Connect Your TMS to FreightLink
An approved TMS partner can push its broker customers' freight directly into FreightLink — without requiring every broker to create a FreightLink account. The broker stays inside the TMS workflow they already use.
How a TMS connection works
A broker does not need a FreightLink account just for an approved TMS to push their loads into FreightLink.
The TMS authenticates
Your platform authenticates with its own approved FreightLink integration credentials. Those credentials are the posting authority for every load you submit.
The TMS supplies broker identity
Each load carries the broker's company, contact, phone, MC number, and a stable broker identifier from your system. FreightLink stores that as provenance — no FreightLink account is created for the broker.
The broker stays in your workflow
Brokers who additionally want to log into FreightLink, post freight manually, manage teams, or use FreightLink broker-account features still follow the normal FreightLink registration and approval process.
One TMS connection — multiple broker customers
You connect to FreightLink once. That single approved partner connection carries the freight of every participating broker customer on your platform — no separate endpoint, key, or registration per brokerage.
The payload distinguishes the brokerage
external_broker_id— your stable ID for that brokerageexternal_load_id— your stable ID for that load
Your credentials plus those two values tell FreightLink which partner, broker, and load the request belongs to.
Broker contact, your way
Send the broker's email and phone whenever you have them, then set preferred_contact_method to say what carriers should be pointed to:
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"email"— email inquiries only -
"phone"— calls only - •
"both"— the default
Always include broker_mc_number as well — FreightLink uses the brokerage MC for the factorability and credit indicators carriers look for.
What your TMS sends
Required broker data
For a broker who is not a FreightLink member, submitted under your approved partner credentials.
external_broker_idYour stable identifier for that brokerage — the same value every timebroker_companyBrokerage legal or operating company namebroker_contact_namePerson carriers should reachbroker_emailContact email shown on the loadbroker_phoneContact phone shown on the loadbroker_mc_numberBrokerage MC number
Required load data
Minimum fields to create a load. Rate, weight, dimensions, notes and more are optional.
external_load_idYour stable identifier for the loadpickup_locationCity, ST or full addresspickup_dateYYYY-MM-DDdelivery_locationCity, ST or full addressdelivery_dateYYYY-MM-DDequipmentEquipment code, or an array of codes
Keep external_broker_id and external_load_id stable — never generate a new value per request. The full field reference lives in the API documentation.
Start here
Become an Integration Partner
Apply for approved TMS partner credentials.
OpenAPI Documentation
The authoritative technical specification.
OpenSandbox & Testing
Test create, update, unpost and repost with no carrier alerts.
OpenRequired Broker Data
Broker identity fields for non-member brokers.
OpenRequired Load Data
Every field the API accepts, required or optional.
OpenIntegration Support
Reach the FreightLink integration team for credentials, review, or go-live.
Contact usIntegration partners
Platforms connected to FreightLink today. Freight submitted by a partner is labeled with that partner's name so carriers can see how it reached the board.
MVMNT
Freight technology platform for brokers and shippers.
MVMNT brokers post freight into FreightLink directly from the MVMNT platform through MVMNT's approved FreightLink integration credentials.
Port TMS
Transportation Management System for brokers, shippers, and 3PLs.
Port TMS combines dispatch, rating, visibility, and AI-driven agents with EDI and open API integration, and posts its brokers' freight into FreightLink through its approved integration credentials.
Data Truck
AI-native TMS for carriers and brokers.
Data Truck connects to the FreightLink load board via API so their carrier users can search and book FreightLink freight without leaving Data Truck.
Hey Bubba AI
24/7 AI voice dispatch for owner-operators and small carriers.
Carriers connect their FreightLink account through Hey Bubba, which verifies FreightLink approval before searching and booking freight on the carrier's behalf.
FareLanes
Real-time, transparent lane pricing.
FareLanes market pricing is surfaced inside FreightLink so brokers and carriers see current lane averages and rate-per-mile context.
Porter Freight Funding
Same-day factoring and free broker credit checks.
FreightLink members run broker credit checks through Porter directly inside the platform and can submit factoring referrals through the partner portal.
TripExcess
Pay-as-you-go excess liability insurance, per trip.
Carriers can apply for single-trip excess auto liability and cargo limits and deliver a certificate to the consignee within minutes.