US truckload rate estimates for any lane, 8 truck types, with history since 2003. No key needed.
Scored across 8 tools
Four of the eight tools return per-mile rate data (get_national_rates, get_state_rates, get_rate_history, and to a lesser extent get_lane_rate_history), and an agent asking for 'the national rate per mile for dry van' could plausibly land on either get_national_rates or get_rate_history since both surface that figure. The descriptions hint at the distinction (all truck types / 750-mile benchmark vs. one truck type with monthly history), but the boundaries are blurry enough to cause misselection. The estimate/history/lookup tools are otherwise clearly separable.
Every tool is snake_case and verb-first (estimate_, get_, list_, search_), with a predictable verb_noun structure throughout. No mixed conventions or vague single-word names.
Eight tools is well within the sweet spot for a focused freight-rate domain. Each tool maps to a distinct query concept (estimate, fuel input, lane history, national benchmark, per-mile history, state table, equipment list, place lookup) and none feels redundant or vestigial.
The surface covers the full estimate-to-context loop: current lane estimate, historical comparison, national/state benchmarks, fuel input, equipment reference, and place resolution. Minor gaps remain (no way to compare multiple lanes at once or explore which lanes exist), but agents can work around these by repeated calls.
Estimate what it costs to ship one full truckload between two US places: total price, typical low and high, rate per mile, fuel share, road miles and transit days. Returns every truck type unless one is given. Figures are modeled estimates of the all-in price (linehaul plus fuel) for one full truckload of standard freight, in US dollars. They are not quotes.
Inputs: origin (required), destination (required), month, equipment.
The US average on-highway diesel price per gallon (EIA): the latest week and recent months. It is the fuel input to every estimate.
Inputs: months.
Month-by-month estimated price for one lane and one truck type, to show whether today's price is high or low. Figures are modeled estimates of the all-in price (linehaul plus fuel) for one full truckload of standard freight, in US dollars. They are not quotes.
Inputs: origin (required), destination (required), months, equipment.
This month's US national average truckload rate per mile for every truck type, on a 750-mile haul, with 1, 3 and 12-month changes and the 52-week high and low.
Inputs: no named parameters.
Rate per mile for one truck type and its monthly history: national, or for freight leaving or entering one state. Per-mile rates are for a 750-mile haul.
Inputs: equipment (required), state, months, direction.
Outbound and inbound rate per mile for every lower-48 state and DC, for one truck type, with each state's outbound rate against the national average.
Inputs: equipment.
The truck types Lane Cost prices, with deck size, capacity, pallet count and typical freight. Use it to pick the right truck for a load.
Inputs: no named parameters.
Look up US cities by the start of their name, or ZIP codes by their first digits. Use it when a place is not found by the other tools.
Inputs: query (required).
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