SelectShip is DCL’s AI-powered shipping solution that automatically selects the best carrier and service for each domestic parcel shipment.
Using real-time data from multiple carriers, SelectShip optimizes every order for speed, cost, and reliability — ensuring 95% of shipments deliver within the quoted service window.
Shipping Services Offered with SelectShip
Services offered by DCL for parcel shipments in the United States. SelectShip is only available for domestic parcel orders. International and LTL/FTL shipments will not qualify for SelectShip.
Here is a list of services, inclusions and exclusions, that will be offered with SelectShip.
Services: Standard, Next Day, 2 Day, and Expedited
Pickup and Delivery: SelectShip will be available at all facilities
Transit Time: Dependent on service picked at time of shipping
Surcharges: Fuel, Delivery Area Surcharge, Peak Surcharges and more will apply on top of the SelectShip transportation rates.
Note: Any residential fees are included in the transportation base costs
Dim Factor: No less than 200
Dangerous Goods: DG is available to ship with SelectShip
Note: DCL Transportation will need to validate what customer DG items we can support.
PO Boxes, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and APO/FPO: All supported with SelectShip without any unique rules needed from the customer.
Carrier | Type | Service | Transit Time (business days)* | Destination |
SelectShip | Domestic | Standard | 5-7 business days | 50 states, PR |
SelectShip | Domestic | Expedited | ≤ 3 business days | 50 states, PR |
SelectShip | Domestic | 2 Day | 2 business days | 50 states, PR |
SelectShip | Domestic | Next day | 1 business day | 48 contiguous states |
Parcel Service Coverage
Residential domestic parcel shipments
50 contiguous states, APO/FPO, and territories
Commercial domestic parcel shipments
50 contiguous states, APO/FPO, and territories
Shipments that require dangerous goods compliance
Not currently supported
LTL/FTL shipments
International shipments
SelectShip: Understanding the SLA
DCL measures performance at a network level and continues to utilize our AI-driven platform to keep an eye on order exceptions.
We measure success by customer and service level. Our service goal is to achieve a 95% on-time delivery rate, ensuring shipments reach their destination within the committed transit times for each service level (Standard, Expedited, 2 Day, and Next Day). This measurement excludes cases involving address corrections, deliveries blocked by limited-access buildings, and shipments to remote locations, including APOs and U.S. Territories.
The Customer Success team will collaborate with Transportation to provide SLA reporting on a customer-driven schedule.
Non-Optimal Node Fee
SelectShip provides zone-agnostic flat rate pricing by weight, designed to simplify parcel shipping across the U.S. This pricing assumes that orders ship from the most optimal DCL fulfillment node based on the destination.
When shipments originate from a node that is not the lowest zone option for that destination, a Non-Optimal Node Fee may apply.
When the Fee Applies
The Non-Optimal Node Fee applies when an order ships from a DCL node where the origin-to-destination zone is higher than the lowest available zone within the customer’s DCL node footprint.
This typically occurs when:
Inventory is placed in a sub-optimal fulfillment location
A customer chooses to ship from a specific node
Operational constraints require fulfillment from a non-optimal warehouse
Because SelectShip pricing assumes fulfillment from the most efficient node, shipping from a higher zone breaks the weighted pricing model and requires an adjustment.
Fee Structure
The Non-Optimal Node Fee schedule varies based on:
Shipment weight characteristics
Primary carrier mix
Customer shipping profile
Each customer’s fee schedule is determined through an analysis of their shipping patterns and node footprint.
Customer Applicability
The Non-Optimal Node Fee may apply to both new and existing SelectShip customers.
Any customer using multiple fulfillment nodes will have a custom fee schedule established in advance.
The fee schedule is designed to ensure SelectShip pricing remains balanced across the network while still providing customers with flexibility in inventory placement and fulfillment strategy.
List of Carriers and Services Offered with SelectShip
SpeedX
SpeedX
Service | Tracking Number | Notes |
Domestic Ground | SPXPHX102900000012 | This tracking link does not follow a live package, since this carrier is still within our test enviornment |
Domestic Air | Tracking will look exactly like Domestic Ground |
OSM
OSM
Service | Tracking Number | Notes |
Parcel Select | 9261290318441700286487 | Note that this is a USPS link, since they handle the end delivery |
OnTrac
OnTrac
Service | Tracking Number |
Ground | D10016329555744 |
FedEx
FedEx
Service | Tracking Number |
2Day OR | 450824989541 |
UPS
UPS
Service | Tracking Number |
Ground Service Residential | 1ZC1D3840314621832 |
2nd Day Air | 1ZC1D3840214620835 |
Next Day Air | 1ZC1D3840114621701 |
DHL Global Mail
DHL Global Mail
Service | Tracking Number |
SM Parcel Expedited Max | 9261290357478409601616 |
SM Parcel Plus Expedited Max | 9261290357478409596912 |
SM Parcels Ground | 9261290357478508831099 |
SM Parcel Plus Ground | 9261290357478508811213 |
SM Parcels Expedited | 9261290357478408220047 |
SM Parcel Plus Expedited | 9261290357478508801320 |
USPS
USPS
Service | Tracking Number |
Priority Mail PB | 9405509105459162313880 |
Ground Advantage PB | 9400109105459654365677 |
FAQs
Can you select carriers you want to use and omit others? No, the flat rate pricing that is offered assumes all carriers are in the mix.
Does SelectShip support multi-carton orders? Yes, it will select the best fit carrier and service per box.
What about weather or capacity at sorting centers? Any dynamic changes in the carrier network will be known by the software real-time. Therefore, no action needed from the customer or the 3PL, it will adapt as needed.
What is available in eFactory? You will be able to see the service level passed to DCL and the carrier and service selected per order.
How does SelectShip handle multi-node customers? If an order is routed to a non-optimal node, there is a separate penalty fee due to the additional transit required.
Are returns covered with SelectShip? Not at this time. It is likely to be included in the future.
How do accessorial fees differ with SelectShip? The base rates include residential fees, and fuel varies by carrier. Accessorial fees, such as DAS, still apply, but tend to be billed <10%, due to the carrier selection model knowing the accessorial fees of the package prior to selecting the carrier. Therefore, the engine avoids all additional accessorial fees in most (not all) cases.
Can I use SelectShip for multiple channels? Yes, but make sure to understand the requirements and SLAs per channel prior to onboarding.