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Improvements to Data Import Efficiency

When using OnTime's import data feature, there has always been the need to map the OnTime fields to the corresponding columns in the Excel or CSV file being importing. A new feature has been added to...

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What is a Price Modifier?

Welcome to the first in our eight post Price Modifiers series. In courier businesses, prices often need to vary from shipment to shipment based on a variety of diverse factors and OnTime has...

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Adjusting Prices with Actions

Actions are different types of arithmetic that OnTime delivery software uses when calculating a price modifier to determine a price. Types of action include Flat Amount, Flat Percentage, Flat Overage...

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Defining an Increment

What is the increment field?Increments can help you to create a lot of flexibility within your pricing structures. The increment field becomes available when you are creating a price modifier that uses...

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Importance of Values and Ranges

What is the Value?The value is one of the most essential components of every price modifier. The value represents the amount that will eventually be used to calculate a price, usually the amount to...

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Where to Start Calculating

The Start calculating after field becomes available when creating a price modifier with an overage action type. The value entered into this field specifies the starting point for calculations. Unlike...

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How to Test a Price Modifier

You always want to make sure that your price modifiers are calculating as you expect before making them available to customers. Without proper testing, you could provide your customers with a broken...

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Zone Based Lookup Tables

What is a Zone Based Lookup Table?If you use Zone Based pricing in OnTime, you may use Zone Based Lookup Tables to offer complex rates based on the zones involved. Most price modifiers have a single,...

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How to Group Modifiers

Using price modifiers, OnTime courier software can complete complex, yet flexible, calculations. By grouping your price modifiers, you can create even more advanced pricing structures that calculate...

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OnTime API and ASP.NET WebHooks Receivers

Microsoft has made it easier than ever to integrate a web site or application with the OnTime API Webhook feature. This makes efficient, real-time, two-way communication a reality for anyone using the...

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How to Start Your Own Courier Service

The courier industry is booming and, with the popularity of online shopping, the demand for direct delivery is only expected to continue to grow. With just a cell phone, a vehicle, and a passion for...

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Promoting Your Courier Business

Once you make your services available to the public, promotions and advertising will help you to capture your market. The methods that you choose to use may change based on whether you are working B2B...

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Why Should You Use Courier Software?

If you are not currently using courier software, you are likely considering trying it and wondering what differences the technology could bring to your business. The team at OnTime 360 have worked with...

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The Value of a Customer Web Portal

According to a 2012 study, a growing majority of customers prefer the option to serve themselves via a Customer Web Portal over calling into support lines; however, they are unlikely to use self-serve...

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How to Advertise Your Delivery Business

Fledgling startups and established enterprises conduct many operations differently from each other, but both types of companies require one thing to survive: customers. Without a connection to your...

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Promote Your Courier Business with Solid Connections

Build your networkMeeting people and telling them about your company and services is one of the most effective free ways to advertise your courier business. Be sure that you comport yourself in a...

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7 Signs It’s Time for a Better Courier Software

Whether you haven’t tried courier software or you are unsatisfied with your current solution, you have been thinking about making an upgrade. If the following seven signs describe your courier company,...

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Evaluating Courier Software

While the experts at OnTime and other software providers are well-versed in the intricacies of courier management solutions, no one knows your business like you do. The best and most valuable...

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5 More Questions to Ask Yourself When Evaluating Courier Software

After considering our first five questions to ask when evaluating courier software, allow us to present five more. These questions can help you choose a delivery software solution that will benefit...

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Couriers in the Healthcare Market

With the global demand for medical supplies steadily increasing, fast and reliable healthcare couriers are seizing the opportunity to create long lasting relationships with healthcare providers....

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