LTL
How to access and use LTL in the TMS
Connect your carriers
-Navigate to the carriers tab
-Click + carrier in the top right corner
-Choose from the listed carriers or start typing to find the one you want to onboard
-Once selected, input the required credentials and connect the TMS to your carrier
-The carrier is now selectable to see rates when you build the LTL Shipment
Choose LTL Mode
-To create an LTL Shipment, click +shipment as you normally would
-Select the customer to bring up a load draft
-In the mode section, change it to LTL
-This will change the fields on the draft shipment to reflect the new LTL mode
-Most Notable it includes the LTL Rates section. This is where you can select your onboarded carriers to get rates.
Select rates and Plan Shipment
-Once you select the rate, the shipment will enter planned status
-You can see the booked carrier information now populate in the summary
Dispatch to Delivered
-To dispatch, click the dispatch button on the top right
-Fill in the necessary information and then select the “dispatch carrier” option
-This begins the process. Live updates will flow from the carrier to the TMS as they are recorded.