Kleinschmidt
- Deerfield, IL
- Founded 1987
Kleinschmidt is a managed EDI, API, and data integration solutions provider that helps logistics, retail, manufacturing, and warehousing companies automate data exchange by connecting any system to any trading partner across the global supply chain.
Perfect for
Kleinschmidt is best suited for companies in the supply chain ecosystem that need reliable, managed data integration without building or maintaining their own EDI or API infrastructure. Ideal users include:
- Small and mid-sized trucking carriers that need to comply with shipper or broker EDI requirements but lack the IT staff or budget for enterprise software
- Large shippers, brokers, and 3PLs that need to onboard non-EDI trading partners or convert manual document workflows into automated electronic messaging
- Retail, manufacturing, and warehousing companies seeking a fully managed VAN and integration service to connect with their trading partner community
- Companies dealing with legacy systems that need bridging to modern cloud-based or API-driven platforms
- Freight brokers and shippers looking for predictive capacity matching to reduce empty miles and speed up lane coverage
Key strengths
Operates the only North American VAN with a live second production site online 24/7, ensuring exceptional uptime and no scheduled downtime
Provides 24/7/365 support included as standard, with no extra support contract packages required
Offers true any-to-any data translation covering X12, EDIFACT, XML, JSON, SAP Idoc, CSV, PDF, fax, and spreadsheet formats
FreightLaunch product democratizes EDI compliance for small carriers with no expensive software investment required
Over 35 years of experience with deep standards expertise, including leadership roles in the ANSI X12 Transportation subcommittee
Considerations
Not a plug-and-play SaaS platform; solutions are custom-tailored, which may mean longer initial engagement for simple use cases
Capacity IQ is a newer product still in early access, so its feature set and network coverage may be evolving
Pricing is not published on the website, requiring a sales conversation for any cost information
Primarily focused on North American markets with US and Canadian customs compliance, which may limit appeal for companies with primarily non-North American trade flows
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About Kleinschmidt
Kleinschmidt is a veteran data integration company that has operated one of the supply chain's most reliable and secure value-added networks (VAN) since 1987. Based in Deerfield, IL, the company specializes in managed EDI and API integration solutions that power electronic commerce for companies across trucking, logistics, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, rail, and ocean industries. Their mission centers on solving the tough integration problems no one else can, delivered with a radically personal approach that has made word-of-mouth referrals their primary source of new business.
The company offers a comprehensive suite of integration services including EDI integration using X12 and EDIFACT standards, API integration with JSON and XML payloads, any-to-any data translation (covering CSV, SOAP, XML, SAP Idoc, and more), custom web portals, customs and trade compliance solutions, and professional consulting services. Their FreightLaunch product provides small and mid-sized carriers with an accessible web and mobile application to handle EDI-compliant load tenders, status updates, and invoicing without requiring expensive software or data expertise. Following the 2025 acquisition of Faxinating Solutions Inc. (FSI), Kleinschmidt now also offers document conversion services that transform faxes, PDFs, spreadsheets, and emails into clean, EDI-ready or API-ready transactions with approximately 99% accuracy.
Kleinschmidt differentiates itself through its infrastructure resilience, being the only North American VAN provider that owns a live second production site online 24/7 with no scheduled downtime. The company provides 24/7/365 support without extra support contract packages, and its technical team maintains direct, first-name-basis relationships with clients. Their newest innovation, Capacity IQ, is a predictive capacity matching platform that analyzes over 150,000 daily loads to connect brokers and shippers with carriers likely to have available trucks, reducing empty miles and eliminating the traditional call-marathon approach to finding capacity.
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