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ShipStation Carrier Services: SEKO LTL

 

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SEKO LTL is ShipStation's first LTL (Less than Truckload) carrier. For shipping LTL, you can quickly add SEKO and manage payments through ShipStation. ShipStation's integration with SEKO LTL gives you access to four unique shipping services to help you to fulfill your LTL shipping needs.

Looking for SEKO Logistics?

This article refers to ShipStation's integration with SEKO LTL. See SEKO Logistics if you are looking for the international carrier.

Requirements for SEKO LTL from ShipStation

Connection Requirements:

  • Complete your ShipStation Carrier Services account setup in ShipStation.

Connect SEKO LTL from ShipStation

To set up SEKO LTL for use with ShipStation Carrier Services:

  1.  

    Go to Account Settings.

    Closeup of Toolbar. The red box highlights the icon for Settings.

  2.  

    Select Shipping then choose Carriers from the left-hand sidebar.

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  3.  

    Click the Add a Provider Account button.

    Carriers & Fulfillment page. Arrow points to Add a Provider Account button.

  4. Select the SEKO LTL tile and click Connect.

    Seko logo

SEKO LTL Available Features

ShipStation's integration with SEKO LTL supports the following standard features:

 

Key: Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. = Supported; Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No. = Not Supported; Grey dash icon. Not applicable. = Does Not Apply

Common ShipStation Features

Feature

Supported?

Domestic Shipping

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

International Shipping

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Electronic Customs Submission*

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Return Labels

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Estimated Rates

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier Insurance

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Tracking

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Automatic Tracking

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

End of Day (Electronic)

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

End of Day (PDF)

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Label Branding

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Label Messages

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Multi-package Shipping

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Multiple Accounts

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Domestic Services

Standard

Threshold

Room of Choice

White Glove

Package Options

Container
 

SEKO LTL Services Details

SEKO LTL provides 4 services through ShipStation. Each service includes specific add-ons and any surcharges are built into the rates.

Service

Bundled Add-ons

Standard

  • Appointed delivery window

  • Outside deliver to the threshold or main entrance of the residence/business (first dry area ground level)

Threshold

  • Appointed delivery window

  • Inside delivery over the threshold or main entrance of the residence/business

  • Signature required

Room of Choice

  • Appointed delivery window

  • Inside delivery to the location or room of choice

  • Signature required

White Glove

  • Appointed delivery window

  • Inside delivery to the location or room of choice

  • Unpack & debris removal

  • Signature required

Additional Features for SEKO LTL

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

Feature

Description

Labels charged to balance at time of label creation

Shipment fees will be deducted from your ShipStation Carrier Services balance as soon as you create the shipment label.

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 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 SEKO LTL

  • Weight must be a whole number. SEKO does not support decimal values so ShipStation will round weight up to the nearest integer. For example, 10.2 lbs will be rounded to 11 lbs.

  • Only recognizes the short 5-digit version of a zip code.

  • Scheduling pickups must be done on your SEKO account.

  • No same-day pickup: ShipStation automatically sets the ship date as the next day and calculates shipping time for 5 business days from that ship date.

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 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.

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