API

Enhanced APIs

Looking for real-time access to essential shipping services, right from your website or customer-facing platform? Our enhanced APIs may be the right choice for you!

An Application Programming Interface (API) is a web-based technology that makes it possible for your company’s business systems to exchange real-time data with Estes’ shipping applications.

With our Rate Quote, Bill of Lading, Pickup, Shipment Tracking, and Image Retrieval APIs, you’ll be able to seamlessly integrate Estes data into your website or customer-facing platform, making freight shipping even easier for you and the people you serve.

Whether you’re a growing business or an industry leader, these scalable APIs can help you boost efficiency, streamline your operations, and stand out from the competition.

Want to be able to get instant rate quotes without having to leave your website or customer-facing platform? Our API seamlessly integrates with your existing systems to deliver rate comparisons based on comprehensive freight details, ensuring you and your customers receive the most accurate quotes every time.

Our Rate Quote API offers seamless benefits:

  • Integrated rate comparisons based on origin, destination, weight, and shipment type
  • Accurate rates based on class and dimension
  • Distinction between direct and indirect shipments

Streamline the BOL creation process with our enhanced Bill of Lading API! Our API was built in compliance with the NMFTA Digital LTL Council’s eBOL standard and makes it easy to generate accurate, consistent BOLs every time.

Through our BOL API, you and your customers can enjoy the benefits of enhanced supply chain efficiency, such as:

  • Early digital data transmission, which allows for earlier shipment tracking
  • Improved billing accuracy
  • Freight bill automation

Want direct access to the industry’s most detailed pickup data? With our enhanced Pickup API, you and your customers can fully manage pickups, view pickup milestones and exceptions, and even see the name of the driver who will be picking up the freight!

Our Pickup API lets your customer enjoy:

  • Easy pickup creation, cancelation, modification, and tracking
  • Reconciliation of a shipment’s PRO number to its corresponding Pickup Request Number
  • A real-time view of important pickup milestones like Stops Away and Estimated Time of Pickup

Avoid stressful freight deliveries with direct access to real-time status updates on shipments. With our enhanced Shipment Tracking API, you and your customers will rest easy knowing every milestone reached in the shipment’s journey.

Our Shipment Tracking API’s offers many features, including:

  • A visual progress bar with important shipment milestones, including Stops Away information and an Estimated Time of Arrival
  • The GPS location of a shipment during pickups and delivery
  • Delivery exception codes and Appointment History

Looking for a solution that can help you and your customers keep better track of important shipping records? Our Image Retrieval API offers the capacity to store and retrieve those critical shipping documents and now supports 14 different types of document images! 

Our Image Retrieval API offers:

  • Seamless management of important shipping records
  • The ability to store and retrieve shipping documents right from your website or customer-facing platform
  • The capacity to house a variety of document images, including bills of lading, delivery receipts, and more
Get Started Today

Want to learn about providing your customers with real-time access to essential shipping services? Email our API experts at websupport@estes-express.com or call (804) 353-1900, Ext. 2600 and press 3. Developers can view our REST API codes, capabilities, and more by visiting our API Portal.