After Bulk Plan creates Shipments, the next step is to notify the carrier — this is called Tendering. The carrier receives the shipment details (pickup time, locations, equipment), then accepts or rejects the tender. If rejected, OTM automatically re-tenders to the next available carrier on the lane.

Shipment status after Bulk Plan:

When shipments are first created by Bulk Plan, their Secure Resources status is SECURE_RESOURCES_NOT_STARTED, meaning no tender has been sent yet.