LTL Connect vs. Direct

uShip offers two integration-based LTL products alongside our standard marketplace LTL offering. The table below illustrates some high-level differences that may help identify which one is best for you. For more details, please contact api-support@uship.com.

LTL ConnectLTL DirectNotes
Supports High Volume Shipper
Supports Shipper Referral
Requires integrator to have a uShip.com accountIntegrator only required to have account to facilitate referral authentication; Direct integrators do not inherently need to pay/manage their customer's listings.
Requires integrator-side development teamLTL Connect is a simpler integration and will require less development team effort than Direct.
Authenticates via x-api-key
Authenticates via OAuth 2.0 token
Allows booking without coming to uShip.comLTL Connect requires shipper to choose and book their rate on uShip.com; post-match information will still be available however in partner system.
Pull-based post-match data retrievalIntegrator will call /reports endpoint on a regular scheduled job to pull information for all shipments booked under their partnership.
Push-based post-match data retrieval/webhooks
Supports Pay-on-TermsPay-on-Terms is facilitated by our partner, VersaPay, for LTL.
Supports Credit Card paymentPayment methods must be initially created on uShip.com before they can be tokenized and used via LTL Direct
Provides BOLs over API
Provides original and final cost over API
Provides tracking information over API
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