LTL Freight Quotes - SEFL Edition

Southeastern Freight Lines, abbreviated as SEFL, is a privately owned American LTL trucking company headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina. It originates service in the Southeastern and Southwestern United States and makes deliveries throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. A network of service partners is used for transportation to areas outside of its service area. SEFL is the 11th largest American LTL carrier with a revenue of over $1 billion. If you don’t have a Southeastern Freight Lines account number, contact them at 803-794-7300. Key Features

• Displays negotiated LTL shipping rates in the WooCommerce checkout page.
• Provides quotes for shipments within the United States and to Canada.
• Custom label results displayed in the shopping cart.
• Define multiple warehouses.
• Identify products that drop ship from vendors.
• Display transit times with returned quotes.
• Product specific freight classes.
• Support for variable products.
• Option to determine a product's class by using the built in density calculator.
• Option to include residential delivery fees.
• Option to include fees for lift gate service at the destination address.
• Option to mark up quoted rates by a set dollar amount or percentage.
• Works seamlessly with other quoting apps published by Eniture Technology.

Requirements

• WooCommerce 6.4 or newer.
• A Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL) account number..
• Your sefl.com username and password.
• Customer Address, the address on your Southeastern Freight Lines account.
• A API key from Eniture Technology.

Installation Overview Before installing this plugin you should have the following information handy:

• A Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL) account number..
• Your sefl.com username and password.
• Customer Address, the address on your Southeastern Freight Lines account.

If you need assistance obtaining any of the above information, contact your local Southeastern Freight Lines or call the Southeastern Freight Lines corporate office at 803-794-7300. A more extensive and graphically illustrated set of instructions can be found on the Documentation tab at eniture.com. 1. Install and activate the plugin In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins => Add New. Search for "eniture SEFL freight quotes", and click Install Now. After the installation process completes, click the Activate Plugin link to activate the plugin. 2. Get a API key from Eniture Technology Go to Eniture Technology and pick a subscription package. When you complete the registration process you will receive an email containing your API key and your login to eniture.com. Save your login information in a safe place. You will need it to access your customer dashboard where you can manage your API keys and subscriptions. A credit card is not required for the free trial. If you opt for the free trial you will need to login to your Eniture Technology dashboard before the trial period expires to purchase a subscription to the API key. Without a paid subscription, the plugin will stop working once the trial period expires. 3. Establish the connection Go to WooCommerce => Settings => SEFL. Use the Connection link to create a connection to your Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL) account. 4. Select the plugin settings Go to WooCommerce => Settings => SEFL. Use the Quote Settings link to enter the required information and choose the optional settings. 6. Define warehouses and drop ship locations Go to WooCommerce => Settings => SEFL. Use the Warehouses link to enter your warehouses and drop ship locations. You should define at least one warehouse, even if all of your products ship from drop ship locations. Products are quoted as shipping from the warehouse closest to the shopper unless they are assigned to a specific drop ship location. If you fail to define a warehouse and a product isn’t assigned to a drop ship location, the plugin will not return a quote for the product. Defining at least one warehouse ensures the plugin will always return a quote. 7. Enable the plugin Go to WooCommerce => Settings => Shipping. Click on the Shipping Zones link. Add a US domestic shipping zone if one doesn’t already exist. Click the “+” sign to add a shipping method to the US domestic shipping zone and choose SEFL from the list. 8. Configure your products Assign each of your products and product variations a weight, Shipping Class and freight classification. Products shipping LTL freight should have the Shipping Class set to “LTL Freight”. The Freight Classification should be chosen based upon how the product would be classified in the NMFC Freight Classification Directory. If you are unfamiliar with freight classes, contact the carrier and ask for assistance with properly identifying the freight classes for your products.

3.2.4

• Update: Updated connection tab according to WordPress requirements

3.2.3

• Update: Introduced capability to suppress parcel rates once the weight threshold has been reached.
• Update: Compatibility with WordPress version 6.5.2
• Update: Compatibility with PHP version 8.2.0
• Fix: Incorrect product variants displayed in the order widget.

3.2.2

• Update: Introduced the handling unit feature.
• Update: Updated the description text in the warehouse.

3.2.1

• Update: Changed required plan from standard to basic for delivery estimate options.

3.2.0

• Update: Introduced the Origin Level Markup feature
• Update: Introduced the Product Level Markup Feature
• Update: Display "Free Shipping" at checkout when handling fee in the quote settings is -100% .
• Update: Introduce the Shipping Logs feature.

3.1.10

• Update: Compatibility with WooCommerce HPOS(High-Performance Order Storage)

3.1.9

• Update: Modified expected delivery message at front-end from “Estimated number of days until delivery” to “Expected delivery by”.
• Fix: Inherent Flat Rate value of parent to variations.
• Fix: Fixed space character issue in city name.

3.1.8

• Update: Added compatibility with "Address Type Disclosure" in Residential address detection

3.1.7

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress version 6.1
• Update: Compatibility with WooCommerce version 7.0.1

3.1.6

• Update: Show In-store pickup and local delivery options if API returns error

3.1.5

• Update: Introduced connectivity from the plugin to FreightDesk.Online using Company ID

3.1.4

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress version 6.0.
• Update: Included tabs for freightdesk.online and validate-addresses.com

3.1.3

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress multisite network
• Fix: Fixed support link.

3.1.2

• Update: Compatibility with PHP version 8.1.
• Update: Compatibility with WordPress version 5.9.

3.1.1

• Update: Relocation of NMFC Number field along with freight class.

3.1.0

• Update: Added features, Multiple Pallet Packaging and data analysis.

3.0.0

• Update: Compatibility with PHP version 8.0.
• Update: Compatibility with WordPress version 5.8.
• Fix: Corrected product page URL in connection settings tab.

2.3.1

• Update: Added feature "Weight threshold limit"
• Update: Added feature In-store pickup with terminal information

2.3.0

• Update: Cuttoff Time.
• Update: Added images URL for freightdesk.online portal.
• Update: CSV columns updated.
• Update: Virtual product details added in order meta data.
• Update: Compatibility with Shippable addon.
• Update: Compatibility with Micro-warehouse addon.

2.2.2

• Update: Introduced new features, Compatibility with WordPress 5.7, Order detail widget for draft orders, improved order detail widget for Freightdesk.online, compatibly with Shippable add-on, compatibly with Account Details(ET) add-don(Capturing account number on checkout page).

2.2.1

• Update: Fixed issue, when small product added to the cart page.

2.2.0

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress 5.6

2.1.0

• Update: Added features, a)Product Nesting b)Compatibility with Freightdesk.online

2.0.6

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress 5.5

2.0.5

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress 5.4

2.0.4

• Update: Change of Label AS logic for shipments originate from multiple locations

2.0.3

• Update: Introduced Test connection with thirdParty and shipper account

2.0.2

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress 5.1

2.0.1

• Fix: Identify one warehouse and multiple drop ship locations in basic plan.

2.0.0

• Update: Introduced new features and Basic, Standard and Advanced plans.

1.3.1 *Update: Compatibility with WordPress 5.0 1.3.0

• Update: Introduced compatibility with the Residential Address Detection plugin.

1.2.0

• Update: Added the ability to identify the 3rd party account number

1.1.2

• Fix: JS conflict resolved on test connection

1.1.1

• Fix: Fixed issue with new reserved word in PHP 7.1

1.1.0

• Update: Compatibility with WordPress 4.9

1.0.0

• Initial release.