AscendLTL - LTL Orders, Management and Loads
Did you know you can build and manage LTL Orders quickly & easily with AscendLTL? From creating an order, building a load from order, quoting direct wholesale rates, and more - with AscendLTL it has never been easier! Navigating to your LTL Orders menu tab allows you to Build an Order and manage your LTL in a few keystrokes!
Before you get started, you will want to review your AscendLTL Orders Permissions. LTL Orders have specific (and customizable) Permissions that can be added/removed from your AscendTMS Users. Your AscendTMS Account Administrator(s) will have all LTL Orders Permissions enabled by default.
Not to worry though, just like all AscendTMS Permissions - these are fully customizable! For more information about customizing your Permissions, click HERE.
Building an AscendLTL Order
Building an LTL Order within AscendTMS could not be easier! Simply select "Build an LTL Order" from your main menu or click on "Create New Order" from your menu options of any tab in LTL Management:
This will open an Order Form, with an Order number automatically assigned.
(Note - Order #'s start at 1000, will continue in ascending order, and cannot be edited).
The LTL Order Information has many fields that are not required and can be left empty should you not need them. Alternatively, you will notice there are icon descriptors to display the required and recommended fields.
While creating your Order, you will see an Order Actions menu at the top of your LTL Order form:
This allows you to Save the Order, Build an LTL Load from the Order, or Get an AscendLTL Quote on this Order and Build the Load at the same time. Let's take a look at each option:
Save Order - You can Save your order at any time and pick it back up later! Saving an Order will save this to your "Open Orders" tab in LTL Management.
Build LTL Load - This will automatically take your Order information and build it into a load for you! You can easily find your LTL Loads within Load Management, as they are all nicely placed under your AscendLTL Loads tab:
If you have opted to "Build LTL Load" from your Order, you can still get LTL direct wholesale quotes and book from uShip even after the load has been built. You can navigate to your LTL Management > Orders on a Load > Find/select your Order > Select "Get AscendLTL Quotes" here:
Alternatively, if you are inside the AscendLTL Load you can navigate to your Carrier/Asset Info page and select "Get AscendLTL Rates & Select Carrier via uShip" option:
Get AscendLTL Quotes and Build LTL Load - This button saves your Order, builds a load, AND takes you to Quotes from uShip all in one click of a button!
Hovering over the ? icon will display a key, letting you know there are Required and Recommended fields on your Order form that are needed for quoting.
Once you have completed your uShip booking, Order updates, documents, tracking and financial information will flow back into the load automatically!
LTL Management
In AscendLTL's Management area you can Create and Manage your LTL Orders. You will find 3 tabs in LTL Management; Orders, Orders on a Load, and Archived. Let's break down what each tab means and it's functionality:
Open - This tab allows you to create, save, and manage your LTL Orders.
Orders on a Load - This tab is where you will find your LTL Orders that you have assigned to an AscendLTL Load within your Load Management. This includes orders you "Get AscendLTL Quotes" and book through our partner uShip and/or any LTL Orders you manage through another provider.
You can see the Order Status and details at a glance and navigate quickly into the Order or the Load itself. You can even get AscendLTL Quotes for direct wholesale rates provided by our partner uShip!!
The Order Status "On Load" will be set for any order that is assigned to an AscendLTL Load but has not been booked through uShip. Don't worry, if you haven't already done so - you can still opt to "Get AscendLTL Quotes" and book through uShip even after the Order has been put on a Load. :)
Simply select the Order, click "Get AscendLTL Quotes" and when you complete your Booking, your Order updates from uShip will automatically update the Order/Load moving forward!
Orders that have been quoted/booked through uShip will not have the option to "Get AscendLTL Quotes" but you can quickly navigate to the Load its assigned to by clicking on the Load ID itself, or selecting the Order and the option to "View Load". The load will have your Order's information and uShip updates, documents and more!
Archived - This tab holds Orders that have been archived. Here you can review archived orders and unarchive them as needed.
You will be able to unarchive an order, pending your AscendTMS Account Administrator has given you the necessary Permissions to do so. For more information about AscendTMS Permissions, click HERE.
Unarchiving an Order will move this to your "Orders on a Load" tab and also unarchive the AscendLTL Load returning it to a Live state.
Maria
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