Better Trucks

Better Trucks is a regional US carrier that offers reliable, affordable, two-day delivery services to the greater Midwest and greater New York. Better Trucks was built specifically for DTC (direct-to-consumer) e-commerce companies. Better Trucks is available for shipments originating in the US.

Interested in setting up an account with Better Trucks? Contact their team today!

Better Trucks Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with Better Trucks

  • Better Trucks API Key

Other Requirements:

  • Ship From and Ship To addresses, dimensions, and weight are required to get a rate and create a label.

Connect Better Trucks to ShipEngine

To connect your Better Trucks account in the ShipEngine dashboard:

  1. Select the Better Trucks tile from the Available Carriers pop-up window.

    Better Trucks logo on square tile button that reads, "Connect"
  2. Enter your Better Trucks API Key into the corresponding field.

  3. Click the Connect button.

Better Trucks Available Features

ShipEngine's integration with Better Trucks supports the following standard features:

Additional Features for Better Trucks

ShipEngine's integration with Better Trucks allows for the following additional features:

Feature

Description

Vape Shipping

Better Trucks can be used for shipping vape products.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.

When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.

ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.

ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier integration to ShipEngine multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

Additional Details About the Better Trucks Integration

  • ShipEngine's integration with Better Trucks does not support third-party billing.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.

When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.

Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.

ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.

ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier integration to ShipEngine multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.