How do I create a shipment?

With ShipperGuide you can create, rate, and tender a shipment in a few easy steps! This article will cover how to create a shipment on ShipperGuide.

To create a shipment:

1. On your left dashboard, click Shipments.

2. On the Shipments page, click 

3. Enter Shipment Details:

• Optional: PO Numbers
• Optional: BOL Number
• Optional: SO Number
• Required: Mode
• Required: Equipment
• Optional: Temperature - if the equipment mode is set to Reefer
• Required: Equipment Length
• Optional: Hazmat

4. Enter Commodity Item(s) Details:

• Optional: Commodity Name
• Required: Pallet Count
• Optional: Stackable
• Optional: Length
• Optional: Width
• Optional: Height
• Required: Weight

Click + ADD ITEM to add up to three additional commodity items.

5. Click 

6. Enter Transport Details:

• Required: Pickup and Delivery Facility Addresses
  • Select from an existing facility or

• • Click Add a new facility. All new facilities are saved for future use in the Facilities section of ShipperGuide. The facility name, address, and hours of operation days are required fields.
    • If creating a new facility, you will have the option to add a new contact after you have click  .

• Optional: Pickup and Delivery Contact
• Required: Pickup and Delivery Dates
• Optional: Pickup and Delivery Notes
• Optional: Click + ADD STOP to add up to two additional stops between the pickup and delivery facilities.

7. Click 

8. Review the shipment details. If you have confirmed the details are correct, click  or click BACK to make corrections/updates.

The shipment will be available on your shipments page to tender to a carrier.

After you have created the shipment, you can tender the shipment with the following options:

• Routing Guide - tender shipment to contracted RFP lanes
• Spot Quotes - invite carriers to bid on the lane