Is anyone else losing their mind comparing carrier quotes?

I’ve been doing this for a few months now and I’m genuinely curious—how is everyone else managing the "quote clerk" phase?

My boss wants 3-5 quotes for every single lane to prove we're getting the best rate. But between the random WhatsApp messages, the 10-page PDFs from Maersk, and the messy Excel sheets, I’m spending like 2 hours a day just re-typing numbers into one table so we can actually compare them.

Is there a trick I’m missing, or is everyone just stuck in Excel hell? I’m half-tempted to just hire a virtual assistant at this point because it’s such a time-sink, but I don't know if that's even worth the cost. Does anyone use an actual tool for this that isn't a $50k enterprise TMS?