How to Add a Day & Ross / Day & Ross LTL Baseline Account [Guide]

Modified on Fri, 10 Apr at 1:46 PM

This guide explains how to add and configure a Day & Ross REST Baseline Account.

A Baseline Carrier Account defines the default configuration required for the platform to communicate with the carrier and generate shipping labels. This setup is required before adding Client (Billing) Accounts and enabling shipping operations for this carrier.

For a complete overview of supported carriers and related setup guides, refer to techSHIP supported Carriers - Master List [Guides List].

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prerequisites
Carrier-Specific Instructions
- Carrier Tab
- Labels Tab
Finalizing the Setup

Prerequisites

Before adding the Baseline Account, ensure the following prerequisites are completed:

Day & Ross REST Onboarding Requirements and Configuration Guides [Information].
Follow the configuration steps as described in How to Add a Carrier Baseline Account [Step-by-Step guide] using the values provided below.

Carrier-Specific Instructions

Carrier Tab

The Carrier tab contains the Baseline configuration used to identify the Carrier account and define its operational behavior. Fields in this view are grouped visually to distinguish mandatory (red-highlighted items) and optional (blue-highlighted items) carrier-specific settings.

Email: Enter the Day & Ross account email used for carrier authentication. This value identifies the account in the carrier connection flow.

Password: Enter the password associated with the Day & Ross account email. This value is required to complete authentication.

Username: Enter the Day & Ross API username assigned to the account. This value is required for the carrier connection.

User Password: Enter the password associated with the API username. This field is required for authentication.

Client ID: Enter the Day & Ross Client ID assigned to the account. This value identifies the carrier account in API requests.

Pickup open time: Enter the earliest pickup availability time for the shipping location. Use this field to define the start of the pickup window sent to the carrier.

Pickup close time: Enter the latest pickup availability time for the shipping location. Use this field to define the end of the pickup window sent to the carrier.

Pickup ready hours: Enter the preparation time required before the shipment can be made available for pickup. Use this field when the location needs lead time before carrier arrival.

Weekends mode: Use this field to define how weekend pickup or delivery handling should be applied for the account. Configure it only when the carrier account and operational flow require weekend handling.

Sender company and address: Enter the default ship-from company name and address lines used by the Baseline account. These values define the carrier-side origin information used when the Billing account does not override the sender address.

Sender city, state/province, ZIP/postal code, and country: Enter the default origin location details for the Baseline account. These values are used as the ship-from location for carrier communication.

Sender phone and email: Enter the default sender contact details associated with the Baseline origin. These values are used as the carrier contact details for the ship-from location.

Labels Tab

Set Mode to one of the following values: [ZPL, PDF].

To enable settings —and before continuing—, press Save.

Finalizing the Setup

Once the Baseline Account has been created, validated, and saved, proceed to configure the Client (Billing) Account: How to Add and Set Up a Day & Ross REST Client (Billing) Account [Guide].