VESYL’s Rate Shopping feature allows you to automatically find the most cost-effective shipping option. Beyond simply choosing the lowest possible rate, you can refine automation rules to compare only specific services—for example, FedEx 2Day vs. UPS 2nd Day Air—giving you greater control over your shipping strategy.
Step 1: Create a Rate Shopping Automation
- Go to the Automations tab in your VESYL dashboard.
- Create a new automation.
- In the “Do This” Action, select Set Lowest Rate.
- Choose the specific carriers and services you want to include (e.g., FedEx 2Day, UPS 2nd Day Air).
This ensures the system compares only those selected services and applies the best available rate.
Step 2: Excluding Services from Rate Shopping
- By selecting specific services, you can exclude services you don’t want included in the rate shopping process.
- For example, if you want 2-day delivery but don’t want USPS Priority Mail included, only select FedEx 2Day and UPS 2nd Day Air.
Step 3: Benefits of Rate Shopping Between Services
- More Control: Fine-tune which carriers you want to use based on cost, reliability, or customer preference.
- Flexibility: Limit automation to faster services, ground shipping, or carriers that align with your business needs.
- Efficiency: Automatically ensure the cheapest option among preferred carriers is chosen—saving both time and money.
Best Practices
- Combine Rate Shopping with Address Verification to avoid selecting invalid rates.
- Review your Reports and Analytics regularly to ensure rate shopping is producing the expected savings.
- Update automations if carriers adjust pricing or introduce new service options.
- Use rate shopping for both domestic and international shipments, but tailor your service selections accordingly.
By leveraging VESYL’s Rate Shopping between specific services, you gain full control over shipping costs while still meeting customer delivery expectations.
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