3PL EDI Integration, Fully Managed
3PL EDI integration means constant data handoffs, orders in, shipments out, billing synced. Foundational connects your customers’ ERPs, your carriers, and your WMS so every transaction flows automatically with no manual intervention.
Every data flow in your 3PL operation, automated
A 3PL operation generates constant data movement, inbound orders, inventory positions, shipment confirmations, carrier updates, billing. Each of these touches multiple systems and multiple parties.
Foundational connects all of them. Your customers’ systems talk to your WMS, your WMS talks to your carriers, and your billing system stays in sync, without your team manually moving data between any of them.
Common EDI Transactions We Manage
From order to invoice: how the data actually moves
A transaction list only tells part of the story. Here’s what actually happens system-to-system on two of the most common 3PL workflows, warehouse fulfillment and freight movement, from the moment a document arrives to the moment it’s settled.
Warehouse order to shipping confirmation
How a customer’s order becomes a picked, packed, and confirmed shipment, without anyone re-keying data into your WMS.
940 Warehouse Order
The customer’s ERP transmits the order electronically. Foundational receives and translates it, no portal, no manual entry.
WMS Pick & Pack
The order lands directly in your WMS (Manhattan, Blue Yonder, 3PL Central, or your system of choice) as a ready-to-process pick/pack task.
945 Shipping Advice
Once picked, packed, and shipped, your WMS’s confirmation is automatically translated into an EDI 945 and sent back to the customer, no lag, no manual status updates.
943/944 Transfer & Receipt
The same integration handles inventory movement between your own distribution centers, transfer and receipt documents keep customer-visible inventory accurate across every location.
Load tender to freight settlement
How a tendered load moves from acceptance through delivery to a reconciled invoice, fully integrated with your TMS.
204 Load Tender
A shipper or broker sends a load tender electronically. Foundational delivers it directly into your TMS (Turvo, McLeod, Mercurygate, or your dispatch system) as a load ready to accept.
990 Tender Response
Your dispatcher’s accept, reject, or counter decision in the TMS is translated back to the shipper automatically as an EDI 990, no phone calls or portal logins required.
214 Shipment Status
Checkpoint and milestone updates from your TMS or ELD feed become EDI 214 status messages at each pickup, in-transit, and delivery event, keeping the customer’s visibility tools current without extra work from dispatch.
210 Freight Invoice
On delivery, your TMS’s billing data is translated into an EDI 210 and reconciled against the original tender rate, settling the load without a separate manual billing step.
Return authorization to inventory and credit
Returns run through the same automated integration as outbound orders, from authorization through receipt, disposition, and billing reconciliation.
180 Return Authorization
The customer or retailer issues a return merchandise authorization electronically. Foundational translates it and delivers it directly into your WMS as an expected inbound return.
Receipt & Disposition
Your WMS handles physical intake, inspecting condition and deciding whether each item is restocked, scrapped, or returned to the vendor, without a separate manual tracking step.
944 Stock Receipt
Restocked inventory is confirmed back into the system automatically, keeping the customer’s inventory visibility accurate the moment the return is processed.
812 Credit/Debit Adjustment
Once disposition is confirmed, the corresponding credit or debit adjustment is translated and sent electronically, reconciling billing without a manual credit memo process.
Built for every type of logistics operation
3PL Providers
Connect your WMS to every customer’s ERP and every carrier you work with. Automate the inbound order receipt, outbound ASN, and billing cycle end-to-end.
- Customer ERP ↔ WMS integration
- Automated warehouse orders (940/945)
- Multi-client, multi-carrier support
Carriers & Freight Brokers
Accept tenders, confirm pickups, and send status updates electronically, integrated directly with your customers’ TMS systems and your own dispatch platform.
- Load tender (204) and acceptance (990)
- Shipment status updates (214)
- Freight invoice (210) integration
Ocean & Intermodal
Manage the data flows across international and intermodal shipments, from booking confirmations to bills of lading to customs documentation, all electronically.
- Ocean booking and confirmation
- Bill of lading (211) processing
- Cross-border document management
Works with your WMS, TMS, and ERP
We integrate with the warehouse management and transportation management systems that logistics companies rely on, along with every major ERP on the customer side.
Make data flow as smoothly as your freight
Tell us about your 3PL operation and the systems you’re running. We’ll design an integration architecture that reduces the manual data work.
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