Some carriers offer the option to notify the recipient of an impending shipment delivery.
In Aptean Ship, we call this “Call Before Delivery”, however the name of this shipment option will vary depending on the carrier. This table shows the “Call Before Delivery” equivalent name for each carrier that supports this shipment option.
| Call Before Delivery Option | Carrier |
|---|---|
| Appointment Delivery | A. Duie Pyle, Holland Carriers, Reddaway Carriers |
| Arrival Notice | Saia |
| Arrival Notification | Old Dominion, ABF Freight, Southeastern Freight Lines, Averitt Express, Dayton Freight Lines |
| Call Before Delivery | UPS Freight, FedEx Freight, Enterprise TMS |
| Delivery Notify | AAA Cooper |
| Delivery Notification | YRC, R+L Carriers |
| Destination Delivery Notification | XPO Logistics |
| Delivery Appointment | New Penn |
| Notification at Delivery | Dependable Highway Express |
| Notify Consignee | Estes Express Lines |
| Notification | Pitt Ohio |
Regardless of what the specific option name is for a carrier, this option will appear as “Call Before Delivery” when mapping this field in the source interface. The example below shows how to set this option in Shipment Details to always be selected or “checked” by default. You could also map this field to a source interface field.
