Loadsmart

aid: loadsmart
name: Loadsmart
description: >-
  Loadsmart is a digital freight technology company and 4PL that connects
  shippers, carriers, warehouses, and dock operations on a single platform.
  Founded in 2014 by Felipe Capella and Ricardo Salgado and headquartered in
  Chicago (with significant New York presence), Loadsmart raised more than
  $346M from investors including BlackRock, SoftBank Latin America Fund,
  Maersk Growth, TFI International, CSX, Ports America, and Connor Capital,
  reaching a reported $1.3B valuation. The platform spans full and partial
  truckload, less-than-truckload, drayage, expedited, flatbed (via Flatbed
  Messenger), and multimodal freight, plus the ShipperGuide TMS for
  procurement, planning, and execution; CarrierGuide TMS and a carrier
  loadboard with factoring; Opendock for dock appointment scheduling and the
  Nova warehouse API; and NavTrac for yard management and computer-vision
  gate/yard visibility. FreightIntel AI provides machine-learning powered
  freight recommendations across the suite. Loadsmart exposes a public
  Developer Portal with two production OpenAPI surfaces — the ShipperGuide API
  (api.loadsmart.com, JWT/RS256 authentication, with quote, book, tender,
  track, and webhook lanes) and the Opendock Nova / Neutron API
  (neutron.opendock.com, JWT bearer authentication) — and ships a Postman
  collection plus partner integrations with Oracle Transportation Management,
  MercuryGate, Blue Yonder, SAP, NetSuite, and other TMS/ERP platforms.
type: Index
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Freight
  - Logistics
  - Transportation
  - Supply Chain
  - Digital Freight
  - Freight Brokerage
  - Truckload
  - LTL
  - Drayage
  - Flatbed
  - Multimodal
  - TMS
  - Dock Scheduling
  - Yard Management
  - Warehouse
  - 4PL
  - FreightTech
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/loadsmart/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
  - aid: loadsmart:loadsmart-shipperguide-api
    name: Loadsmart ShipperGuide API
    description: >-
      Production REST API at https://api.loadsmart.com (sandbox
      api.sandbox.loadsmart.com) for quoting, booking, tendering, tracking,
      and managing freight shipments autonomously. Covers carriers,
      shippers, shipper accounts, load offers and bids, capacity, route
      duration, shipment documents and events, shipment scoring, and a full
      webhook surface (quote, shipment, load, bid, and carrier events).
      Authenticated with JWT tokens (RS256, RSA 4096) using
      Application-JWT or User-JWT security schemes; tokens should be
      short-lived (~1 minute) and supplied via the Authorization header.
    humanURL: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/overview/getting-started
    baseURL: https://api.loadsmart.com
    version: '1.0.0'
    tags:
      - Freight
      - Shipping
      - Quotes
      - Loads
      - Bids
      - Webhooks
      - Carriers
      - Shippers
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/overview/getting-started
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/api-reference
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/loadsmart-shipperguide-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPISource
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/api/openapi.yaml
      - type: Webhooks
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/api-reference
      - type: Sandbox
        url: https://api.sandbox.loadsmart.com
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/overview/getting-started
      - type: Postman
        url: https://community.loadsmart.com/hc/en-us/articles/14945962355091-Importing-the-Postman-Collection
  - aid: loadsmart:loadsmart-opendock-nova-api
    name: Opendock Nova (Neutron) API
    description: >-
      Production REST API at https://neutron.opendock.com (staging
      neutron.staging.opendock.com) powering the Opendock Nova warehouse
      dock-scheduling platform. 151 endpoints covering warehouses, docks,
      loadtypes, appointments, carriers, users, organizations,
      custom-forms and custom-tags, gates, yards, hours of operation, ETAs,
      reports, billing, asset tracking, and integrations. Authenticated
      with JWT bearer tokens in the Authorization header; complementary
      Subspace WebSocket API streams Created/Updated/Deleted events for
      near-real-time integrations.
