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SHIPCO TMS BEST PRACTICES

  • Know Your Mode
    • Understanding LTL, Volume, and FTL
  • LTL Drop Trailers
    • Guide to utilizing drop trailers
  • Carrier list
  • Shipco Domestic Directory
    • Contact information for Shipco
  • Airport and CFS pickups
    • Requires 24 hour notice due to paperwork requirement for carrier
  • Stackable Freight
    • If freight has marking for “Do Not Stack” the carrier will follow the instructions on the freight – not the BOL
    • The carrier may deem the freight “Not Stackable” if they feel it is not safe in an LTL environment (LTL carriers do not block and brace)
  • Hazardous Freight
    • Required information for hazardous shipments
      • UN Number
      • Packing Group
      • Hazard Class
      • Piece Description
      • Emergency Contact Number
    • Transit times
      • Transit Times listed online do not include day of pickup, weekends, or holidays.
      • All transit times are estimated
      • A guaranteed rate must be selected if delivery is needed by a certain date or time
      • Shipco will confirm carrier acceptance when a guaranteed option is selected with an additional accessorial or service
    • Scale Rating
      • Can be accessed by clicking on the abacus icon
      • Scale rating breaks down the shipment charges into a minimum charge and CWT rates (100 weight rates) by weight break.
      • This feature is ideal shipments with unknown weight
      • To calculate your rate, take the total weight and divide it by 100. Take the result and multiply it by the weight break rate (CWT rate)
    • Using the Shipco BOL
      • Pickups where documents are required, require 24-hour notice
      • Carriers require a 24-hour window for any CFS/Airport/Warehouse pickups in which the driver must take paperwork in hand at time of pickup. 
      • Shipco’s cut off is 1:30pm local time to attempt to get the paperwork to the carrier.
      • Carrier’s cut off for delivery orders (DO) is 2pm – local time.
      • Shipco will attempt to dispatch any shipments sent after 1:30pm but cannot guarantee the carrier will be successful at recovering the cargo. Any pickups the carrier cannot complete will be scheduled for the next business day.
      • A minimum two-hour pickup window is required for same-day pickup
      • Must be provided to the carrier
      • Shipco’s BOL contains the information the carrier needs to properly rate and handle the shipment
      • It is the shipper’s responsibility to tender the correct and all freight listed on the BOL
      • Additional charges may be incurred if it is not (e.g. reconsignment, BOL correction fee, increased freight charges)up and delivery fees will apply
    • PODs and Invoices will be available under the Documents drop-down after delivery
    • Duplicating a Shipment
      • Basic shipment data will be duplicated into the new shipment
      • Verify shipment details (e.g. accessorials) and reference numbers prior to saving