FollowTheBox transformed our execution layer. By connecting our systems to their API, we eliminated manual status calls, digitized our workflows, and instantly connected with our partners without massive IT overhead.
Decouple Your IT from Your Partners
Managing dozens of custom integrations with different transporters is unsustainable. FollowTheBox acts as your single integration layer. Push orders to us, and we ensure the right transporter gets the data, whether they use our API or our web platform.
Technical Capabilities for End-to-End Logistics
The Middleware Hub
Eliminate point-to-point IT projects. Shippers and Transporters connect to the FollowTheBox API once to exchange transport orders and real-time execution statuses.
Terminal & Maritime Enrichment
We read and utilize critical external data. Track exact vessel ETAs with live map links, verify container weights, and monitor real-time truck visits directly within the platform.
Web Portal & API Access
Give your stakeholders the flexibility they demand. Manage operations via our modern web interface, or run everything headless by ingesting our data via API.
Turn Existing Data into Customer Service
Your TMS handles the core execution. We ingest that data and enrich it with live maritime tracking and terminal updates. We automatically translate this into live status feeds for your shippers, ending the 'where is my truck' phone calls.
Centralized Execution Data
Whether your partners use our web platform or our API, all execution data is standardized. Route orders to your hauliers and track live performance metrics in one unified dashboard.
Direct Integration, Complete Visibility
Integrate directly with our systems to dispatch transport orders. Instead of chasing forwarders for updates, FollowTheBox feeds you exact discharge times, verified container weights, and live vessel tracking links automatically.
Flexible Data Consumption
Consume data exactly how your business needs it. Your team can use the FollowTheBox web portal for visual tracking, or ingest the raw status updates directly into your own software via our REST API.
Visibility from Ocean to Warehouse
Data is only valuable if you can use it. By ingesting existing terminal updates and live maritime tracking data, FollowTheBox gives Shippers and Forwarders complete transparency over vessel arrivals and truck visits, completely eliminating the 'where is my container?' blind spot.
Your Logistics Integration Hub
The API-driven middleware connecting Shippers and Transporters. Send orders and receive statuses directly through our API or web portal, completely decoupling your internal systems from your partners.
Frequently Asked Questions
About us
At FollowTheBox, our foundation is built on firsthand experience running a transport company. We recognized that the industry was choked by fragmented IT connections and hidden data. Our mission is to serve as the central integration layer. By connecting to the FollowTheBox API, stakeholders can exchange orders and enrich them with real-time insights like live vessel ETAs, container weights, and truck visit times.
