S2Q Systems

What S2Q Systems does

S2Q Systems, LLC is a privately held, Ohio-based software company founded in 2021 by Ben Derin that builds email workflow automation and pricing tools for the freight transportation and logistics industry. The company's flagship product, Speed to Quote®, detects incoming quote requests in email, extracts shipment details such as equipment type and pickup and delivery locations, and helps pricing teams generate rate responses in seconds. Supporting modules include an RFP Digitalization Module that converts unstructured Excel-based freight bids into digitized workflows, a Rate Collector module that captures live third-party carrier pricing in real time (including a Shipper Edition for mini-bids and annual RFPs), and a Reporting Suite for win/loss tracking, lane-level analytics, and multi-round bid monitoring. A second product line, Speed to Bid™, aggregates third-party spot freight bidding platforms into a single interface for outbound bid activity.

S2Q operates a vertical SaaS model sold through enterprise field sales, with annual subscription billing and quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The company is headquartered in the Cleveland, Ohio area (Aurora and Beachwood), maintains 11–50 employees, and serves freight brokers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), asset-based carriers, and shippers. Its go-to-market relies on direct demo requests, specialized sales contacts for pricing strategy, RFP software, and freight bidding, and presence at industry events such as the Truckload Carriers Association conference and the TIA Technovations Conference. Distribution is supplemented by certified integrations with Microsoft Outlook, Front, DAT Freight & Analytics, Logistical Labs LoadDex, and Greenscreens.ai, positioning Speed to Quote as a centralized hub for pricing data, email automation, and RFP execution. Named customers include V3 Transportation, HometownLX, StoneArch Logistics, BM2 Freight, Sterling Site Access Solutions, and One Source Logistics.

S2Q generates revenue from annual SaaS subscriptions to Speed to Quote, with module-level add-ons such as the RFP Digitalization Module, Rate Collector, and Reporting Suite. The company is founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding rounds, and operates as an independent LLC. Its differentiation rests on purpose-built freight-pricing workflows, certified integration depth across the freight tech stack, and quantifiable operational outcomes reported by customers (including a 60% labor reduction on quote requests and a 75% sales increase at V3 Transportation, plus 98% automation of email quoting labor per company claims). Free lead-generation tools — a Freight Pricing Assessment and an ROI Calculator — support top-of-funnel demand capture, while content marketing, podcast appearances, and industry press sustain category presence.

Name

S2Q Systems

Legal name

S2Q Systems, LLC

Website

https://s2qsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S2Q Systems builds email workflow automation and pricing software for freight brokers, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers. Its Speed to Quote platform automates spot quotes, RFP execution, and live carrier rate collection through integrations with Outlook, Front, DAT, and LoadDex.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beachwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (Speed to Quote): SaaS subscription model for the Speed to Quote platform providing access to email workflow automation, RFP digitalization, rate collection, and reporting modules. Pricing likely tiered based on volume and features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

S2Q Systems builds and sells Speed to Quote®, an email workflow automation SaaS platform that helps freight brokers, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers turn inbound email quote requests and transportation RFPs into structured pricing responses in seconds. The platform combines RFP digitalization (Excel-to-digital), assisted spot quoting, real-time third-party carrier rate collection, and performance reporting under a single subscription. Speed to Bid™ is a related product that aggregates third-party spot freight bid boards into one interface so carriers and brokers can bid on shipments faster.

Product overview

S2Q Systems offers Speed to Quote®, a purpose-built freight pricing and RFP execution platform designed for brokers, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers. The core product portfolio consists of Speed to Quote® (email workflow automation for spot quoting), Speed to Bid™ (spot freight bidding aggregation), and supporting modules including the RFP Digitalization Module (Excel-to-digital RFP transformation), Rate Collector (live carrier rate collection), and Reporting Suite (performance analytics). The platform operates as a unified system where pricing teams can manage spot quotes, contract bids, transportation RFPs, and mini-bids from a centralized interface. Free tools include an ROI Calculator for quantifying pricing operation value and a Freight Pricing Assessment for benchmarking team performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Speed to Quote®: Email workflow automation and freight pricing platform for brokers, carriers, and 3PLs to manage spot quotes, contract pricing, transportation RFPs, and mini-bids.
• Speed to Bid™

