Standard LTL Freight Settings
| FedEx Freight Services | Check the box adjacent to the services you want to receive quotes for. Use the Label as field if you want the service presented differently during checkout. A common alternative is to label the service “LTL freight” so shoppers aren’t making a branded choice. |
| Delivery estimate opitons | Don’t display delivery estimates Select this option if you don’t want delivery estimates to display with the quoted services. Display estimated number of days
Select this option if you want the estimated number of days in-transit to display with the quoted services. Display estimated delivery date
Choose this option if you want the expected delivery day to be displayed with each service option. The shipment date will be the date of the order unless the settings for Order Cut Off Time or Shipment Offset Days are in use. Display estimated delivery date range
These settings will display a delivery date range with each service option. The shipment date will be the date of the order unless the settings for Order Cut Off Time or Shipment Offset Days are in use. The beginning of the estimated delivery date range will be the shipping provider’s estimated delivery date. The end of the range will be the shipping provider’s estimated delivery date plus the number of days entered. Delivery estimate range
Enter the number of days that the estimated delivery date range will include. Display range as a from and to date
Enable this option if you want the estimated delivery date range to be expressed as a from and to date. Display range as “on or before date”
Enable this option if you want the estimated delivery date to be expressed as expected on or before the end of the estimated delivery date range. |
| Cut off time & ship date offset | These settings are only relevant if you have one of the options enabled to display a delivery estimate.
Order cut off time
When the app requests shipping quotes, it identifies a shipment date. The estimated delivery date is dependent on the ship date. The cut off time allows you to postpone an order’s shipment date by one workday. Orders received before the cut off time are quoted using the order date as the ship date. Orders received after the cut off time use the next workday as the ship date. When left blank, the order date will be the ship date. Orders received on weekends will use the next workday as the ship date. Fulfillment offset days
Enter the number of days to postpone the ship date. This setting is typically used by merchants who want to provide an estimated delivery date with the shipping quotes, but that have a lead time in the fulfillment process. Example 1
If an order is received before the Order cut off time on the 5th of the month and the Fulfillment offset days is set to 2 days, then the ship date will be the 7th day of the month (assuming the 5th, 6th and 7th are all business days) Example 2
If an order is received after the Order cut off time on the 5th of the month and the Fulfillment offset days is set to 2 days, then the ship date will be the 8th day of the month (assuming the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th are all business days). What days do you ship orders?
Identify the days of the week on which you ship orders. The ship date used for the rate request will be modified accordingly, which may affect the expected delivery date. |
| Lift gate settings | Always quote lift gate delivery Choose this option if you want lift gate delivery always included in the quoted rates. Offer lift gate delivery as an option
Choose this option if you want visitors to have the option of selecting lift gate delivery. Always include lift gate delivery when a residential address is detected
When enabled, if a residential address is detected, the lift gate fee will be included and the “Offer lift gate delivery as an option” setting will be suppressed. |
| Handling unit settings | Weight of handling unit Enter in pounds the weight of your pallet, skid, crate or other type of handling unit you use. The amount entered will be added to shipment weight prior to requesting a quote. Maximum weight per handling unit
Enter in pounds the maximum weight that can be placed on the handling unit. If the total weight of the cart exceeds this value, the weight of additional handling units will be added as needed. For example, if the maximum weight is 500 LBS, and the total weight of the cart is 1200 LBS, the weight of the handling units added to the shipment shall be 3 times the weight entered in the Weight of handling unit setting. (=roundup(1200/500,0)*Weight of handling unit) |
| Handling fee / markup | Increases the amount of each returned quote by a specified amount prior to displaying it/them in the shopping cart. The number entered will be interpreted as dollars and cents unless it is followed by a % sign. For example, entering 5.00 will cause $5.00 to be added to the quotes. Entering 5.00% will cause each quote to be multiplied by 1.05 (= 1 + 5%). |
| Weight threshold settings | Weight threshold Enter the weight threshold for LTL freight in pounds. If the default of all the items in the Cart is set to Quote as a parcel shipment, and the weight of the Cart reaches the threshold, a quote for LTL freight will be generated. Continue to display parcel rates when the weight threshold is met until the total weight of the shipment exceeds (default 500 lbs).
Choose this option if you want parcel rates to stay visible at checkout until the shipment’s total weight goes over your set limit, which defaults to 500 lbs. Suppress parcel rates when the weight threshold is met.
Choose this option if you don’t want parcel rates to be presented on the checkout page after the weight threshold has been met. |
| Discount | My account has negotiated LTL rates Select this setting if your account has a negotiated tariff with FedEx Freight. </>My account receives an incentive discount
Select this setting if your account doesn’t have a negotiated tariff, an your discount is through an incentive program. Incentive discount percentage
Enter the percentage discount your account receives for LTL freight shipments. |