# Better Trucks Tracking API & MCP

URL: https://docs.lastscanned.com/carriers/bettertrucks

Query live **Better Trucks** (`bettertrucks`) package status and scan history in a single synchronous `GET` request or MCP tool call. `lastscanned` auto-detects `BTS_…` and `BTP…` tracking numbers and returns a normalized `TrackingResult` JSON payload—without requiring a Better Trucks merchant API key or webhook listener.

## Overview & Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Carrier slug (`?carrier=`)** | `bettertrucks` |
| **Brand & service aliases** | Better Trucks, `BTS_`, `BTP` |
| **Category** | US Midwest, South & East regional last-mile parcel carrier (Detection precedence **#12 of 31**) |
| **Single-package REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/{trackingNumber}` |
| **Batch REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track?numbers=BTS_...,BTP...` (up to 35 numbers per carrier in a 100-number call) |
| **MCP server (`https://mcp.lastscanned.com`)** | `track_package`, `track_packages`, `list_carriers` (`claude mcp add --transport http lastscanned https://mcp.lastscanned.com`) |
| **Authentication & pricing** | `Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_...` · **1 free keyless lookup/day per IP** · **Free tier** (5 unique numbers/day, $0) · **Pro** ($4.99/mo for 1,000 unique numbers, unlimited re-polls, $0.015/extra) · **HTTP 402 Stripe MPP** ($0.50 for 25-number `lsk_pack_` key or $0.02/number in USDC on Tempo) |

## Why developers use `lastscanned` for Better Trucks

- **No shipper account or webhook pre-registration**: Better Trucks' shipper API requires merchant onboarding and webhook configuration. `lastscanned` lets you query any `BTS_…` or `BTP…` parcel synchronously via `GET /v1/track/:number`.
- **Filters out noisy internal dispatch rows**: Better Trucks' raw `tracking_history` includes internal dispatch events like `TRANSACTION_CREATED` and `ONFLEET_FAILED`, and returns HTTP `200` with `status: "UNKNOWN"` on invalid tracking numbers. `lastscanned` filters internal system rows and returns a clean `404 not_found` when a tracking number does not exist.

## Tracking Number Formats & Auto-Detection (`matches` vs `mayMatch`)

Better Trucks is evaluated **twelfth (#12)** in `lastscanned`'s two-pass detector:

| Pass | Rule / Regex | Check Digit | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Pass 1 (`matches`) — `BTS_` prefix** | `/^BTS_[0-9A-Z]{8,14}$/i` (`BTS_` + 8–14 alphanumeric characters) | — | `BTS_0261SMTF8S`, `BTS_0018P2LD557` |
| **Pass 1 (`matches`) — `BTP` prefix** | `/^BTP[0-9A-Z]{12}$/i` (`BTP` + 12 alphanumeric characters = 15 chars) | — | `BTPA00190F5N15U` |
| **Pass 2 (`mayMatch`)** | *None* | — | — |

### When is `?carrier=bettertrucks` optional vs required?

- **Optional (auto-detected)**: All `BTS_…` and `BTP…` tracking numbers auto-detect in Pass 1 (ahead of AxleHire's 12/16-char alphanumeric rule in Pass 2). No other carrier uses either prefix.
- **Required (`?carrier=bettertrucks`)**: Custom merchant reference numbers inducted into Better Trucks without a `BTS_` or `BTP` prefix.

## Synchronous `GET` Request & Normalized JSON Response

### `curl`

```bash
curl -s "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/BTS_0261SMTF8S" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LASTSCANNED_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript / TypeScript (`fetch`)

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/BTS_0261SMTF8S", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.LASTSCANNED_API_KEY}` },
});
const pkg = await res.json();
console.log(pkg.status, pkg.statusDescription, pkg.deliveredAt);
```

### MCP `track_package` tool call

```json
{
  "tool": "track_package",
  "arguments": {
    "tracking_number": "BTS_0261SMTF8S"
  }
}
```

### Normalized `TrackingResult` JSON response

```json
{
  "carrier": "bettertrucks",
  "trackingNumber": "BTS_0261SMTF8S",
  "status": "delivered",
  "statusDescription": "Package delivered",
  "service": null,
  "deliveredAt": "2026-10-24T17:11:13Z",
  "deliveredAtLocal": "2026-10-24T12:11:13",
  "signedBy": "Front Door",
  "destination": {
    "city": "DOWNERS GROVE",
    "state": "IL",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "estimatedDelivery": null,
  "estimatedDeliveryAt": null,
  "message": null,
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-24T17:11:13Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-24T12:11:13",
      "status": "delivered",
      "description": "Package delivered",
      "location": "Downers Grove, IL",
      "code": "DELIVERED"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-24T13:20:45Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-24T08:20:45",
      "status": "out_for_delivery",
      "description": "Package is out for delivery",
      "location": "Woodridge, IL",
      "code": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-24T08:05:19Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-24T03:05:19",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Package scanned at hub",
      "location": "Woodridge, IL",
      "code": "SCANNED_AT_HUB"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-23T19:44:02Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-23T19:44:02",
      "status": "label_created",
      "description": "Shipment created",
      "location": null,
      "code": "SHIPMENT_CREATED"
    }
  ]
}
```

> **Raw status & scan codes**: `events[].code` preserves Better Trucks' status code (`SHIPMENT_CREATED`, `INJECTED`, `SCANNED_AT_HUB`, `OUT_FOR_DELIVERY`, `LOADED_ON_DELIVERY_VEHICLE`, `DELIVERED`, `DELIVERY_FAILURE`, `AWAITING_ADDRESS_CONFIRMATION`, `RTS_RETURNED_TO_STATION`, `RETURNED`). If a delivery attempt fails, `event_details.FailureReason` is surfaced in top-level `message`.

## Carrier-Specific Status & Integration Notes

- **Exact UTC (`timestamp`) and scan-local (`localTime`) clocks**: Each scan includes `object_created` in UTC alongside a `LOCAL_TIME` entry in `relative_time` with a `GMT±HH:MM` offset, so both `timestamp` and `localTime` are populated.
- **VGO pickup locker support**: Better Trucks' VGO pickup events (`VGO_PARCEL_PICKED_UP_BY_RECIPIENT`) normalize to `delivered`.

## Related Resources

- **Live browser lookup tool**: [Track a Better Trucks package live on lastscanned.com/lookup/bettertrucks](https://lastscanned.com/lookup/bettertrucks)
- **Carrier hub**: [All 31 supported carriers](/carriers)
- **Regex & check digits**: [Tracking number formats & auto-detection](/formats)
- **AI support workflows**: [WISMO AI agents & synchronous tracking](/wismo)