Shipping Agent Contact: Consol Agent

This page is accessed via Brokerage and Forwarding > Shipping Agent Management > Shipping Agent Contacts. This is on the Consol Agent tab. You must have selected CONSOL_AGENT for the Agent Role for this tab to appear.

This page displays specifics regarding internal agents and how they relate to jobs.

1. Use the Allow House Collect check box to indicate whether or not a shipping agent is allowed to handle shipments with COLLECT payment terms.

   Note: This check box is used for visibility and is not currently enforced within the base application.

2. If house collection is allowed, use the Max House Collect Amount to specify the maximum amount of freight charges that can be collected from the internal bill.
3. Use the Master Bill Type field to identify if the master bill of lading is Express or Original.
4. Identify the payment method of the master bill of lading by entering a Master B/L Payment Method.
5. The Master B/L Consignee Type field determines who the consignee party on the bill of lading is. The Contact and Comm Method fields next to it are used to identify consignee contact information and their preferred method of contact.
6. The Master B/L Notify Type and Master B/L Also Notify Type fields are used to specify primary and secondary parties to notify. Use their corresponding Contact and Comm Method fields to identify their contact information and their preferred method of contact.