Add User's Own Freight Carrier Option

Overview

Adding the Own Freight Carrier option allows your Customer Users to use their own freight accounts when submitting an order. During checkout, the user will be able to select own freight carrier and enter account details (or use one offered by your website).

Edit Prompt

The default prompt 'Select from your own list of own carriers' users see on your website can be edited in the Freight Options Widget.

Step-by-step guide

To add this option:

In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Settings (/zSettings.aspx).

Click the Freight tab.
If the 'own freight carrier' option already exists, continue to step 4. If not, add it now.
Click here to see how to add a new freight carrier...
1. Click the Standard Freight tab.
2. Click New.
3. In Code, enter the carrier's code.
4. In Description, enter a name for the carrier.
5. Enter values for other fields as you require.
6. To save the carrier, click OK.
The 'Own Freight Carrier' option is now in the list.

In Carrier code for own courier (mandatory if using), enter the Code of 'own carrier'.
To save this setting, click Update. The 'own carrier' has successfully been added if you see the carrier's Description next to the Carrier code for own courier (mandatory if using) field.

In Multiple Freight Own Carriers Mode, select Free Form Entry.

Scroll back up the screen and click Update.