Overview of the CV eommerce Platform Freight Capabilities

Overview



The CV ecommerce platform has a wide range of capabilities for implementation of freight solutions, including custom connections to external freight provider APIs. 


This page describes at a high level what our platform can do. Contact Commerce Vision for more information on any of these functions and options.



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Standard Freight 

Does your business handle and set delivery costs based on a set of factors such as order total, weight, postcode, or a combination of these? For example, your business uses Australia Post options for non-bulky items and a road freight courrier for overweight/volume items? Standard freight options are configured and controlled on your Commerce Vision website. You can set a range of carrier options and add surcharges for things such as for dangerous or bulky goods. 


  • Allow for unlimited carriers to be defined
  • For each carrier, unlimited charging zones can be set up. A charging zone contains a start and end postcode within a country.
  • Set up minimum and maximum weights allowed
  • Set up maximum volume allowed
  • Define Order Limit for no charge - the value the customer needs to buy before they get free freight
  • Use Start and End Order Value range - useful when different freight amounts based on dollar value are needed (handy where weight is not defined on products)
  • Use volume to weight conversion
  • Use Track and Trace URL
  • Calculate freight using (base $ + $ / kg) OR % of Order total
  • Allow customer to use own freight carrier


See Standard Freight for more extensive information.

Universal Freight API

Do you partner with an external freight provider and want your Commerce Vision ecommerce platform integrated with their freight software? This solution allows your website to communicate directly with freight provider's software and automatically log delivery info with them when your customer places a delivery order.  Our universal freight API has been developed for this scenario.

 

  • Extend capabilities to connect to external custom freight providers such as Sendle, Couriers and Freight, Machship, Sherpa.


To explore this option for your site, consult Commerce Vision


Region Freight (for PRONTO)

If your business uses PRONTO as the ERP and a debtor with delivery sequence have been set up for each customer, this can be integrated to your website. Freight is then charged based on regions defined against the Debtor Account in PRONTO.  


Region Freight is incompatible with Standard Freight.

  • Allow a rule to be set up that can be assigned to a debtor (normally B2B only). This is linked to the debtors delivery sequence maintained in PRONTO
  • Allow for start and end order values
  • Calculate freight either as a flat $ charge OR % of order value
  • Support product group exclusions or inclusions


See Region Freight (PRONTO) for more information


Product Type Freight

Do some of your product offerings need special freight and handling options? If your site uses Standard Freight, you can specify product types and their particular shipping requirements. 

  • Allow for product types to be defined to handle bulky products (e.g. trampolines)
  • Override standard freight for those items


Other Features

  • Customise click and collect options to suit your business requirements


  • Allow for quoting when delivery address does not match a defined freight zone or when total order weight or volume, or individual item length exceeds specified limits
  • Cater for dangerous goods.  

  • Define freight cost as a service charge online mapped to your ERP's relevant freight recovery account    
  • Set delivery restrictions (by postcode or country) for individual products
  • Support live freight calls to PRONTO or other ERPs


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