This article explains how to use Deliverr Freight as a shipping method when inbounding your inventory to replenishment.

What are Deliverr's inbound freight offerings?

Deliverr offers LTL (less than truckload), FTL (full truckload), and Drayage (coming soon!) services within the Deliverr Seller Portal. For drayage services, please complete this form. 

How to Use Deliverr Freight?

Once you have added products and quantities to the shipping plan you'll have to option to book Deliverr freight as explained in below steps.

Step 1: Pickup location

First, you must provide a valid US address and indicate whether the pickup location is: 

1. Residential location
2. Location with restricted address (Not yet supported by Deliverr freight)

This will help us to arrange appropriate freight pickup as per your location type.

Step 2: Select the destination facility

Step 3: Select carrier and shipment type

Next, select Deliverr partner as carrier and select shipment type

• Currently, Deliverr freight support only Palletized shipments. 
• If you're inbounding floor loaded containers, please select Your carrier.

Step 4: Freight Instructions

Scroll down to please review and verify the freight instructions. This is critical to ensure the safety of Deliverr's staff, and to prevent damages to your inventory.

 

Step 5: Freight Pallets

Next, provide your pallet information, which includes the total number of pallets, pallet height, and weight. 

• The individual pallet weight has to be <= 2,000 lbs.

• The total weight has to be <= 42,000 lbs.

• Pallets taller than 60” are re-palletized at an additional cost to fit Deliverr's pallet racking. 

Note: If your pallet information is inaccurate, your final charge may change after the carriers have verified the weights and dimensions of the shipment.

 

Step 6: Shipping Option

Now you can select the rate you would like! Deliverr automatically searches through all our partners for the best rate for you. In some cases you will only get one rate, which means that the cheapest rate is also the fastest. Please note the presented quotes are valid only for 15 days.

If you change the pallet information (#pallets, height or weight), you would need to re-calculate the rates.

Step 7: Freight Pickup Details and Contact Information

After the pallet information has been completed, you need to provide information for the freight pickup. This includes:

• Cargo ready date: The date when your cargo is ready to be picked, which must be within 14 days. This must be a business day, and pickup is not guaranteed on the same day.
• Facility hours of operation: The hours of operation when the cargo can be picked up by carrier.
• Pickup reference number: A reference number the driver can provide to the shipper to release / pick up the freight.

You can select whether or not you would like a lift gate for your shipment, which is needed if the pickup location does not have a loading dock.

Afterwards, provide the contact information for the pickup appointment. 

 

Step 8: Review Shipping Plan

Next, you can review the quote and details of your shipping plan. If everything looks good, click Confirm shipment to finalize the shipment.

Shipment confirmed page

Once you've completed the shipment, you'll be sent to the Shipment confirmed page.

Completed Shipments Page

Now, you'll be directed to the completed shipments page with a summary of shipping plan, Shipment instructions and shipment details. Here you will also be provided the a) Pallet labels and, b) bill of lading (BOL), which is a mandatory document that must be printed and provided to the driver upon pickup.