You must enter information about each of the carriers that your organization uses. The system uses these details each time that a shipment or load is routed and rated.
Once you have set up a carrier profile, you can attach tariffs to this profile. A carrier tariff represents the combination of services, conditions, and options offered by the carrier. The tariff also specifies where the carrier provides service and how much the service costs.
In addition to tariffs, hubs, tracking numbers, domiciles, and lane constraints may be set up for a carrier.
List
The List of Carriers displays the Carriers based on current search criteria. By default, the list is sorted in ascending order by Carrier ID.
For information on icons and functionalities available on the list pages, see Web Interface lists.
Properties
When you set up a carrier profile, you can record information about the carrier including the following:
The Carrier Properties page has three tabs: General, Details and Invoice. See "Carrier Fields". See "Duplicate Carriers" for duplication strategy for related sub-entities.
Note: Carrier status may be updated via the options Hold or Activate.