AAA Cooper

The AAA Cooper module supports LTL shipments to the United States (lower 48 states). StarShip supports rating, tracking, electronic pickup requests, and proof of delivery for AAA Cooper. StarShip also prints the BOL, package, and pallet labels.

Web Services

In order to set up the carrier and use web services, you must first log in to the AAA Cooper website and register for a unique Token ID. This Token ID is used to authenticate your account with AAA Cooper when performing rating, tracking, pickup requests, etc. from StarShip.

1. Go the the AAA Cooper Transportation website at www.aaacooper.com and log in to your account.
2. Click "Workspace" in the menu bar.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Under Admin Tools, click Web Services.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Check the web services boxes for the web services you wish to integrate to StarShip.
5. Click the Web Service Request button. This will generate a Security Token ID for StarShip to use when transmitting shipment information to AAA Cooper. The Security Token ID will be sent to the registered  email address. The Token ID is required when setting up your AAA Cooper account in StarShip, as shown below.

AAA Cooper setup is accessible from Setup > Carrier Interface > AAA Cooper. For instructions on adding a AAA Cooper account, see  Account Setup.

Main Tab

The Main tab consists of two general AAA Cooper settings that you can configure :

• Disable use of AAA Cooper :  Check this option if you do not want AAA Cooper to be available for rating or shipping. AAA Cooper will not appear in the Carrier field on the Shipment tab.
• Enable background tracking : Background tracking collects shipment data so that you can look up delivery information for past shipments and generate late deliveries reports from the StarShip Dashboard.
  Background tracking must be generally enabled for StarShip in the StarShip Server under Tools > Options > Background Tracking. It can then be enabled/disabled for each individual carrier in carrier setup.

Carriers Tab

The Carriers tab will only show AAA Cooper as a supported carrier. Entries cannot be added or deleted.

Accounts tab

The AAA Cooper Interface must have at least one default account to be available for shipping. Accounts are set up per Location.

Account Setup

1. On the Accounts tab, click Add.
2. Enter your account information. Then, click OK.
   
3. Account Name : Enter a unique name to identify this account in StarShip.
4. Account ID : Enter the company's AAA Cooper account number.
5. Token ID : Enter the unique Token ID you received when registering for web services on the AAA Cooper website.
6. Company Name and Address fields : Type in your company name and address or select a Sender Address from the Address ID field to automatically populate the fields. The Sender zip code will be used for rating.

3. Click OK.
4. The account appears in the Accounts list.

Account Settings

This section allows you to change specific settings for the listed accounts. If you set up multiple accounts, you can maintain different settings for each account. To change settings for accounts, click on the account and then make your changes by selecting from the drop-down lists.

• Default Prepaid Billing Type : This is the default Billing Type for shipments that are paid for by the shipper. You can select from Sender or any other 3PL that you set up in Maintain > 3PL. These settings affect the options available under Billing on the Shipment tab.

• Tendering Type : The choices are Electronic, Call or Daily Pickup. StarShip only sends a pickup request to AAA Cooper when "Electronic" is selected. For the other options, you must contact the carrier directly.

• Disabled : Check to disable this account. Once disabled, you will not be able to rate or ship using this account and it will not be available in the Accounts drop-down field.

Additional Info

This tab displays the supported billing types and shipment options available for AAA Cooper.

End Of Day History

End Of Day History is available when you select an account and click the Edit button. This tab allows you to browse End Of Day History based on Posted Date or a date range, and Status. You can also reprint End Of Day documents for shipments.

See also : End of Day History