How to edit Carriers [Step-by-step guide]

When setting up your techTMS environment, you might need to update Carrier information for several reasons, from changing basic fields, to removing, expanding or updating values.  

This article defines the base setup, and depending on how specific or complex your Carrier setup can be, you might need to follow additional guides to complete it, such as editing Accessorials or setting up API keys.

NOTE: Make sure that you are operating under the right environment beforehand.

To do it, you will have to:

1. Click Maintenance to deploy the options list and select Carriers

2. Click Edit on the row of the record you need to update

3. Edit the fields accordingly

• Code: Carrier Code (it is recommended to use the same you are using in other systems)
• Name: Carrier Name to identify it in menus and reports
• Integration Code: Carrier Alias to be used on the integration
• (Optional) Transit time (days): Default transit days when not specified
• (Optional) Use for Shipping Rate: If checked, the Carrier will be taken into account when rating

4. Press Save to apply the changes

5. If required, you might also need to:

• Edit Accessorials as described here: How to edit Accessorials assigned to a Carrier [Step-by-step guide]
• Edit API Connections as described here: How to set up a Carrier API connection [Step-by-step guide]