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You'll need to configure your Freightquote.com Customer Code:
Your customer number or “C-Code” can be found under your Profile by clicking on “Account”. You will find your customer number located under “Contact Information”.
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Click on the New Package button as shown below.
This will bring up the package editor. Below is an example of the configuration for the pallet holding up to 108" ladders.
An explanation of each of the configuration fields is provided in the table below.
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Click Save. You will want to repeat this process for as many different packages as you need. In this example we have configured packages ranging from 36" to 300".
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| Notice that there is a "Copy" button beside each package. This makes it incredibly fast to replicate the configuration of one pallet and adjust only the one dimension and description. |
Basic Item Setup
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This tutorial assumes you are familiar with the basics of item configuration. We'll cover how to configure the four options listed above.
On the Item tab (first tab) of the Item Editor make sure to configure the dimensions and weight as shown below and then click the Shipping tab.
Item Tab
Shipping Tab
Basic Settings
On the Shipping tab set the freight class inside of the Shipping Options section as shown below.
Method Specific Options
Next, navigate to the shipping sub-tab 'Method Specific Options', then select "Freightquote.com: LTL" as the only valid shipping method for this item as shown below.
Now click the save button located at the bottom of the page. This covers the basic additional requirements for a freight item.
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Some freight items are large and ship in their own crate. For items that fall into this category there are a few more configuration changes that need to be made in addition to the basic freight item explained above. On the shipping tab, in the 'Basic Settings' subtab of the item editor, select the ship separately 'Ship Separately' checkbox and then configure the additional options as shown below.
In this example we are going to ship a 10 foot ladder that is in a crate.
Notice that when the Ship Separately box is checked an additional options section appears. Although the item itself is configured as 120" x 36" x 36" we are specifying that the box this ships in is 126" x 36" x 36". The box dimensions are the figures that will be communicated to Freightquote.com. The create itself also weighs an additional 50 lbs. Finally we select the Package Special Type. In this case we are dealing with a Crate. It is critical to select one of the pallets or create for the special type when dealing with Freightquote.com shipments.
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In this tutorial we have covered numerous Item Configuration settings. We recommend using the Batch Item Import and Batch Item Export tools located under the Item Management menu to batch change these settings. 
Navigate: Main Menu → Items → Tools → Batch Item Export / Batch Item Import
We recommend creating a spreadsheet with the following columns to update your freight settings:
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