Tusk's alternative carrier network is now available directly through ConnectShip, giving shippers who already run their operations through that TMS a new way to diversify their carrier mix without adding another system to manage.

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Why This Matters

If you're running a TMS, you've already built workflows around it — rate shopping, routing logic, reporting, the works. Adding a new carrier shouldn't mean disrupting all of that. It shouldn't mean a separate login, a separate onboarding process, or a parallel system running alongside the one you've already set up.

That's the problem this integration solves. Through ConnectShip, Tusk's alternative and regional carrier network sits inside the infrastructure you're already using, not next to it.

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What This Looks Like in Practice

Whether you're just starting to diversify beyond a single national carrier or already juggling a few, the friction is usually the same: every new carrier means another system to learn, another place to check tracking, another login for your ops team to manage. Through ConnectShip, Tusk's network shows up the same way any other carrier option does — no separate integration required.

That means:

• Tusk's alternative and regional carrier network, accessible directly through ConnectShip
• No separate integration or login required
• Centralized tracking and claims through Tusk, without leaving your existing TMS workflow

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The Bigger Picture

This is part of a broader pattern in how alternative carriers actually get adopted. The barrier usually isn't interest — it's the operational lift of adding something new. Meeting shippers inside the systems they already run, instead of asking them to adopt a new one, is how that friction actually goes away.

Want to see what adding Tusk's carrier network to your existing TMS could look like? Talk to Tusk.