Scan the rate con before you sign it
Photograph it, paste it, or upload the PDF. In about 20 seconds you get the trap clauses flagged in plain English, your true rate per mile after deadhead, and the exact message to send the broker.
How this scanner works
The radar reads the whole rate confirmation the way a careful dispatcher would at 2 p.m. — not the way you do at 5 a.m. with the broker on the other line. It checks every clause against the list of things that cost owner-operators money, quotes the document's own language back to you, puts a realistic dollar figure on each one, and rates it high, medium, or low. If you enter your cost per mile and the deadhead to the pickup, it also runs the math the broker won't: the true rate on all miles, and whether this load clears your number.
BOOK IT · PUSH BACK · WALK AWAY · INCOMPLETE (couldn't read it)
Every scan ends with the pushback message written in a driver's voice, ready to paste to the broker, and the questions to ask before you sign. Half the rate cons that go through it come back clean — a genuine BOOK IT in 20 seconds is worth as much as a catch.
What it catches
Worked example
A dry van load posts at $2,400 for 1,000 miles — $2.40 a mile, decent. You're 80 miles from the pickup and your break-even is $1.85. The radar finds three things on page two: detention "waived unless pre-approved in writing," a 5% quick-pay fee, and a 24-hour claim window. True rate after deadhead: $2,400 ÷ 1,080 = $2.22, 37 cents over your number — fine. But one six-hour dock sit with that detention clause erases about $300 of it, and the quick-pay fee takes $120 if you use it. Verdict: PUSH BACK. The script it writes asks for detention at $50/hour after two hours and quick-pay at 2%, or another $150 on the rate. That's the sample ticket printed on the right when you open this page.
Pricing
The price goes up once the first 100 drivers are in. Buy once, keep it forever — including every clause we add later.
- Unlimited scans — every load, every page
- Photos, PDFs, or pasted text, from the cab
- Includes the Rate Con Red Flags Playbook — 11-page PDF: 20 clauses, what each costs, the pushback for every one, a cab checklist
- Every new clause we teach it, included
- Three scans free first — no card, no signup
Secure checkout by Stripe · Apple Pay, Google Pay, and cards · 30-day money-back guarantee — if it never catches anything for you, email and get a refund.
Just want the Playbook? PDF only — $12. Instant download.
From the road
The clause that costs you isn't on page one. Page one has the rate, the pickup, the delivery, and the number you were excited about. Page two has the paragraph that says detention is waived unless a dispatcher who left for the day approved it in writing. I signed one of those on a Tuesday and spent Wednesday afternoon at a dock in Laredo working for free. You don't read page two at 5 a.m. with the broker holding the load for "the next truck that says yes." That's the whole reason this exists: it reads page two so you can say "remove the detention waiver or the rate needs another $150" before you're loaded.
It won't catch everything, and it isn't a lawyer. It's the second set of eyes you'd want in the passenger seat. Run it on your next three rate cons free and see what it finds — and when it comes back clean, book with less anxiety. That's worth something too.
FAQ
Is my rate con stored anywhere?
No. The document goes to the AI for analysis and the result comes back to your screen. Nothing is saved on our side — no database of your brokers, lanes, or rates. Only an anonymous scan count per connection is kept so the free tier works.
What does it actually catch?
Detention waivers and notice traps, missing TONU and layover, unlimited-liability language, chargeback and fine schedules, quick-pay fees over about 3%, co-brokering language, lumper and driver-assist traps, short claim windows, all-in rate games, and fraud tells like a dispatch number that doesn't match the broker's FMCSA record. Plus the true per-mile math after deadhead.
Can it be wrong?
Yes. It's AI reading documents, sometimes from a phone photo in a dark cab. It's a second set of eyes at 5 a.m., not a replacement for yours or a lawyer's. Blurry photos lower accuracy — paste the text or upload the PDF when you can, and photograph every page.
How much does it cost?
Three scans free, no signup. Unlimited is $29 one time — not a subscription. Your unlock is tied to the device you buy on; if you switch phones, use the unlock link from your receipt again.
Does it work on PDFs and multi-page rate cons?
Yes. Upload the PDF straight from the broker's email, photograph up to three pages, or paste the text. Page two is where the trap clauses live, so scan the whole document.
Who built this?
Avery Schwartz — a former CDL-A driver who ran OTR for three years and got tired of finding the trap clause after the load went sideways. Same shop as the AxleMath calculators.
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RateCon Radar is an analysis tool, not a lawyer. It can miss things and misread photos. You make the final call on every load. Nothing here is legal advice.