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Purolator Freight Online Tool
“Manage your Account”
Purolator Freight now allows customers to manage their accounts
online
View your account/statement balance
View invoice details and probills
Access Payment Inquiry
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Table of Contents
Key Information ..……………………………………………………………..Pg 3
Sample BOL …………………………………………………………………..Pg 4
Sample Invoice ……………………………………………………………….Pg 5
Sample Statement ……………………………………………………………Pg 6
User Tools …………………………………………………………………….Pg 7
Login ………..………………………………………………………………….Pg 8
Home Page ……………………………………………………………………Pg 10
Account History ……………………………………………………………….Pg 11
Pronumber Inquiry ……………………………………………………………Pg 13
Payment Inquiry ………………………………………………………………Pg 18
Shipment Detail …………………………………………………………..Pg 23
View Freight Charges, BOL & POD Images……………..………….…Pg 24
Open Invoice Inquiry …………………………………………………………Pg 26
Weekly Invoice Report ……………………………………………………….Pg 29
Statement Report ………………………………………………………….….Pg 32
Set up Statement Report (customized)……………………………………..Pg 36
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Key Information
• A statement is a summary of all invoices
or pros grouped together to form one
invoice
• Customers can pay by statement or by
pro/invoice
• Payment options include, cheques, visa,
mastercard and amex credit cards as well
as EFT (electronic funds transfer)
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Sample invoice
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1. Remittance Address
2. Invoice Number
3. Invoice/Ship Date
4. Mail to Address
5. Shipper Name/Address
6. Consignee Name/Address
7. Bill Number
8. Debtor Account Number
9. Type of Invoice (00-original, 01>
revised)
10. Number of pieces
11. Number of Pallets
12. Description of Charges
13. Rate per lbs
14. Breakdown of Charges
15. Actual Weight
16. Billed Weight
17. Total Amount Due
18. Breakdown of Taxes
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Sample statement
1. Mail to Address
2. Account Number of Bill To Customer
3. Statement Number
4. Statement/Invoicing Date
5. Contract Number (Not applicable)
6. Service Date of Shipment7. Pro Number
8. Invoice Number with type of
invoice
9. Destination City
10. Billed Weight11. Total for Invoice listed
12. Total of taxes for all invoices
listed
13. Total Amount Due of Invoices
listed14. Remittance Address and Contact
Information
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USER TOOLS / SCREEN NAVIGATION TIPS
� At any time you can use the back arrow to go back to
the previous screen
� The following hyperlinks allow you to download the
reports to excel Download Report Download
� Some report headings allow you to sort the selected
columns (double click account headings to sort data by
heading)
� This functionality allows access to shipments dated
after August 1st,2009
� Underlined indicates you can drill down for further details
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Go to Purolator Freight’s website: www.purolatorfreight.com
Select “Online Tools” and then “Login to Purolator Freight Online”
Figure #1
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There are 6 options under Account History:
Pronumber Inquiry
Payment Inquiry
Open InvoicesWeekly Invoice Report
Statement Report
Setup Statement Report (customizedstatement report)
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PRONUMBER INQUIRY
Pronumber Inquiry displays information about an invoice
Select “Pronumber Inquiry”
The Accounts Receivable Pronumber Inquiry screen is displayed
Figure #5
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The Accounts Receivable Pronumber Inquiry screen is displayed
This screen gives the Pronumber, Billing date, Due Date, Original Amount and Balance Amount
Figure #7
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Selecting a pronumber on the screen, takes you to the Probill Balance and Payment Detail screenThis screen provides details of the charges associated with the invoiceThis section shows the invoice cycle *original invoice, credits, rebills and payments if applicable
Figure #8a
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The section below corresponds with the hard copy invoice that you receive
You can also see the status of the shipment
Figure #8b
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Payment Inquiry
The payment inquiry screen allows you to view any payments that
have been made and view the invoices the payment was applied against
Select "Payment Inquiry"
The AR Payment Inquiry screen is displayed
Enter a date range
Figure #9
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Cheques received within that range will be displayed
Figure #10
Underline indicates further drill down
Accepted methods of payment are:
EFT (wire transfers), credit cards and cheques
Select the “Doc/Cheque Number”
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Check Payment Inquiry is shown which displays the details of the payment
