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This document explains how to create and manage a Carrier Contract carrier contract and associated Rates rates in the One Network system. A carrier contract defines the rate that a shipper pays to a carrier to move a shipment from one location to another location.

Creating a Carrier Contract and Associated Rates

1. Log on to the One Network system.

2. Click Contract Mgmt > Carrier Contracts.
   

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   The Carrier Contracts page is displayed. The page contains contains an Explorer window on the left side that displays shows a list of existing carriers and their contracts. The top item in the list is the name of your company, next is the name of a carrier. If you expand the carrier, it displays a list of the contracts, and expanding a contract shows a list of the rates. Selecting any item in this tree structure displays that item's details on the right side of the page.

3. To add a new Carrier Contract, click New Contract.
   
   
   
   The Create Carrier Contract page is displayed.
   
   
   
   

4. Fill in the information on the page. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*) symbol.

   Contract Name field	Enter the name for your the carrier contract.
   Carrier field	Enter the name of the Carrier carrier company. This is an auto-complete field. As you start typing the name of your Carrier the carrier company, the auto-complete function shows you the first ten matches, which you can select one from can then be selected, or you can continue typing to narrow down your search. There is also a Search icon next to this field that allows you to search for a Carrier carrier company.
   Start and End Date fields	Enter the date range that this Carrier Contract for which carrier contract would be in effect. Select Calendar next to each of these date fields to display a calendar to select the date.
   Tariff field	Select a Tariff from the drop-down list if this contract is based on a specific Tariff.

5. Click Save after you enter entering all the required information. A success message is displayed. 
6. Refresh the screen. The new Carrier Contract carrier contract is displayed in the Explorer window, allowing you to enter rate information for this Carrier.
7. In the Explorer window, expand the Carrier Contract carrier contract to display the various Rate Types rate types, which include Base Rate, Discount Rate, Accessorial Rate, Stop Off Rate, and Split Rate.
   
   
   
   
8. Select any of these Rate Types rate types to display the existing rates on the right side of the page.
9. To add a Base Ratebase rate, select the Base Rate Type link in the Explorer window and then press the Create Base Rate button.
   
   
   
   

10. The Create Base Rate page is displayed. Required fields are marked with an asterisk asterisk (*) symbol.
    
    
    

    Effective Period field	Enter the date range that for which this rate will be in effect. The date range must be within the date range of the contract.
    Lane field	Enter the name of the Lane lane being used. This is an auto-complete field. Note You can select the New Lane link to create a Lane lane on the fly and manually specify the "From" and "To" locations.
    Cost Type field	Select the cost type from the drop down list. Available cost types include: "Flat", "Per Distance", "Per Weight", "Per Dimensional Weight", "Per Volume", "Supersede Wt/Vol", "Per Shipping Unit", "Per CWT", "RateWare", "Per CWT Dimensional Weight", and "External Rating".
    Equipment field	Select the equipment type from the drop down list.

11. After you enter entering all the required information, click Save.
12. Refresh the Carrier Contract carrier contract page and expand the Carrier Contract to see the new Base Rate base rate added to the list.
13. Repeat this process to add the various types of required rates.
     The following screen-capture screenshot shows the Create Discount Rate page:
    
    
    
    The following screen-capture shows the Create Accessorial Rate pagescreenshot shows the Create Accessorial Rate page: 
    
    
    
    The following screen-capture shows the Create screenshot shows the Create Stop Off Rate pageRate page: 
    
    
    
    The following screen-capture shows the Create Split Rate pagescreenshot shows the Create Split Rate page: