--- title: "Trucking and customs templates for the Valley" description: "Cost per mile and IFTA workbook, load tracker, cross border checklists and a bilingual AI office for carriers, dispatchers and customs brokers in the RGV." url: "https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/freight/" lang: "en" --- # Freight and Customs Carga y Aduanas Pharr bridge and the Port of Brownsville Load trackers, cost per mile and cross border checklists for carriers, dispatchers and brokers. Know your cost per mile before you take the load, keep every shipment’s papers in order on both sides of the bridge, and let an AI office answer shippers and drivers at 2 am in English and Spanish. See the templates [Book a call](https://builtbyestrada.ai/contact/?plan=freight) Point at a line to light it. Click it to see that industry. Swipe the map. Tap a line to light it, tap again to see that industry. ## What gets in the way Lo que estorba 1. Shippers call for quotes while you drive, and the load goes to whoever answers first. 2. One missing Carta Porte field or a wrong pedimento detail holds a truck at the bridge. 3. Diesel, the peso and bridge waits move every day, and last week’s rate stops paying. Stop 1 · AI office ## An office built for freight and customs Shippers get a quote form or a price on the first call, and missed calls get a text back within a minute. Drivers and clients ask where a load is on WhatsApp and get the answer from your tracker. Quote request, example 1. Customer I need a reefer from Pharr to Dallas on Thursday, 40,000 lbs. 2. AI office Thanks. I have the lane, the date and the weight. What time is pickup, and do you need temperature tracking? Your quote comes in the next few minutes. Where is my load, example 1. Customer ¿Dónde va la carga 2210? 2. AI office La carga 2210 cruzó por Pharr a las 10:40 y va rumbo a San Antonio. Llegada estimada 4:30 pm. Plans Planes | Plan | Setup | Monthly | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $250 | $149 | | Receptionist | $750 | $400 | | Office | $2,500 | $1,000 | | Operator Desk | $4,500 | $2,500 | [What each plan includes](https://builtbyestrada.ai/ai-office/#plans) Stop 2 · Free tools ## Free calculators 1. ### [Cost per mile calculator](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/cost-per-mile/) Fixed bills, diesel, maintenance and driver pay in, your cost per mile and the revenue a month needs to break even out. 2. ### [Fuel surcharge calculator](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/fuel-surcharge-calculator/) Diesel today, the base price in your rate and the MPG in your contract give the fuel surcharge per mile and on the whole load. 3. ### [Does this load pay?](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/load-profit-check/) Rate, your cost per mile, loaded and empty miles, bridge tolls and fees in. Profit, profit per mile and a verdict against your goal out. 4. ### [Peso invoice converter](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/peso-invoice-converter/) Turn a carrier or transfer invoice in pesos into dollars, or dollars into pesos, at the day’s rate, and see what the bank spread costs you. 5. ### [What the bridge line costs you](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/bridge-wait-cost/) Minutes in the bridge line, your cost per truck hour, trucks and crossings in. What the wait costs per crossing and per month out. 6. ### [What missed calls cost you](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/missed-call-calculator/) Five numbers in, your weekly and yearly lost profit out, and how many recovered customers pay for an AI receptionist. 7. ### [AI office readiness check](https://builtbyestrada.ai/tools/ai-readiness/) Ten questions that show where an AI office helps your business first. Stop 3 · Templates ## Templates in English and Spanish 1. [Cross Border Shipment Checklist Pack](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/cross-border-shipment-checklists/) Founding price $19 ~~Regular price $29~~ Word checklists + printable Excel file, English and Spanish One checklist per load for northbound and southbound crossings, a Carta Porte 3.1 checklist, the CTPAT 17 point tractor and trailer inspection with the seal check, and a pedimento glossary in English and Spanish. 2. [Owner Operator Cost per Mile, IFTA and Expense Workbook](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/owner-operator-cost-per-mile/) Founding price $29 ~~Regular price $49~~ Excel and Google Sheets file, English and Spanish Type your fixed bills, diesel, MPG and running costs once. 3. [Dispatcher Load Tracker](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/dispatcher-load-tracker/) Founding price $29 ~~Regular price $49~~ Excel and Google Sheets file, English and Spanish Every load on one row from booking to paid: lane, crossing, customer rate, carrier pay, margin, status, POD and invoice aging. 4. [Carrier Setup Packet, Rate Confirmation, Bill of Lading and Invoice](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/carrier-packet-rate-con-bol-invoice/) Founding price $24 ~~Regular price $39~~ Word forms + Excel invoice, English and Spanish The paperwork of a load in two languages: carrier setup letter, carrier profile, a short broker and carrier agreement, rate confirmation, bill of lading and freight invoice. 5. [Customs Broker Client Onboarding Kit](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/customs-broker-client-onboarding-kit/) Founding price $29 ~~Regular price $49~~ Word checklists and letters + Excel tracker, English and Spanish Open a new importer account in order: power of attorney checklist, identity check, CBP Form 5106 information checklist (revision 06/26), a client document request letter, commercial invoice and packing list templates, and a client tracker that flags what each importer still needs. 6. [Freight Office Bundle](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/freight-office-bundle/) Founding price $89 ~~Regular price $139~~ bundle All five freight products: Word and Excel files, English and Spanish The five BuiltByEstrada freight products in one package: Cross Border Shipment Checklist Pack, Owner Operator Cost per Mile and IFTA Workbook, Dispatcher Load Tracker, Carrier Setup Packet with Rate Confirmation, BOL and Invoice, and the Customs Broker Client Onboarding Kit. Next stop Próxima estación Cross Border Shipment Checklist Pack Word checklists + printable Excel file, English and Spanish One checklist per load for northbound and southbound crossings, a Carta Porte 3.1 checklist, the CTPAT 17 point tractor and trailer inspection with the seal check, and a pedimento glossary in English and Spanish. $19 founding price ~~$29~~ regular [See the template](https://builtbyestrada.ai/products/cross-border-shipment-checklists/) Stop 4 · This week ## The numbers to watch this week The numbers to watch this week | Line | What | Now | As of | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Pharr bridge, commercial wait now | … | | | | Trucks crossed into the Valley last month | … | | | | Diesel, Gulf Coast, per gallon | … | | | | Pesos per dollar | … | | [Freight and Customs data on Frontera Signal](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/freight/) Stop 5 · Questions ## Questions owners ask **Do the checklists cover northbound and southbound?** Yes. Each shipment checklist has both directions, with the Carta Porte and pedimento items your customs broker asks for. **Does the cost per mile workbook do IFTA?** Yes. It totals miles and gallons by state every quarter, so the filing takes minutes. **Can drivers talk to the AI office in Spanish?** Yes. Drivers and shippers get answers in the language they write in. **Where do the live numbers come from?** Bridge waits, the peso and diesel come from Frontera Signal, our sister site for Valley market data, and refresh during the day. ## Transfer to another line Transbordo a otra línea - [Produce and Cold Chain](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/produce/) - [Retail and Auto](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/retail/) - [Health Care](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/health/) - [Restaurants and Bars](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/restaurants/) - [Construction and Housing](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/construction/) ## Tell us how your phones and paperwork run today. A 20 minute call in English or Spanish. You leave with a plan for your office. [Book a call](https://builtbyestrada.ai/contact/?plan=freight)