Southeastern Freight Lines

StarShip expands its LTL offerings with the addition of Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL). The SEFL module allows you to rate and ship via the Internet, giving you live access to negotiated rates. In addition, you can track shipments, request pickups, generate the BOL, get the PRO # from SEFL, and print package/pallet labels. SEFL supports LTL shipments to destinations in the USA (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada.

Southeastern Freight Lines setup is accessible from Setup > Carrier Interface > South Eastern Freight Lines. For instructions on adding a SEFL account, see Account Setup.

Main Tab

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

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

Accounts tab

The SEFL 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 Number : Enter the company's Southeastern Freight Lines account number.
5. Username/Password : Enter your Southeastern Freight Lines username and password. Note : The Username and Password are used to access your discounted rates.
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. Note : The Sender address must match the address for the account number provided. The account address zip code will be used for rating.
   
   
   
   
   

3. On the Settings tab, check "Generate Pro number" to have Southeastern Freight generate and return the PRO number on Ship/Process.
   
   
   
   
   
   Note : When this option is checked, the PRO # field will be disabled on the Ship screen.
    
   

   

    

    

4. 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 SEFL 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 SEFL.