Call Before Delivery

Some carriers offer the option to notify the recipient of an impending shipment delivery.
In StarShip, 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 OptionCarrier
Appointment DeliveryA. Duie Pyle, Holland Carriers, Reddaway Carriers
Arrival NoticeSaia
Arrival NotificationOld Dominion, ABF Freight, Southeastern Freight Lines, Averitt Express, Dayton Freight Lines
Call Before DeliveryUPS Freight, FedEx Freight, Enterprise TMS
Delivery NotifyAAA Cooper
Delivery NotificationYRC, R+L Carriers
Destination Delivery NotificationXPO Logistics
Delivery AppointmentNew Penn
Notification at DeliveryDependable Highway Express
Notify ConsigneeEstes Express Lines
NotificationPitt 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.