Project44 has announced the launch of its AI Freight Procurement Agent, a sophisticated tool designed to automate carrier selection, rate benchmarking, and negotiations across various transportation modes. Embedded directly into transportation workflows, this agent leverages a logistics data graph connecting over 259,000 carriers and 1.5 billion annual shipments to provide context-fueled intelligence. By moving from sequential, manual workflows to parallel, automated processes, the solution aims to transform how shippers manage their freight spend and carrier relationships.
The AI agent provides end-to-end execution capabilities, including the ability to identify lanes with savings opportunities, launch digital mini-bids autonomously, and evaluate carriers based on cost, transit time, and reliability. Early deployments of the technology have demonstrated significant operational improvements, including a 4.1% reduction in freight spend, up to a 75% decrease in sourcing cycle times, and a 70% reduction in manual coordination efforts. The system operates within defined governance guardrails, allowing teams to maintain control while the agent handles repetitive tasks.
Available starting March 2026 within project44’s Intelligent Transportation Management System, the AI Freight Procurement Agent can initially operate in a recommendation-only mode to build organizational trust. As users configure specific business rules, the agent can execute awards and negotiate renewals within approved limits. This launch follows project44’s recent achievement of its first positive operating free cash flow quarter, marking a period of significant growth and technological expansion for the company.