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After reading the notes below,
continue to the request form
SPECIAL NOTES
Please take a moment to review the following
information before submitting the form.
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Ensure that account
number(s) are valid, active accounts.
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Requests will be
examined when they are received. If obvious
errors are present in the request or
shipping address list(s), we will
immediately contact you to resolve.
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Please advise the
local operations station of the pending
shipments so they can expect the shipments
for the scheduled pickup date.
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The Client’s Company
Name must appear on the spreadsheet as it is
to appear on the labels.
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Any special handling
requests should be given on the request
sheet or considered void. This includes but
is not limited to labels staying in a
particular order and labels being divided
into specific groups.
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Manifest information
will be contained on the provided CD and
must be printed by you to deliver to the
driver.
FILE SETUP REQUIREMENTS
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Files must be
in an Excel or CSV format
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File must include a
column for number of pieces (should always
be 1)
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If more than one shipment is going
to an address, then that address must be present
in the list once per shipment, on an entirely
separate row in the spreadsheet
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File must include a
column for weight
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International and
Domestic addresses must be in separate
files/spreadsheets
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All country codes must be two letters. (US,
JP, CA) USA, Japan, Canada, etc. will
not work
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For countries with states, two letter state
codes must be used
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Postal codes must be correctly formatted for
the country shipping to
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For dutiable
international shipments, we must know in
advance the item value, country of origin,
and detailed description. If PDSLogistics is
expected to provide commercial invoices,
this information must be included in the
file with a column for each item
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For domestic
shipments only the first five digits are
required for zip codes. No PO Boxes
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Files with long
addresses should be broken up into 2 or 3
separate fields. (Address in one field, and
suite/dept in another field). Please note
the following maximum field lengths:
q
Company Name 30 characters
q
Attention To 35
characters
q
Address lines 35
characters
q
Reference 35
characters
q
Description 40
characters
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We encourage including phone numbers. Please
include area code
ITN numbers must be provided for AES shipments
UPS Header Template:
If processing UPS, please see this
template
<csv format> to assure
minimum required fields are contained in the data file
before submitting to PDSLogistics for fulfillment.
FedEx Header Template
If processing FedEx, please see this
template
<csv format> to assure
minimum required fields are contained in the data file
before submitting to PDSLogistics for fulfillment.
PDSLogistics will review and provide
feedback related to any data-file concerns upon receipt.
Please make sure that a technical contact is provided in
case we need to reach out for any data field corrections
that may impact our ability to process through your
selected carrier service.
Please be sure to read the
PDSLogistics
"Terms of Service" before
submitting a request for service.
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