Re: UPS / FEDEX RATES

Hi, Doug:

FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc. offer "web services" (SOAP, XML, etc.) to get rate quotes dynamically. In other words, you can send a request (in suitably formatted XML) with the package weight, source address and destination address, etc., and get an instant price quote.

A quick google search for "UPS rate quote web service" found this:

https://wwwapps.ups.com/fctc/timeandcost?loc=en_US
and
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/bussol/offering/technology/automated_shipping/online_tools.html
and
http://www.marksanborn.net/php/calculating-ups-shipping-rate-with-php/
and
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/shipping_charges_pt2_print.html
and
http://www.northsys.com/UPSRateCalculator.aspx
etc.

A google search for "FedEx rate quote web service" found this:

http://www.fedex.com/us/developer/product/solutions.html
and
http://www.fedex.com/us/developer/product/basics.html

Does that help?

Mark

> Doug Palme wrote:

Yes,
We are more looking for an automatic way with this Eric.....not having someone loading the rates manually.....and we need to catch the rate changes prior to their change...and we do not want to have someone looking at their website everyday for rate changes.....





From:
"DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
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Date:
04/10/2008 09:53 AM
Subject:
RE: UPS / FEDEX RATES



Doug,

Did you even try looking for them?

Google, searched "ups rates file", second result titled "UPS: Daily Rates" offers an excel spreadsheet.....
Google, searched "fedex rates file", first link titled "FedEx Rate Tools" offers selective downloads in many formats....

Eric
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Does anyone know of anywhere I can get a flat file or data file with the freight rates for UPS and Fedex? Our systems have not bee updated in a while and I need to get this fixed.

I'd rather not have to sit here and type this in manually.

Suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

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