Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The company's diversified subsidiaries span insurance (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, National Indemnity), freight rail transportation (BNSF Railway), utilities and energy (Berkshire Hathaway Energy), manufacturing (Precision Castparts, Iscar), wholesale distribution (McLane Company), and services and retailing. BNSF Railway, one of North America's largest freight rail networks, operates a public API Center providing customer APIs for shipment tracking, pricing, scheduling, and waybill management.
APIs
BNSF Railway API
The BNSF API Center provides customer APIs for programmatic integration with BNSF Railway freight shipping operations. APIs enable real-time shipment tracing, intermodal hub ope...
Features
BNSF Railway operates one of North America's largest freight rail networks, transporting consumer goods, agricultural products, industrial materials, coal, and intermodal containers across 32,500 route miles in 28 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations include GEICO (auto insurance), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, National Indemnity, General Re, and MedPro Group, providing insurance and reinsurance across personal and commercial lines.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy operates regulated electric and natural gas utilities, pipelines, and renewable energy facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Manufacturing subsidiaries include Precision Castparts (aerospace components), Iscar (cutting tools), Marmon Group (industrial products), and Lubrizol (specialty chemicals).
McLane Company provides wholesale distribution of grocery and foodservice products to retail and restaurant customers across the United States.
Use Cases
Shippers and logistics providers integrate the BNSF API to display real-time freight tracking in their transportation management systems and customer-facing applications.
Customers use the BNSF pricing and schedules APIs to obtain freight rates, compare transit times, and automate rate shopping in procurement and logistics workflows.
Shippers submit bills of lading and retrieve waybill information programmatically through the BNSF Waybill Management API to reduce manual data entry and streamline freight documentation.
Intermodal customers access container and trailer status, storage location, and driver pickup/delivery details at BNSF intermodal facilities through the Hub Operations API.
Integrations
BNSF APIs integrate with TMS platforms used by shippers and third-party logistics providers to automate freight booking, tracking, and documentation within existing supply chain workflows.
BNSF customer APIs enable direct integration with ERP and procurement systems to automate freight cost management, scheduling, and shipment visibility without manual portal access.