API Integrating Freight Rates Into Your TMS – How Klondike Lubricants Optimized Their Logistics With MyCarrier TMS

Introduction

Recently, we had a client, Klondike Lubricants, approach us about API integrating our brokered freight rates into their third-party TMS (Transportation Management System). They were using MyCarrier TMS and had contracted carrier-direct tariffs, but after seeing our GlobalTranz brokered rates, they realized they could backfill certain lanes where their carrier-direct rates weren’t as competitive.

In this post, we’ll break down how API integration of freight rates into your preferred TMS can help you:

✅ Optimize carrier selection & cost savings
✅ Backfill carrier direct tariffs for better pricing
✅ Automate the quote, book, and track process
✅ Reduce manual errors and inefficiencies
✅ Scale without adding extra logistics staff

Updated for 2025: In addition to MyCarrier TMS, Easy Logistics now offers a FreightPop multi-modal TMS integration that lets shippers blend our Tier-1 blanket rates from GlobalTranz and Priority One, alongside your direct carrier tariffs, other preferred brokers, parcel programs (FedEx, UPS, USPS), and even international (air & ocean) options — all in one login, one quote screen.

Why API Freight Rate Integration Matters

1. Optimized Carrier Selection & Cost Savings

• No single carrier is cost-effective in every lane due to the hub-and-spoke system.
• API-integrating brokered freight rates allows you to blend contract rates with broker pricing, ensuring you always get the best possible rate for every shipment.
• This is especially useful for cross-border shipping to Canada & Mexico, where carrier coverage varies widely.

2. Seamless Rate Backfilling for Best Pricing

• Even if you prefer contracted carrier rates, API integration provides a real-time rate comparison, ensuring you get the most cost-effective option in each lane.
• Klondike Lubricants found that while their contract rates were strong, they saved significantly by integrating GlobalTranz broker pricing into their MyCarrier TMS.

   

• 2a. Multi-Modal & Multi-Source Rate Shopping
  With FreightPop, you’re not limited to just brokered or carrier-direct LTL/FTL. You can also compare:

  • Brokered blanket rates (GlobalTranz + Priority One)

  • Carrier-direct tariffs you already have in place

  • Parcel rates (FedEx, UPS, USPS)

  • International freight options (air & ocean)

  • Other preferred brokers you want to keep in the mix

  This turns your TMS into a true multi-modal command center for cost and service optimization.

3. Single-Platform Efficiency

• No more switching between multiple carrier portals or quoting tools.
• API-integrating freight rates into your preferred TMS allows for one-click quoting, booking, and tracking in a single interface.

3a. Rules, Automations & Mode-Shifts
Modern TMS tools like FreightPop let you:

• Create rules for cheapest/fastest/by carrier score

• Auto-apply accessorials & packaging logic

• Compare modes (LTL vs. FTL vs. parcel vs. international) in one step

• Trigger alerts when lane costs spike & suggest alternatives

4. Automated Freight Workflows

• API integration fully automates the quote, book, and track process, reducing manual tasks.
• Instead of manually checking rates or shotgun quoting across different platforms, everything is streamlined in one system.

5. Reduced Human Errors & Improved Data Accuracy

• Minimize mistakes by keeping all freight quotes, shipments, and tracking within a single TMS platform.
• No need for manual data entry, which reduces billing discrepancies and tracking issues.

6. More Carrier Options & Service Flexibility

• API integration with GlobalTranz gives you access to dozens of LTL, Truckload, and specialized carriers, increasing your shipping flexibility.
• Even if you primarily use contracted carriers, having brokered rates as a backup ensures better service levels when direct carrier options are limited.

7. Enhanced Visibility & Shipment Tracking

• Integrated real-time tracking & shipment visibility directly inside your TMS dashboard.
• Manage all BOLs, invoices, and tracking numbers without jumping between different systems.

8. Scalability Without Increased Overhead

• API automation allows companies to scale their logistics operations without increasing headcount.
• If paired with AI-driven automation, the process becomes even more efficient and autonomous.

How Easy Logistics Management Helps With API Freight Rate Integration

• ✅ We provide GlobalTranz API access & support for seamless integration into your TMS.
• ✅ We work with your existing TMS provider (e.g., MyCarrier TMS, MercuryGate, 3PL Systems, AscendTMS, etc.) to ensure a smooth setup.
• ✅ Our team handles API endpoint configuration, testing, and deployment so you can start quoting, booking, and tracking immediately.

• ✅ Deploy FreightPop multi-modal TMS if you want a single pane of glass for LTL, FTL, parcel, air, and ocean
  ✅ Onboard and maintain your carrier-direct tariffs + integrate with preferred brokers
  ✅ Provide parcel discounts (FedEx/UPS/USPS) and international freight options
  ✅ Configure automation rules so the system selects the best option every time
  ✅ Deliver ongoing optimization reports to show cost savings & service improvements

Final Thoughts: Why API Integration is the Future of Freight Management

API-integrating brokered freight rates into your TMS system gives you:

✔ The best carrier options & pricing for every shipment
✔ Seamless quoting & booking from a single dashboard
✔ Automated shipment workflows for increased efficiency
✔ Real-time tracking & enhanced visibility
✔ Scalability without increasing logistics staff

Need Help with API + Multi-Modal Freight Rate Integration?

Get a Free 3PL + API Efficiency Audit (normally a paid engagement) and see how much you can save by:

• Blending GlobalTranz + Priority One blanket rates with your direct carriers

• Layering in parcel & international options

• Running all of it through one multi-modal TMS (FreightPop or your existing system)

📞 Call us at 866-854-5341 (Ext. 3)
📧 Email me at jeremy@easylogisticsmanagement.com

Let’s get your TMS API integration set up for maximum efficiency & cost savings! 🚀