Why does a lease predict a freight rebid?
A new DC changes lanes, volumes, and service maps all at once. The existing carrier mix was built for the old network; nobody redraws a network without re-pricing it. Commercial lease records, construction permits, and hiring posts for warehouse staff all leak the move long before procurement acts.
How fast do logistics inquiries cool?
Eight hours, per the JSU Bottleneck Index, the shortest window of any industry we measure except staffing. But the lease signal is different: it gives you a quarter of runway before the inquiry even exists. The engine's job is to make you the carrier who helped design the new network rather than one of five quoting it.
What does the first touch look like?
"Congratulations on the new DC. Networks that add a node your size usually re-price 60 to 90 days after opening; the operators who model lanes before go-live keep roughly the margin everyone else gives back. Worth 15 minutes before the racking goes in?" Specific, early, and impossible for a competitor to copy late.
What is this worth annually?
At $96,000 average annual contract value, converting two lease-signal shippers a year is $192,000 of contracted revenue that never went to competitive quote. The engine watches every industrial lease in your lanes.