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Carrier TMS integration matrices

Independent matrices that show which of our 10 reviewed carrier TMS integrate with each of the 7 partners that matter most: ELDs, accounting, load boards, factoring. Each cell is verified against vendor docs or the partner's own marketplace. No vendor pays for placement.

7 matrices published Updated May 2026 Methodology

Why we publish integration matrices

Most TMS shopping is done by feature comparison. But the moment you sign, the question is no longer "what features does the TMS have" — it's "does this TMS actually talk to my Samsara devices, my QuickBooks file, my factor's API, my preferred load board." A working integration is operationally invisible. A broken one means three months of dispatchers and bookkeepers manually double-keying data while the integration roadmap "ships next quarter."

These matrices are designed to be the page you screenshot before a demo. Every cell flagged Native links to a primary source — usually the partner's own marketplace listing or a vendor integration article. Cells flagged Listed mean we found marketing language but couldn't confirm depth. Cells flagged Unverified mean we don't have evidence either direction; we don't claim "supported" without it.

All 7 matrices

ELD / Telematics
Samsara

The largest connected-fleet platform in trucking. ~1.2M devices, ~$1.3B TTM revenue. The default ELD assumption past 10 trucks.

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ELD / Telematics
Motive

Formerly KeepTruckin. Samsara's closest competitor with deeper owner-op and small-fleet penetration. Open Marketplace, developer API.

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ELD / Telematics
Geotab

The third major ELD — reseller-channel-distributed, mixed-fleet (trucking + utility + government). Strong at scale but uneven TMS support.

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Accounting
QuickBooks

The dominant carrier accounting tool. Real depth varies between QBO (Online) and QBD (Desktop) — and which TMS supports which.

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Load board
DAT loadboard

The largest freight load board in North America. DAT One, DAT Power, RateView. Native integration is the difference between a half-FTE.

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Load board
Truckstop loadboard

DAT's main competitor — and uniquely owns ITS Dispatch (a vertically integrated freight platform). Book It Now and RMIS layer.

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Cash flow
Factoring partners

Apex, RTS, OTR, TBS, Triumph, Bobtail, eCapital — TMS integration collapses the daily portal-upload chore into a one-click submission.

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How we mark cells

  • Native. Documented integration with depth — partner's marketplace lists the TMS, or vendor docs describe the bidirectional flow. The page links to the source.
  • Listed. Vendor mentions the partner in marketing or an integrations page, but we couldn't confirm depth (is it GPS only? Bidirectional? Webhook-driven?). Pressure-test in demo.
  • Marketplace. Partner-side confirms it (e.g., a Samsara KB article exists for this TMS). Like Native but the source is the partner not the TMS.
  • Partial. Integration exists but is meaningfully limited — one-direction-only, single feature, or with documented friction (e.g. Alvys's QuickBooks "heavy lift").
  • Not supported. Explicit no per vendor positioning or reviewer evidence (e.g. McLeod replaces QuickBooks rather than integrating; Axon's no-loadboard stance).
  • Unverified. No evidence either way. Default for cells we couldn't confirm.

Methodology: every cell verified against either the TMS vendor's docs or the partner's own marketplace. Read the editorial methodology. Last updated May 2026.