Products and services

• Speed to Quote® Email workflow automation SaaS platform for freight brokers, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers that ingests inbound quote requests, structures shipment details (equipment type, pickup/delivery locations), and enables pricing teams to generate accurate pricing responses in seconds. Includes RFP Digitalization (Excel-to-digital transformation), Rate Collector (live third-party carrier rate capture), Reporting Suite, certified Microsoft Outlook/Front integration, and API-based programmatic pricing.
• Speed to Bid™ Spot freight bidding platform that aggregates third-party spot freight bidding platforms into a single solution, enabling freight brokers and carriers to bid on shipments in seconds without manually navigating multiple bid boards, with reporting analytics on bidding activity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% labor reduction on quote requests
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FrontcoreTechnology or Integration · 30 October 2023Certified integration with Front customer operations platform. Front customers in transportation can utilize Speed to Quote within the Front interface to manage incoming freight quote requests in seconds. Available via Front app store.
• Greenscreens.aicoreTechnology or Integration · 11 April 2023Partnership integration allowing mutual users to access Greenscreens.ai real-time dynamic rates directly within Speed to Quote and Speed to Bid. Provides Target Rate (real-time truckload cost prediction modeled against brokerage's own data) and Network Rate (consortium-based unbiased rate).
• Logistical LabscoreTechnology or Integration · 11 July 2022Integration of LoadDex pricing intelligence software into Speed to Quote platform. Enables LoadDex customers to utilize the rate engine within Speed to Quote for instant pricing analysis on incoming quote requests.
• DAT Freight & AnalyticscoreTechnology or Integration · 20 January 2022Certified integration providing Speed to Quote customers with instant access to DAT RateView spot rates - the industry standard in truckload pricing covering over 68,000 lanes across North America. Allows brokers and carriers to validate pricing against current and historical freight rates.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MercuryGate International: Enterprise TMS for shippers, 3PLs, and carriers with comprehensive rate management and procurement features. Competes with S2Q for the shipper/3PL pricing and RFP workflow use case at larger customers.
• Trimble Transportation: Suite of TMS, freight broker, and supply chain solutions including TMW, Innovative, and Mainspring products. Broader incumbent that competes with S2Q for enterprise freight pricing and procurement contracts.
• McLeod Software: Long-established TMS and operations platform for carriers and brokers with broad pricing, dispatch, and settlement capabilities. S2Q typically sits adjacent or upstream of McLeod in the broker technology stack.

Direct peers

• Turvo: Cloud-based TMS purpose-built for brokers, 3PLs, and carriers that includes quoting, RFP, and pricing workflow modules. Competes with S2Q on the broker/3PL pricing-and-quoting layer of the technology stack.
• Rose Rocket: Modern TMS for freight brokerages and 3PLs that covers quoting, dispatch, and carrier management. Overlaps with S2Q on broker-facing pricing and customer communication workflows.
• Tailwind Transportation Software: Brokerage-focused TMS with quote, carrier, and CRM modules targeted at small and mid-sized freight brokers. Comparable to S2Q on broker pricing operations and email-driven quote handling.
• Aljex Software: Freight broker operating system with quoting, rate management, and customer portal capabilities serving small and mid-sized brokers. Comparable to S2Q's email-centric quote automation and rate collection for brokers.
• Greenscreens.ai: AI-powered dynamic pricing platform for freight brokers and 3PLs that delivers target and network rates for spot and contract pricing. Direct overlap with S2Q's Speed to Quote pricing engine; the two firms are also technology partners.

Others

• DAT Freight & Analytics: Industry-standard freight marketplace and rate data provider (RateView, DAT iQ) used by virtually every broker for spot pricing. S2Q is a certified integration partner and routes through DAT's data, making DAT both an enabler and a potential platform competitor.

Emerging players

• Loadsmart: Digital freight broker and managed transportation provider with proprietary pricing technology for truckload spot and contract freight. Adjacent to S2Q in automating broker pricing decisions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s2q-systems

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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