Shipment Options for Ground Freight LTL and Freight LTL Guaranteed - Ground (Freight Pricing) Rate Comparison

Click the Options tab in the Shipping window to determine the availability of shipment-level options during rate comparison of LTL and Ground (Freight Pricing) shipments.

The following options may appear under Ground Freight Pricing Options on the Options tab:

Additional Handling

A shipment from any origin to any destination that requires additional handling due to its size or packaging is assessed an Additional Handling charge per package.

Note: See Additional Handling in Shipment and Package Options for information on the shipment types for which you can apply Additional Handling.

When you select Additional Handling under Ground (Freight Pricing) on the Options tab, enter the number of packages in your shipment in the Number of Packages box. WorldShip applies the Large Package option to the first package and applies Additional Handling to the remaining packages.

Declared Value

The value of the package declared by you for purposes of obtaining additional protection against loss or damage. If the payer directs you not to add declared value to a Freight Collect or Third Party shipment, you are not protected in the event of loss or damage.

When you select Declared Value under Ground (Freight Pricing) on the Options tab, you can specify the number of packages for the Standard Declared Value and the number of packages for the Shipper Paid Declared Value, but the combined number of packages cannot exceed the total number of packages in the LTL shipment.

Signature Services

Select Signature Services for any package that you designate. Signatures will be required on delivery.

Note: See the Notes for Signature Services in Shipment and Package Options for information on the Signature Services types.

When you select Signature Services under Ground (Freight Pricing) on the Options tab, you must enter the number of packages for each Signature Services type.

Excess Declared Value

The value of the package declared by you for purposes of obtaining additional protection against loss or damage exceeds the maximum liability limitations. The maximum amount allowed for Excess Declared Value is 999999999.99, and the only allowed currency is USD.

Large Package

When you select Large Package under Ground (Freight Pricing) on the Options tab, enter the number of packages for which UPS WorldShip applies the Large Package Surcharge.

UPS carbon neutral

Use this shipment option to offset the carbon dioxide (or CO2) emissions and reduce the impact to the climate associated with the transportation of your shipment.

Note: See UPS carbon neutral in Shipment and Package Options for information on this shipment option.

When you select UPS carbon neutral under Ground (Freight Pricing) on the Options tab, the shipment option is applied to all packages in the shipment.

Handling Charge

Allows you to assess handling charges by increasing or decreasing one of the following:

Weekend Commercial Delivery

Select this option for Ground Freight delivery of commercial shipments from US50 to US50 using Groundservice on a Saturday. See Weekend Commercial Delivery