Switch to LTL freight for heavy orders

Offer a parcel service, such as UPS Ground, for normal orders and an LTL freight service for heavy ones. You do this with two methods whose weight ranges don't overlap.

Intermediate · How-to guide

In this example, carts up to 150 lb get UPS Ground. Heavier carts get "Freight Shipping".

Before you start

Connect your freight carrier in Settings → Carriers. See LTL freight in ASM: classes, accessorials and billing terms and the setup article for your carrier.

Steps

1. Set the parcel method's limit. Select Edit on your UPS Ground rule. In When this rule applies, set Weight to 0 to 150. Leave Split the package if over unticked. Select Save Rule.
2. Add the freight method. Select Add a shipping rule.
3. Method name: Freight Shipping.
4. In When this rule applies, set Weight from 150.01, and leave the second box empty.
5. Fill in Where it ships.
6. In How it's priced, select Real-time, and choose your freight carrier's service in Assigned method.
7. Select Save Rule.

How the weight is counted

• It's the total weight of the products being priced for that method.
• Products that ship free or at a flat rate on the method are left out, unless you turn on Count free/flat shipping weights when free/flat shipping is applied in Settings. See Global shipping settings explained.

Variations

• Keep parcel for heavy carts too. Instead of limiting UPS Ground, tick Split the package if over. ASM splits heavy carts into more packages of up to 150 lb. See Limit a method by weight or order value.
• Freight for certain products only. Use a Show trigger on the freight method, for example SKUs in the cart. See Hide a method when certain products are in the cart.

Check that it works

In the Shipping Estimator, test a 140 lb cart and a 160 lb cart. The first should show UPS Ground only; the second should show Freight Shipping only. See Test your rates with the Shipping Estimator.