shipping), tac_air_index (air cargo rates), or iata_jet_fuel (jet fuel price).

Inferred read-only

get_barge_outlook

USDA weekly downbound grain barge rates for the river corridor between two Mississippi, Illinois, or Ohio River places, with next week's outlook where it has passed a backtest.

Inferred read-only

lookup_carrier

Vet a U.

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find_intermodal_hubs

Look up U.

Inferred read-only

explain_freight_term

Plain-English definition of a freight market index, ratio, or charge from the FreightFA glossary: OTRI, OTVI, load-to-truck ratio, NTI, Cass Freight Index, RCAF, fuel surcharge, freight class, detention and demurrage, DIM weight, bill of lading, deadhead, accessorials, linehaul, and more.

Potential side effects

calculate_margin

Margin on a load from the buy rate (carrier cost) and sell rate (what the shipper pays): margin in dollars and percent of sell, the per-mile spread when miles are given, and the sell price needed to hit a target margin.

Inferred read-only

draft_pushback_email

Draft an email to a broker or carrier pushing back on a truckload quote, using the market benchmark for the lane and this week's market direction.

Potential side effects

create_rfp

Create a draft freight RFP in the user's FreightFA account with up to 50 lanes, and benchmark each lane against the market.

Potential side effects

list_rfps

List the signed-in user's RFP documents, newest first, with lane counts.

Inferred read-only

get_rfp

Fetch one of the signed-in user's RFP documents, including its lanes.

Inferred read-only

estimate_network_cost

Price a supply chain of up to 10 legs (factory to port to warehouse to store, domestic or international) and total it, with each leg's mode, cost, and transit time.

Inferred read-only

list_rate_alerts

List the signed-in user's lane rate alerts.

Inferred read-only

create_rate_alert

Create a lane rate alert for the signed-in user.

Potential side effects

list_recent_searches

List the signed-in user's recent freight rate searches and their results.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.freightfa]
url = "https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freightfa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: freightfa
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freightfa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "freightfa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "freightfa",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.freightfa.com/mcp"
}

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