From Rowing Machines to Resistance Bands, Your Shipping Needs to Keep Up

ShipperHQ's Rate Shopping feature gives you the ability to compare rates across your configured carriers and present only the lowest cost option for each method at checkout. For sporting goods merchants shipping oversized items across multiple carriers, this puts the best rate in front of the customer without any manual evaluation on your end.

Rate Shopping works after your existing shipping rules are applied, so product restrictions, surcharges, and carrier exclusions are respected before the comparison is made. You can also present the winning rate under a simplified method name like "Best Rate" or "Standard Freight."

Yes. ShipperHQ makes it possible to offer in-store pickup and curbside pickup as delivery options at checkout alongside standard shipping methods. For large items like kayaks, paddle boards, or gym equipment where freight costs are high, giving customers a local pickup option can significantly improve conversion for shoppers near a store location.

You can restrict pickup availability by product, location, or customer group so only eligible items and approved locations appear. Multiple store locations are supported, and customers can select their preferred pickup point at checkout

ShipperHQ’s address validation detects whether a delivery address is residential or commercial at checkout and applies the correct surcharges before the order is placed. This prevents you from absorbing carrier address correction fees after the fact.

Address validation also catches invalid addresses and can suggest corrections at checkout, reducing failed deliveries and the cost of re-shipment on large, heavy items.

ShipperHQ connects to 30+ LTL carriers and 3PLs so you can display live freight rates at checkout using your negotiated pricing. You can also use custom table rates if you prefer a fixed pricing structure. For items like treadmills, rowing machines, and weight racks that exceed parcel limits, this gives you the ability to replace flat rates or call-for-quote workflows with accurate real-time pricing.

LTL can be triggered by product group, weight threshold, or specific SKUs. You assign freight class in your dashboard and it is applied at checkout. You can display multiple carriers or use Rate Shopping to show the lowest-cost option.

One of the biggest hidden costs in freight shipping is accessorial fees that show up on the carrier invoice after the order is placed. With ShipperHQ, you can include liftgate, residential delivery, inside delivery, and overlength fees directly in the checkout rate so those costs are passed to the customer upfront rather than absorbed by you.

Residential surcharges are applied based on address type. Liftgate can be triggered by address type or product rules. Overlength fees are calculated using product dimensions in combination with Dimensional Packing. Inside delivery and limited access can be optional or required based on destination.

ShipperHQ gives you the ability to rate shipping from each origin independently and combine the results into a single checkout total. You can set up each warehouse or supplier as a separate origin with its own carriers and rules. This means each item is rated from the correct location rather than one blended rate that costs you margin.

Customers see one merged rate at checkout. Split by origin display is also available on supported platforms.

ShipperHQ gives you full control over which shipping methods appear at checkout based on cart contents, destination, order value, and more. You can trigger free shipping above a threshold, hide parcel options when LTL items are in the cart, or apply surcharges for specific products or zones.

For sporting goods catalogs, you can set oversized items like kayaks or gym equipment to show freight options only, while smaller items can still qualify for free or discounted shipping.

Yes. ShipperHQ gives you the ability to show accurate delivery dates by combining lead times, carrier transit times, cutoff times, and blackout days, so the date shown at checkout reflects when the item will actually arrive.

You can set lead times by product group so that items requiring extra handling time show later available dates than standard products in the same cart. Orders placed after a cutoff roll to the next processing day, and blackout dates skip non-shipping days automatically.