[ic] Heavy items

[Jim Balcom]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Peter Jakl wrote:

PJ>>PJ>>I have items >150 lbs. How would you add a shipping rule for UPS to take
PJ>>an
PJ>>PJ>>item that weighs 250 lbs, for example, to use the sum of the cost of
PJ>>PJ>>shipping 150lbs. plus cost of shipping 100lbs?
PJ>>
PJ>>>Will UPS ship things that are that heavy?
PJ>>>I don't think so.
PJ>>>You probably need to get a freight company (Wilson, Ohio-Pitt, Roadway,
PJ>>etc)
PJ>>>to ship it for you.
PJ>>
PJ>>I'm aware UPS won't ship it. We just want to compute the shipping cost the
PJ>>way I suggest it. They'll handle the change in carrier on the back end. Can
PJ>>interchange be setup to compute the shipping?

Sure! Just add on to the UPS rate table, using the existing format, and plug
in whatever numbers will make you happy.

You will have to go into shipping.asc and modify the limits that are there.

-= Jim =-

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