January 30th, 2025 Release Notes, Version 25.01

The new shipment creation experience has been updated with further changes to enhance our uses experience. A few items that are now supported include:

If you haven’t tried the new shipment creation experience yet, then encourage you to try it and see how it can save you time in your shipment creation experience.

There is now an option to automatically re-apply a contract to a shipment if the shipment has already been tendered to a carrier, but shipment updates occur that would affect the rate on the shipment. In this case, the system will automatically Revoke the existing tender and then re-apply the contract to the shipment and automatically re-assign the carrier to the shipment.

This feature can be enabled under Manage, Company and selecting the Re-apply Contracts to Shipments checkbox.

Re-applying a contract will occur if the following information is changed on a shipment that is in one of these statuses QUOTE ACCEPTED, APPOINTMENT PENDING, CARRIER CONFIRMED, or TENDERED:

Once these changes have been saved, the system will revoke the current tender which will remove the financials, and notify the carrier that the shipment has been revoked. The system will then re-apply the contract with that carrier, if the contract still is valid for the new shipment configuration. If the shipment no longer meets the original contract criteria, the system will try to locate an applicable contract for that carrier.

For example, the original shipment pickup is in TX and delivery is in IN, so a contract from TX to IN was originally applied to the shipment. If the user adds a final stop to the shipment in MI, the original contract will no longer be valid for the shipment. If however, the original carrier also as a different contract from TX to MI, the system will automatically apply this contract.

When a contract is re-applied, the system will assign the carrier to the shipment, update the system financials with the new rates, and send a notification email to the carrier. During this process the carrier should receive an email revoking the original shipment followed by an email notifying them they are assigned to the new shipment configuration. A green informational toast will appear when the contract has been applied successfully.

In addition to the updated financial information, the user can view the Bids tab and will see the original tender has been Revoked, and the new tender has been Accepted.

In the event where the original contract is removed, but the system is unable to find a matching contract with the original carrier that meets the new shipment configuration, a notification will be displayed informing the user the carrier is removed and they will need to manually assign another carrier/contract that meets the current shipment.

Users now have the ability to access live parcel rates from Canada Post via a direct integration with the Shipwell platform. This integration supports the ability to get contracted rates, dispatch and generate shipping labels, and receive tracking updates automatically.

Enabling this integration is quick and easy. First go to Manage, Carriers, then locate your Canada Post carrier profile. Once in the carrier profile, select the Accounts menu on the left side of the screen. The accounts tab will appear where you can then select the Add Accounts button.

For Canada Post you will need to enter an Account Name, Billing Address, and your Purolator Account Credentials which include:

In addition, you can choose your label format type and label size.

Optionally, if you have multiple accounts for different shipping or receiving locations you can add locations in the Origin or Destination fields. When multiple accounts exist the system will automatically use the account based on the shipment’s origin or destination. If you only use one account these fields can be left blank.

Once the required fields are populated click the Connect button. If you have completed the setup properly you will see a green indicator showing you have successfully connected to Canada Post.

The Canada Post rates will appear on the Parcel Rate Results screen and will show all the Canada Post services available for the shipment. To dispatch the shipment click the Select button next to the desired service level. You will be taken to the shipment confirmation screen where you can dispatch and generate the shipping labels.

Canada Post special services supported include Signature service options, and COD options.