The freight section allows for setup of the various pickup/delivery options offered to clients when booking equipment & services. Shipping costs are calculated against a base rate where the weight of the equipment on the booking can also be considered if entered against product records. Freight is set up outside the booking (usually during initial data setup) and selected during booking entry.
A freight setup window will display where you can enter multiple freight options. RentalPoint allows you to have several services for the one freight type. For example, you may ship using a local courier, so you would enter 'Local' in the description column. The local courier may have different options such as 'Regular', 'Express' or 'Overnight'. Each of these options can be added as a different line in the freight setup. When you select the freight in the booking, the options will be merged together, so you don't see duplicates. This approach provides operators the option of selecting different freight options for different scenarios such as:
- Addressing multiple distances traveled
- Having preferred rates for customers
- Varying levels of priority in shipping
There are several rates that can be set according to weight loaded onto the truck. If weight figures have been entered for your products, RentalPoint will calculate the weight of the booking being loaded onto the truck. Thresholds can be set to charge varying rates based on how much weight is being loaded onto the truck. This option, combined with multiple services gives considerable flexibility in charging for freight.
- Base Rate is used to calculate freight charge up to maximum weight entered
- with a base rate of 7.5 up with a maximum weight of 10Kg - freight will be calculated at $75
- Rate Per Unit (RPU) will add an additional charge for each unit above the maximum weight to the next weight threshold
There are also freight defaults that can be specified. When a new booking is created, the defaults will come from here.
Please note, once you have created a Freight item you can rename it but not delete it.
Now that freights have been added to the system they can be used in the booking.
Access freight when editing the booking
OR from the side menu in the booking
