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Accessorials
The special services a quote can request at the pickup and delivery locations.
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When obtaining a quote, use this list as a reference to specify which special services are required in the accessorials array of pickup and delivery. Some accessorials require internal activation by the Mothership team. Please reach out to developers@mothership.com for additional information.
| Accessorial | Dashboard name | Description | Pickup or delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
alcohol | Alcohol | Freight contains alcohol. | Both |
appointment | Appointment | Appointments scheduled by Mothership support via phone. This is a more premium experience, where our team will directly coordinate with the consignee or warehouse to confirm delivery times via phone. | Delivery |
cfs | Container Freight Station (CFS) | Requires picking up from or delivering to a Container Freight Station. | Both |
crossDock | Cross-dock | Requires transferring cargo directly between vehicles without storage. | Pickup |
hazmat | Hazmat | Freight contains hazardous materials. | Both |
homeDelivery | Home Delivery | Final-mile delivery to a residential or consumer address. | Delivery |
inside | LTL Inside Service | Requires moving freight inside a building. | Both |
liftgate | Liftgate | Requires lift-gate service. | Both |
limitedAccess | Limited Access | Requires moving freight within an area with limited access. | Both |
localInsideDelivery | Local Inside Delivery | The carrier brings the freight inside the building at delivery, on a local same-day move. | Delivery |
notifyBeforeArrival | Notify Before Arrival | The carrier contacts the receiver the day before or the day of delivery. It does not lock in a delivery time, so give the delivery location a working phone number. | Delivery |
residential | Residential | Requires moving freight in a residential neighborhood. | Both |
scheduledDelivery | Sends appointment requests via SMS or email to the delivery contact of your choice. Requires time window selection by the consignee before delivery. Available for Mothership carrier only. Required for residential delivery. Set delivery.appointmentContact to choose the contact. For appointments with Mothership carrier, review this FAQ. | Delivery | |
sortSeg | Sort Seg | The carrier sorts and segregates the freight at the location, for example by SKU or purchase order. | Both |
tobacco | Tobacco | Freight contains tobacco products. | Both |
tradeshow | Tradeshow | Requires traveling to a trade show or convention location. | Both |
twicRequired | TWIC | The location is a port or marine terminal that only admits drivers with a TWIC federal security card. | Both |
No rows match.
A few combinations are rejected with a 400:
notifyBeforeArrivalandscheduledDeliveryonly apply at delivery.scheduledDeliveryandappointmentcan't both be set.delivery.appointmentContactrequiresscheduledDelivery.
The Create a quote response also suggests accessorials in metadata.pickupLocationSuggestedAccessorials and metadata.deliveryLocationSuggestedAccessorials.