Use uShip LTL Quotes in Load Manager

Request less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier rates from Quick Quotes before you build a load, or from the LTL Quotes area on a saved load. This applies to accounts that use the Load Manager carrier workflow. If your company uses the Carrier/Trucking TMS and has no Carrier section on the load, your screen may not match.

You need:

• An active uShip account, with your uShip profile and payment method complete in the uShip portal.
• uShip enabled for your company in Load Manager, with the uShip integration setup saved.
• Permission to create, edit, and book loads.

Load Manager support can help with the Load Manager side. uShip profile, billing, and payment setup must be done with uShip.

Use Quick Quotes

Use Quick Quotes for a fast LTL estimate without entering a full load.

1. Open Quick Quotes.
2. Enter the Pickup Zip, Delivery Zip, and Pickup Date.
3. Select Less than truck load.
4. Enter commodity details in the Commodities and Accessorials Table.
5. Select any LTL Pickup Options or LTL Delivery Options.
6. Click Get Rates.
7. Review the returned uShip rates.

To use a rate, choose the available build-load option to continue creating the load from the quote.

Save default options: In Quick Quotes, select common LTL options and click Set As Default. They are used automatically next time. Use this only for options your team commonly needs, such as liftgate service, inside pickup, appointment required, limited access, or call before arrival.

Request Rates from a Saved Load

Load Manager sends the saved load details to uShip. Complete and save the load first. Review:

• Pickup: Name, address, city, state, ZIP, pickup date, and pickup time when available.
• Delivery: Name, address, city, state, and ZIP.
• Pickup and delivery location type: The saved location needs the correct LTL type when it is tied to a customer location record.
• Commodity rows: Type, description, quantity, weight, class and dimensions when needed, and handling unit or unit type.
• LTL options: Pickup and delivery options such as liftgate, inside pickup, appointment required, limited access, call before arrival, or sort and segregate.

If information is missing, uShip may return no carriers or an error that says what to fix.

1. Open the saved load.
2. Confirm Less than truck load is selected.
3. Go to the Carrier section.
4. Open the LTL Quotes area.
5. Select any LTL Pickup Options or LTL Delivery Options.
6. Click Get Rates.
7. Review the rates.

Results can include carrier name, carrier branding, on-time percentage, damage ratio, response time, and total price when uShip returns them.

Book a Rate

Use the Book option for the selected rate. Load Manager can then apply the carrier and carrier amount to the load. The load may move to Booked if it is not already booked. Check the carrier, carrier rate, load status, and dispatch details afterward.

Update the LTL Type for a Location

1. Save the load.
2. Click the pickup or delivery location name on the load, or open the location from the customer record.
3. Find the LTL Type field and select the correct type.
4. Save the location.
5. Return to the load and request rates again.

Update the Handling Unit for a Commodity

1. Open the Commodities and Accessorials table on the load.
2. Click the commodity type link, or open it from All Loads >> Commodity Type.
3. Select the correct Handling Unit or unit type.
4. Save the commodity type.
5. Return to the load, save it, and request rates again.

Troubleshooting

• No carriers are returned: Check the ZIP codes, pickup date, LTL options, commodity weight, dimensions, class, and handling unit. Try Get Rates again.
• A missing-data error: Read the message and update the matching load, location, or commodity field.
• LTL options do not show: Confirm Less than truck load is selected and uShip is enabled for your company.
• The rate looks wrong: Check that liftgate, inside pickup, appointment, limited access, or other options are correct.
• Book does not complete: Confirm your uShip profile and payment method are complete in uShip and try again. If it still fails, contact Load Manager support.

What to send support: The load number (if from a saved load), whether you used Quick Quotes or LTL Quotes, a screenshot of the error, confirmation that your uShip profile and payment method are complete, and the ZIP codes, pickup date, LTL options, commodity type, handling unit, quantity, weight, class, and dimensions used.

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