Ship Via (Add & Edit)

Use the Ship Via screen to configure a ship via code. It has dual functionality and allows a Fuel Surcharge to be configured and used. Once the Freight screen and the Ship Via screen are configured (see Setting up FREIGHT and FUEL surcharges), the Add Freight screen appears when updating customer-ordered parts on a parts order.

To open the Ship Via screen, click a shipping Code or the Need to add a ship via code? Click here to add link on the Ship Via screen.

Topics in this section are:

Adding a Ship Via Code

Ship Via codes added to the system will appear as a valid transportation company codes on the Ship Via field drop down list field on the Shipping tab within the PO system.

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Miscellaneous > Other > Ship Via.

    Ship Via

  2. Click the Need to add a ship via code? Click here to add link.

  3. Enter the desired information the appropriate fields, referring to the table below.

  4. Click the Save button to save the new ship via code.

Screen Description

The fields on the Ship Via screen are:

Field Description
Ship Via Code A code to designate the carrier to be used as a Ship Via code in IntelliDealer or MyDealer. An example of a code would be "FEDEX" if Federal Express is to be used as the carrier.
Location The location that this code applies to.
Description A description for the carrier.
Fuel Surcharge % The Fuel Surcharge percent to apply to an invoice (charged as a miscellaneous charge) in IntelliDealer when using the Fuel Surcharge Part #. The fuel surcharge percentage is a percentage of the freight amount.
Fuel Surcharge Amount A Fuel Surcharge amount to apply to an invoice (charged as a miscellaneous charge) in IntelliDealer when using the Fuel Surcharge Part #.
Applies To

Indicates where the code applies to. Options are: 

  • IntelliDealer—only the Fuel Surcharge fields are used and applied to IntelliDealer.
  • MyDealer—only the Code, Location and Description are utilized.
  • Both—the table is used and applied to both IntelliDealer (fuel surcharge fields) and MyDealer.
Invoice Amount Up To The estimated shipping charge added to an invoice within MyDealer, using the Freight number entered in the Freight # field on the FREIGHT table.
Shipping % The amount of estimated shipping (in dollars) charge to an invoice within MyDealer when the corresponding invoice amount is reached.
Active for System Select the checkbox to indicate that this code should remain active on the system.

Use these buttons to complete your work on the Ship Via screen:

Button Description
Save Saves the changes to this ship via code.
Copy Copies the entries in this code to a new code.
Save & New Saves the changes to this ship via code and opens a new ship via code.
Save & Next Saves the changes to this ship via code and opens the next code in the list.
Close Closes the screen without saving any of the changes made.

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Revision date: 2026.09