    humanURL: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/opendock/overview/getting-started
    baseURL: https://neutron.opendock.com
    version: 'v4.144.0'
    tags:
      - Dock Scheduling
      - Warehouse
      - Appointments
      - Yard Management
      - Carriers
      - Webhooks
      - WebSockets
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/opendock/overview/getting-started
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/opendock/category/overview
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/loadsmart-opendock-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPISource
        url: https://neutron.opendock.com/docs-json
      - type: SwaggerUI
        url: https://neutron.opendock.com/docs
      - type: WebSockets
        url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/opendock/overview/websockets
      - type: Sandbox
        url: https://neutron.staging.opendock.com
      - type: Postman
        url: https://www.postman.com/opendock/workspace/public-nova-workspace/
      - type: Community
        url: https://community.loadsmart.com/hc/en-us/sections/24987828169619-Opendock-Nova-Warehouse-API
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://loadsmart.com
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developer.loadsmart.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/shipperguide/api-reference
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developer.loadsmart.com/api/openapi.yaml
  - type: About
    url: https://loadsmart.com/about/
  - type: Careers
    url: https://loadsmart.com/careers/
  - type: Contact
    url: https://loadsmart.com/contact/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.loadsmart.com/
  - type: Community
    url: https://community.loadsmart.com/
  - type: ShipperGuide
    url: https://loadsmart.com/shippers/shipperguide-tms/
  - type: ManagedTransportation
    url: https://loadsmart.com/shippers/managed-transportation/
  - type: FreightIntelAI
    url: https://loadsmart.com/freightintel-ai/
  - type: PrivateFleetOptimizer
    url: https://loadsmart.com/shippers/private-fleet-optimizer/
  - type: FlatbedMessenger
    url: https://loadsmart.com/flatbed-messenger/
  - type: CarrierLoadboard
    url: https://loadsmart.com/carriers/loadboard/
  - type: CarrierGuide
    url: https://loadsmart.com/carriers/carrierguide-tms/
  - type: Factoring
    url: https://loadsmart.com/carriers/factoring/
  - type: Opendock
    url: https://opendock.com/
  - type: NavTrac
    url: https://loadsmart.com/warehouse/navtrac/
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://loadsmart.com/integrations/
  - type: OracleIntegration
    url: https://loadsmart.com/integrations/oracle/
  - type: MercuryGateIntegration
    url: https://loadsmart.com/integrations/mercury-gate/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/loadsmart
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/LoadSmartUS
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/loadsmart
  - type: YouTube
    url: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN-pkKcoMargmyL0Br3-H5w
  - type: Instagram
    url: https://www.instagram.com/loadsmart
  - type: Facebook
    url: https://www.facebook.com/loadsmartUS
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/loadsmart-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/loadsmart-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/loadsmart-finops.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - ShipperGuide TMS for freight procurement, planning, and execution across modes
      - Managed Transportation (4PL) services for enterprise shippers
      - FreightIntel AI machine-learning recommendations for rate, mode, and lane decisions
      - Private Fleet Optimizer for fleet-running shippers
      - Flatbed Messenger marketplace for flatbed freight
      - CarrierGuide TMS, Carrier Loadboard, and Factoring services for motor carriers
      - Opendock Nova for dock appointment scheduling, hours of operation, gates, and yards
      - Subspace real-time WebSocket API streaming dock appointment events
      - Appointment Validation API for verifying PO numbers before scheduling
      - NavTrac yard management and computer-vision asset tracking
      - Public ShipperGuide REST API (50 paths) for quote, book, tender, track, and webhooks
      - Public Opendock Nova/Neutron REST API (151 paths) for warehouse, dock, and appointment ops
      - JWT/RS256 authentication for ShipperGuide; JWT bearer for Opendock Nova
      - Sandbox environments for both API surfaces
      - Webhook surface for quote, shipment, load, bid, and carrier lifecycle events
      - Integrations with Oracle Transportation Management, MercuryGate, and other TMS/ERPs
      - Postman collections for both ShipperGuide and Opendock Nova
    sources:
      - https://loadsmart.com/
      - https://developer.loadsmart.com/docs/
      - https://developer.loadsmart.com/api/openapi.yaml
      - https://neutron.opendock.com/docs-json
      - https://github.com/loadsmart
    updated: '2026-05-25'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
    X: apievangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com