The operation came first. The software followed
ShipMay did not start as a product looking for customers. It was forced into existence by our own freight operation — by rebills, by books that would not reconcile, by shipments nobody could locate.
How it started
From an actual book of freight
We arrange freight across the U.S. as a broker — LTL, truckload, drayage and parcel. Every module in this system exists because the operation needed it first.
The tools did not connect
Rates in one system, tracking in another portal, invoices reconciled by hand in Excel — the gaps were filled by re-keying everything. We looked at off-the-shelf TMS options, but mainstream products are shaped around large domestic brokers: bilingual operation, WeChat-based communication, multi-tier agent distribution, China–US lanes were either absent or bolted on.
Industry pitfalls, encoded as checks
Stackability flags, NMFC codes, residential detection, carrier status semantics — in freight, every one of these maps to a real rebill. We encode each as a hard pre-tender check.
So today ShipMay looks like this: drayage, LTL, truckload, intermodal, last-mile delivery, tracking, finance and reconciliation, multi-tier agents — all wired into one system. Business shippers register and ship directly; forwarders and warehouses run their own customers on the same system.
Who this is for
① Move Freight
A good fit
· Business shippers wanting quoting, booking and tracking in one system instead of chasing email and chat threads
Probably not a fit
· Just comparing a one-off shipment with no intent to keep an account — try the free toolbox first
② Grow With ShipMay
A good fit
· Brokers and agents with their own customer base, wanting to serve them on our system and carrier network
· Brokers without carrier relationships yet, wanting to move freight on this network — no software purchase or deployment needed
· Operations running agent or reseller networks that need tiered pricing and isolation
Probably not a fit
· A handful of shipments a month, where a spreadsheet genuinely suffices
③ Technology & Integration
A good fit
· Forwarders with their own carrier contracts, ready to systemize
· Bilingual teams working across China and the US
Probably not a fit
· Teams wanting instant self-serve SaaS with zero configuration
· Purely domestic operations already deeply embedded in a mainstream TMS
Where to go from here
Move Freight
For businesses that need U.S. transportation arranged through one workflow.
Grow With ShipMay
For forwarders, warehouses and logistics companies bringing their own customers and recurring volume.
Build Deeper Integration
For established operations that need carrier API/EDI, white label, or private deployment — a dedicated instance on your infrastructure, running your own carrier contracts.
Just get in touch
We arrange freight every day as a broker, so you will not have to explain the basics. Shippers can register directly; agents can apply directly.
