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 Connect | LTL Direct | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supports High Volume Shipper | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Supports Shipper Referral | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Requires integrator to have a uShip.com account | ✓ | Integrator 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 team | ✓ | ✓ | LTL 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.com | ✓ | LTL 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 retrieval | ✓ | Integrator 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-Terms | ✓ | ✓ | Pay-on-Terms is facilitated by our partner, VersaPay, for LTL. |
| Supports Credit Card payment | ✓ | ✓ | Payment 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 | ✓ | ✓ |