How to set up a Direct Express Freight Baseline account [Step-by-Step guide]

When setting up a Direct Express Freight Carrier baseline account, you will have to:

NOTE: This article describes how to set up the Carrier baseline account.
If the Carrier baseline account has already been set up and you intend to add a new Billing Account, refer to: How to add and set up a Direct Express Freight Billing Account [Step-by-Step guide]

CARRIER SECTION

1. Access Maintenance and select Carriers

2. Click the Carrier for which you'll add the account to from the list

3. Click the Accounts tab

4. Click Add Account

5. In General Options set:

1. Name -> Direct Express Freight - [Account number] (e.g. Direct Express Freight - 123456)
2. Usage mode -> Production
3. Status -> Active
4. Label mode -> PDF
5. SCAC -> Carrier/SCAC code you're using in the WMS 
   
   

6. In Carrier Options set and Save:

REQUIRED

1. Access Key -> API Key as provided by Direct Express Freight
2. Account Number -> Direct Express Freight account number
3. Site ID -> 0 if not specified otherwise by Direct Express Freight
4. Sender address info -> Warehouse induction address (Suburb uses the FULL word, not the code, e.g. MELBOURNE)

OPTIONAL

1. Pricing Key -> API Key to receive rates
   
2. Tracking Key -> API Key to receive tracking data

Once ready, proceed to setting up the Billing Account as described in:

How to add and set up a Direct Express Freight Billing Account [Step-by-Step guide]