Setting carrier shipment limits in PitneyShip Enterprise

Carrier shipment limits allow you to determine how many packages can be sent through a particular carrier account per day, week, or month. This helps to manage carrier costs by controlling how much volume is processed through each carrier account. Limits are automatically enforced and you can decide what happens when the limit is reached. When rate shopping, any carriers that have exceeded their limits for the current time period are not shown. You can easily monitor the current shipment counts.

This feature is only available for package carriers. It is not available for freight carriers.

This article only applies to the warehouse fulfillment version of PitneyShip Enterprise.

1. Select Settings > Carriers.
2. Go to the Shipment Limits tab.
3. Select Create Limit.
4. Select the Carrier you wish to limit.
5. If you have more than one account with that carrier, select the Carrier Account you wish to limit.
6. Under Threshold, enter the Maximum Shipments you wish to allow for this carrier account. It is recommended to set the limit slightly below your actual carrier limit. The maximum is one million.
7. Under Time Frame, select when the threshold count will reset: daily, weekly, or monthly.
8. Under Action, select what happens when the limit is reached:
   • Users must manually select a different carrier or carrier account: Users will see a notification that the limit has been reached and must choose a different account.
   • Automatically switch to a different carrier account and service:You specify the Carrier, Account, and Service you wish to use next.
9. If you want the limit to take effect immediately, leave the Status set to Active.
10. Select Done.

The features and options you see may vary depending upon your role and subscription. If you have any questions regarding your permissions, please contact your administrator.