The integration layer behind every shipment in motion.
The platform behind the EDI your 3PL, carrier, or supply-chain operation runs
every minute - X12 204/214/210 motor-carrier, AS2 with
shippers, CBP ACE for customs, 404/410 for rail. Real-time
visibility, a 24×7 SLA, and an audit trail your largest customer’s
procurement team signs off on.
What integration looks like inside a working logistics operation.
Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Amazon — every retail customer attaches dollar penalties to late ASN, missed pickups, and out-of-spec packaging. Integration latency is invoiced.
Truck → rail → ocean → truck. Each mode runs different software, different X12 sets, different APIs. The 3PL is the only one who sees the whole picture.
CBP ACE for US imports, ISF 10+2 filings, customs broker integrations — separate from shipper EDI, separate from carrier integrations, but on the same critical path.
Shippers expect a real-time tracking link on the 856; consumers expect Amazon-level visibility. The platform turns EDI into a public API.
Every link in the chain, one backbone.
From the warehouse floor to the port terminal - the same runtime, the same audit trail.
3PL & distribution
WMS, EDI, and carrier feeds synchronized across the network.
Ocean, rail & drayage
Customs ACE filings and multi-carrier feeds on one runtime.
Control-tower operations
204/214/210 flows and 997 reconciliation under a 24×7 SLA.
One shipment. Four modes. Every hand-off captured.
A representative shipment from a Shanghai supplier to a Memphis distribution center. Different mode, different partner, different message standard at every leg - one Art2link runtime brokering all of them.
Sub-mode: drayage / inland
Customs: ISF 10+2 pre-arrival
Customs: ACE entry release
Waybill + freight status
POD signed at dock
SHA-MEM-2026-3308)
ties every leg, partner, customs filing, and status update from origin pickup to
dock POD.
The systems and standards a logistics estate already runs.
Shippers · demand side
- Walmart Retail Link
- Target EDI
- Amazon Vendor Central
- Home Depot EDI
- Costco EDI
- Generic SAP / Oracle ASN feeds
Carriers + brokers · execution
- BNSF · UP · CSX (rail)
- Maersk · MSC · CMA CGM (ocean)
- FedEx · UPS · DHL (parcel)
- Major LTL: ODFL, Saia, XPO, R+L
- OTR truckload: Schneider, Landstar, Werner
- Customs brokers: Expeditors, Kuehne+Nagel
TMS · WMS · customs · back-office
- SAP TM · Oracle TMS · Manhattan Active TM
- Blue Yonder TMS / WMS
- Descartes (multi-suite)
- HighJump · Korber WMS
- CBP ACE · Filer codes
- 3PL platforms: Cargowise, MercuryGate
Aligned with what shippers, carriers, and customs auditors require.
Art2link runs in your Azure subscription - shipment data and partner EDI traffic never leave your tenant. Audit retention configurable per integration (7 years typical for customs). FMCSA & CBP-ACE filing posture supported. Customer-specific auditor read-only access for SLA reviews.
The Art2link solutions a logistics estate runs day one.
EDI Integration
X12 204/214/210/990 motor-carrier flows, 404/410 rail, 322 terminal operations. AS2 with shippers, VAN passthrough for the long tail.
Read more → PrimaryAPI Management
Real-time tracking API for shippers and consumers. Rate limiting per partner. OAuth 2.1 for carrier integrations.
Read more → CommonSystem Integration
TMS ↔ WMS ↔ ERP ↔ customs ↔ accounting. The backbone glue between the operational systems.
Read more → If on BizTalkBizTalk Migration
Many 3PLs still run BizTalk for high-volume EDI routing. Migration path off, no downtime.
Read more →
Walk a real shipment with our team.
30 minutes with a senior architect who has shipped in logistics. Bring a trading-partner pain point or multi-modal flow; leave with a tailored EDI audit and onboarding plan.