LSO (Lone Star Overnight)

Details about ShipStation's integration with LSO. Includes requirements, connection process, features, notes, and troubleshooting tips.

LSO™ (Lone Star Overnight) is a regional shipping carrier offering delivery to Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and more supported locations, plus international shipping labels for packages bound for Mexico. ShipStation's integration with LSO allows you to reduce your overall Regular, Express, and Overnight Shipping costs.

LSO is also a great option for merchants that ship vape products within the LSO service area.

Visit LSO to open an account, or create an LSO account through ShipStation. See the Connect an LSO account to ShipStation section below for details.

LSO Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with LSO.

  • Your LSO Account Number and Billing Address.

Connect an LSO account to ShipStation

To connect your LSO account to ShipStation:

  1. Select the LSO tile and click Connect.

    Lone Star Overnight logo
  2. Enter your LSO Account Number, Billing Street Number, Billing City, Billing State, and Billing ZIP Code, and choose an Account Nickname to identify the carrier account in ShipStation.

    Tip

    If you don't have an LSO account yet, select the Sign up for a new LSO Account! option to create an account.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Click Connect.

Available Features for the LSO Integration

ShipStation's integration with LSO supports the following standard features:

Additional Features for LSO

ShipStation's integration with LSO allows for the following additional features:

Feature

Description

Vape Shipping

LSO supports shipping vape products.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.

ShipStation will display estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipStation.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

When tracking is available, ShipStation will automatically track the shipment status and update the tracking status on the Shipments tab. This feature allows for other advanced ShipStation features like delayed notifications and the Branded Tracking Page.

ShipStation can perform an End of Day process for the carrier and submits the shipment information electronically. The End of Day process can be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. A printable file may or may not be available, see the End of Day (PDF).

ShipStation can perform an End of Day process for the carrier and creates an End of Day PDF file that can be printed and provided to the carrier. The End of Day process can be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. The file may or may not be submitted electronically, see End of Day (Electronic).

ShipStation can print the store's logo on shipping labels created for this carrier. Label branding may not be available for all shipping services.

ShipStation can include information that will be displayed on the label as a label message. Label messages may not be available for all shipping services.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier integration to ShipStation multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

Additional Details about the LSO Integration

  • LSO does not deliver to P.O. Boxes.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.

The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.

ShipStation will display estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.

Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipStation.

Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.

When tracking is available, ShipStation will automatically track the shipment status and update the tracking status on the Shipments tab. This feature allows for other advanced ShipStation features like delayed notifications and the Branded Tracking Page.

ShipStation can perform an End of Day process for the carrier and submits the shipment information electronically. The End of Day process can be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. A printable file may or may not be available, see the End of Day (PDF).

ShipStation can perform an End of Day process for the carrier and creates an End of Day PDF file that can be printed and provided to the carrier. The End of Day process can be mandatory or optional, based on the carrier and your account with them. The file may or may not be submitted electronically, see End of Day (Electronic).

ShipStation can print the store's logo on shipping labels created for this carrier. Label branding may not be available for all shipping services.

ShipStation can include information that will be displayed on the label as a label message. Label messages may not be available for all shipping services.

The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.

You can connect this carrier integration to ShipStation multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.