Parts Freight Application
Measurable Cost Recovery and Unparalleled Process Standardization
Are you tired of losing revenue due to missed freight charges, inconsistent pricing, and the costly manual labor involved in calculating shipping fees?
The Parts Freight 4.3 application from FDC Solutions is an affordable, simple, and powerful solution designed specifically for Caterpillar dealers to ensure you automatically recover of your parts freight costs across shop, counter, and internet (i.e., parts.cat.com) orders. This parameter-driven, enterprise-wide system delivers crucial consistency while remaining flexible enough to meet your unique dealership needs, delivering measurable cost recovery and unparalleled process standardization.
Key Benefits: Capture Lost Revenue and Drive Efficiency
The Parts Freight application transforms a traditionally complex, error-prone process into a seamless, automated function, enabling key benefits to your operation.
Captured Lost Revenue
Never miss a charge or undercharge for freight again. Automatically recover all freight costs and/or add a dedicated dropbox fee, as needed.
Improved Accuracy and Consistency
Eliminate manual entry errors and ensure freight fees are fair and consistent for every customer.
Increased Operational Efficiency
Significantly reduce the manual labor used to calculate and enter charges, freeing up your team to focus on your primary sales and service activities.
Enhanced Customer Trust
Ensure customers know what their costs will be in advance. For parts.cat.com orders, freight is applied directly to the original sale document, guaranteeing customers are charged the total price (including freight) immediately.
Powerful, Flexible Features Designed for Your Dealership
The Parts Freight application provides the depth and flexibility required by a modern, high-volume Caterpillar dealership.
Customizable Charge Codes
Specify a different Inbound or Outbound charge code based on the Destination Code, Ship Via, or Instructions, ensuring accurate financial tracking.
Automatic, Smart Calculation
Automatically calculate freight charges based on either weight (Options 10 & 20) or price (Options 11& 21) using customizable range tables.
Dual Freight Management
Configure parameters to accurately assess charges for inbound freight, outbound freight, or both, giving you complete control over recovery.
Prioritized Control
Maintain control over total customer cost by setting minimum and maximum dollar amounts for freight at the customer level, which takes priority over automated calculations.
Intelligent Bypass Options
Easily bypass charges when freight is not applicable. Parameters exist to bypass freight at the store level if the order is Smart Sourced (inbound or outbound) or if freight has been manually added.
WMSv2 Integration
Dealers using WMSv2 from FDC Solutions have the ability to automatically assign a Destination Code based on the Ship Via used on parts.cat.com, streamlining warehouse processes.
Pre-Sale Review
Prior to finalizing any sale document, you can review the total calculated freight to ensure accurate pricing before the customer is charged.
News and Insights
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Ready to learn more?
If your freight cost recovery processes are ready for a dramatic step forward, complete the form below and allow a member of our team to show you how the Parts Freight application from FDC Solutions is the simple solution that delivers measurable cost recovery and unparalleled process standardization.