Figure #11
Underline indicates further drill down
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Selecting a“Pronumber/ Reference No” will display the Shipment Detail Screen shown
belowSelect “Contact Customer Service” to view the customer service contact details; option #4 in phone directory directs you to Accounts Receivable Department“Contact Us” – currently not available
Figure #12
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The Shipment Details Screen has three
View Options:
View Freight Charges
View BOL Image
View POD Image
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OPEN INVOICES
The open invoices screen displays any unpaid invoices
Selecting "Open Invoices" takes you to the AR Open Invoices Inquiry screen
Enter the date range of your required search and select “Submit Query” to go to the Open Invoices Inquiry screen
Note: This does not indicate the outstanding balance due on your account
as any transactions prior to August 1st, 2009 are not included
Please call Purolator Freight Accounts Receivable for open invoices prior
to August 1st, 2009.
Figure #16
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The Open Invoices Inquiry screen displays all open (outstanding invoices within the date range requested) invoices and the balances that are due
Figure #17
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1. Selecting a Pronumber on the Open Invoices Inquiry screen takes you to the
shipment detail screen (See fig. 12 page 21)
2. Selecting a Pin Number takes you to Purolator Freight Information screen (See fig.13 page 23)
3. Selecting Balance Amount takes you to the Probill Balance and Payment Detail screen (See fig. 8a & b page 16 & 17)
Figure #18
Note: Underline indicates you can drill down further
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WEEKLY INVOICE REPORT
The Weekly Invoice Report displays a list of the invoices in a selected date range
Enter the required date range and select “Show Report “.
Figure #19
Invoicing is typically done every Wednesday. This report is based
On invoice/statement date
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A listing of the weekly invoices within the date range (by the statement date) will be displayed
Details related to the shipment/charges are displayed on the report
Totals of the charges are displayed at the bottom of the report
This report highlights the breakdown of the invoice charges including the
type of accessorials charged for
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Selecting the invoice number (pro#) will display the Probill Balance and
Payment Detail screen (See fig. 8a & b page 16 & 17)
Selecting the word “Pro#” will display the Shipment Detail Screen (See
fig.12 page 21)
Figure #21
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STATEMENT REPORT
The statement report shows a list of your account’s statements and their charges
Enter a date range and select “Show Report”
Figure #22
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A listing of statements within the date range requested will be displayed
Selecting a statement number will display the Statement Detail Report screen
Figure #23
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The Statement Detail Report screen displays a detail of all invoices within the
selected statement
The Past Due Balance, Current Due Balance & Total Due Balance of those invoices will also displayed
The charges on the pros can change, so please refer back to this pro again
to see the impact.
Click on the pro number to get details of shipment
Figure #24
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“Preliminary Charges - Rates subject to audit” – is a pro that is being reviewed after it has been posted and mailed
Figure #25
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SET UP STATEMENT REPORTS
This menu option allows you to customize your Statement Report
Choose the fields from the available list and select “Save as New Report”
Figure #26
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A box will appear for you to save the report name. Enter the name of your report and select “Ok”
Figure #27
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Select your saved report using the drop down arrow in “Saved Report” and then click on “Run Statement Report”
Figure #29
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Selecting “Run Statement Report” will display the Statement Report screen.Enter the required date range and select “Show Report”
Figure #30
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The Statement Report screen will be different from the original Statement Report screen (See fig. 23 page 33). The Reports column will now have a drop down arrow where you can select your saved customized report. You can save more than one
version of your customized statement report.Select the drop down arrow and select your customized report
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