Enhanced Handling Units (LTL)
Enhanced Handling Units (EHU) and nested Line Item Details were introduced to the LTL Service portfolio in January 2020. The model is similar to TL Line Items (Line Items and Sub Line Items respectively).
Legacy line items is supported in parallel. Some customers will be using EHU, others will not. Some carriers will be EHU enabled (such as FedEx), while others will not.
What is stored in our LTL Service (Tracking/Rating/Dispatch)?
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For EHU Enabled customers, the EHU data is stored unaltered.
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For non-EHU customers, the legacy line item data is stored unaltered.
What is sent to the carrier for Rating and Dispatch?
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For EHU Enabled customers, there will be minor translation of the data to EHU enabled carriers; there will be major translation of the data to non-EHU carriers.
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For non-EHU customers, the there will be minimum translation of the data to non-EHU carriers; there will be major translation of the data to EHU enabled carriers.
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