Shipping and Routing Instructions
All shippers must request and receive routing instructions through the Altar'd State Traffic Office. Failure to request and receive routing instructions through the Altar’d State Traffic Office will put the vendor at risk of chargeback. It is the vendor’s responsibility to understand and abide by all conditions stated within Altar’d State purchase orders. Before requesting routing to ship merchandise, verify PO is within the defined shipping window. Any purchase order routing request submitted on or past the cancel date will not be routed without the appropriate Altar’d State buyer granting an extension. Altar’d State retains the right to refuse any PO upon attempted delivery if shipment is not routed through the Altar’d State Traffic Office.
PO(s) must be ready to ship when Carrier arrives for pick up.
Detention charges will apply if Carrier has to wait an excessive amount of time, or if pickup attempt is a dry run.
Purchase Order Routing Request:
Complete an individual Purchase Order Routing Request Form for each PO ready to ship
Only one PO per Routing Request Form is allowed.
Routing the PO may start 24 hours prior to the ship date, but no later than 24 hours before the cancel date
Email Purchase Order Routing Request to traffic@altardstate.com
no more 24 hours prior to requested pick-up date
The email subject line must begin with the Vendor name and PO number to be routed
Individual store(s) packing slips should be included for Manual Pack-by-Store POs
DO NOT SHIP via FedEx unless you obtain written approval from Altar’d State’s Traffic Office.
In all cases, weight should be expressed in terms of FedEx dimensional weight, unless explicitly expressed otherwise
Vendor is required to provide tracking within 24 hours of PO approval notice and shipping
In the event of a failed pickup attempt, the vendor is required to reroute the product through the approval process
If you have questions, please contact the Altar’d State Traffic Office by email at traffic@altardstate.com.
After all conditions are met, Altard State Traffic will reply with routing instructions, authorizing a pickup date, and listing the approved carrier. Please note the actual ship date may be outside the stated ship window.
Bill of Lading:
(Required for LTL and consolidator pick-ups)
Complete vendor name and shipping address
All purchase order number(s)
Total number of cartons by PO
Total weight by PO
Merchandise description
Total number and dimensions of pallets