Question
Can Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s shipping functionality specify equipment requirements and accessorials like air-ride trailers, liftgate, and inside pickup for LTL and FTL shipments?
Equipment and Accessorial Specification Supported
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central shipping supports specifying equipment requirements and accessorials for LTL and FTL shipments. Users can select options such as air-ride trailers, liftgate service, inside pickup, and other accessorials within the shipment setup.
The Dynamic Ship app provides this functionality within Business Central, enabling detailed freight instructions for carrier services.
How Equipment Requirements Are Managed in Business Central Shipping
Native Business Central does not include detailed equipment or accessorial specification for LTL and FTL shipments in its core shipping features. This limitation often requires external carrier portals or manual communication with freight providers. Specifying services like air-ride trailers or liftgate is typically outside the scope of standard BC shipping capabilities.
The Dynamic Ship application extends Business Central’s shipping functionality by integrating carrier-specific service options directly into the Business Central environment. Dynamic Ship allows users to define equipment types, accessorials such as liftgate, inside pickup, and other freight-specific requirements when creating LTL or full truckload shipments.
Dynamic Ship connects with multiple parcel, LTL, and FTL carriers, providing real-time rate shopping and booking while incorporating accessorial requests into the shipment details. The app supports electronic submission of these preferences to carriers as part of the shipping transaction, minimizing manual processes.
This approach centralizes freight management within Business Central, obviating the need to switch to external systems for accessorial selections and equipment specification. It improves consistency and ensures carrier instructions are accurately transmitted along with the shipment documentation.
If equipment or accessorial options are not configured in Dynamic Ship carrier profiles, users will not see those options available for selection. Some specialized or regional carriers may not support all accessorials electronically, requiring manual handling. Return to native Business Central shipping occurs if the Dynamic Ship app is not installed or not licensed.
Related Shipping and Warehouse Management Tools in Business Central
Dynamic Ship enables detailed equipment and accessorial selection for LTL and FTL shipments within Business Central. It handles carrier integrations, real-time rate shopping, label generation, and freight options. Dynamic Ship does not replace core BC shipping records but extends their capabilities.
Order Fulfillment Worksheet helps determine order availability and readiness to ship but does not manage equipment or accessorial specifications.
Warehouse Insight and WMS Express provide warehouse-level scanning and inventory control but do not address carrier-specific freight service options.