This guide explains how to add and configure a Mainfreight V2 Baseline Account.


A Baseline Carrier Account defines the default configuration required for the platform to communicate with the carrier and generate shipping labels. This setup is required before adding Client (Billing) Accounts and enabling shipping operations for this carrier.

  

   
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For a complete overview of supported carriers and related setup guides, refer to techSHIP supported Carriers - Master List [Guides List].

   

   

   

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Prerequisites


Before adding the Baseline Account, ensure the following prerequisites are completed: [ADD LINK HERE] Mainfreight V2 Onboarding Requirements and Configuration Guides [Information].

    

   
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Confirm you are operating in the correct Location:

  

   

   

         

Then, follow the configuration steps as described in How to Add a Carrier Baseline Account [Step-by-Step guide] using the values provided below.


Carrier-Specific Instructions


Carrier Tab


The Carrier tab contains the Baseline configuration used to identify the Carrier account and define its operational behavior. Fields in this view are grouped visually to distinguish mandatory (red-highlighted items) and optional (blue-highlighted items) carrier-specific settings.



A

API Key: { Enter the API Key provided by Mainfreight for this integration.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

B

Account: { Enter the Mainfreight account identifier used for rating/booking/label or BOL requests.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

C

Sender company: { Enter the ship-from company name used on documents and in shipment requests.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

D

Sender address: { Configure the ship-from address used for rating/booking/document generation (Address 1, City, State/Province, Zip, Country required; Address 2/3 optional).}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

E

Calculate pickup time: { Optional. Enable when pickup time should be calculated/controlled using the pickup time window fields.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

F

Pickup open time: { Optional. Define the earliest pickup time when required by the carrier workflow.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

G

Pickup close time: { Optional. Define the latest pickup time when required by the carrier workflow.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

H

Weekends mode: { Optional. Configure weekend handling when required by client/carrier scheduling rules.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

I

Custom house bill prefix: { Optional. Set a custom prefix for house bill numbers when required.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

J

Custom house bill length: { Optional. Set the expected house bill number length when using a custom prefix/format.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

K

Label type: { Select the document type to generate: US Bol or US Label.}

[Optional: insert warning/note block here only if tied to this field]

     

     

Labels Tab & Capabilities


The following table summarizes BOL and label support specific to this carrier:

   

ITEMSUPPORTEDBEHAVIOR
LabelSupportedSelect Label type as one of the following values: [US Bol, US Label].
BOLSupportedGenerates a BOL document when Label type is set to US Bol.

   


Warning

To enable Baseline Account settings, and before continuing, press Save.

 
   

    

Finalizing the Setup


Once the Baseline Account has been created, validated, and saved, proceed to configure the Client (Billing) Account: [ADD LINK HERE] How to Add and Set Up a Mainfreight V2 Client (Billing) Account [Step-by-Step guide].