Pitt Ohio

StarShip expands its LTL offerings with the addition of Pitt Ohio. Pitt Ohio supports full service LTL shipping throughout the contiguous United States and Canada. Rating, tracking, and pickup requests can be done via the internet. StarShip prints the BOL.

Enable Pickup and Tracking with Pitt Ohio

You will need to contact Pitt Ohio in order to submit pickup requests, and to request your IRV Identifier code (required for tracking). Use the following information to contact the Pitt Ohio E-Business team and request that your account be enabled for pickup and for the IRV Identifier code.

Toll-Free : 1.800.366.7488
Email : webmaster@pittohio.com

Setup

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

Main Tab

The Main tab consists of two general Pitt Ohio settings that you can configure :

Disable use of Pitt Ohio : Check this option if you do not want Pitt Ohio to be available for rating or shipping. Pitt Ohio 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 Pitt Ohio as a supported carrier. Entries cannot be added or deleted.

Accounts tab

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

Account Setup

Follow these steps to set up an Pitt Ohio account.

On the Accounts tab, click Add.
Enter your account information. Then, click OK.

Account Information

Account Name : Enter a unique name to identify this account in StarShip.
Login Email : Enter the email address registered as the login for this Pitt Ohio account.
Login Password : Type in the password for this Pitt Ohio account.
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.
Email : If Email Pickup Confirmation is selected below, this is the email address where the confirmation will be sent.

Shipment Pickup

Req. shipment pickup (Request shipment pickup) : Check this option if you want StarShip to automatically send an electronic pickup request to Pitt Ohio when a shipment is processed. Note : In order for the"Req. shipment pickup" option to function, the Tendering Type for the account must be set to "Electronic" under Account Settings (below).
Email Pickup Confirmation : Once the pickup is scheduled, an e-mail confirming the pickup is sent to the e-mail entered above. This email will contain the Pickup Number and the contact information for the pickup terminal. Please contact the pickup terminal to make any modifications to a submitted pickup.
IRV Identifier : Enter the IRV Identifier you received from Pitt Ohio.

Click the Settings tab. Pitt Ohio only allows shipment tracking by the PRO number. When you check this option, the shipper must scan or enter the PRO # manually before a shipment can be processed. The default is unchecked.
Click OK.
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 Pitt Ohio 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 Pitt Ohio.

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.