Settings
Follow the instructions below:
| Rating Method | The rating method determines what will be displayed in the shopping cart. There are three rating methods:
Cheapest Cheapest Options Average |
| Number of options | Displays only when the Rating Method is set to Cheapest Options or Average. It identifies how many quotes should be included in the operation. |
| Label as | Displays only when the Rating Method is set to Cheapest or Average. The entered value is used to describe the shipping charge during checkout. If left blank, the shipping charge is described as “Freight”. |
| Don’t sort shipping methods by price | By default, WooCommerce displays shipping rates in ascending order by price. The least expensive option is selected by default. Enable this setting if you don’t want price to be used to order what is presented to the visitor |
| Delivery estimate options | Don’t display delivery estimates Choose this option if you don’t want the shipping rate estimates to convey information about the expected delivery date or timeframe. Display estimated number of days
Choose this option if you want the shipping rate estimates to convey information about number of days the shipment will be in transit once it ships. This metric will not count weekends and holidays. Not available for the Average quote method. 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. |
| 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 the lift gate fee to always be quoted in the shipping rate estimate. Offer lift gate delivery as an option
Choose this option if you want an alternative option presented to the shopper during checkout that includes lift gate delivery. Always include lift gate delivery when a residential address is detected
This option is available when the address type detection feature in enabled. When it is and the address type is identified as residential, the shopper will not be presented with an option for lift gate delivery. Instead, lift gate delivery will be required and the LTL freight quote will include the lift gate delivery fee. |
| Insurance category list | If you will choose to insure your shipments, select the category that best describes the merchandise. If you don’t want to include the cost of insurance in the shipping quotes, leave this as ‘General Mercandise’ and don’t check the box for insurance in the product shipping parameters. |
| 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 the quote by a specified amount prior to displaying it 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 quote. Entering 5.00% will cause each quote to be multiplied by 1.05 (= 1 + 5%). Entering a negative number will decrease the quoted amount. |
| Allow For Own Arrangement | Adds an option in the shipping cart for users to indicate that they will make and pay for their own LTL shipping arrangements. |
| Text For Own Arrangement | If allowing visitors to make their own shipping arrangements, enter the text that will be used to present the option on the checkout page. |
| Weight threshold | 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.
Choose this option if you want parcel rates to continue to be presented on the checkout page after the weight threshold has been met. 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. |