Shipping Methods are the delivery choices TruCommerce can offer at checkout.
Shipping Methods turn destination zones and delivery rules into options that qualifying customers can receive at checkout.
Shipping Methods are the delivery choices TruCommerce can offer for a cart. Their availability is a combination of the method’s own status/configuration, assigned shipping Zones, the customer shipping address and any other method conditions exposed by the form.
If “Hide shipping until address” is enabled in Store Settings, customers should not expect final shipping choices before they have entered a usable destination.
Shipping Zones and the customer address determine geographic eligibility. Store Settings control whether shipping stays hidden until an address is known. Product physical/virtual state, weight/dimensions and shipping classification can affect whether shipping is required/calculated.
Changing a method’s zones or price can immediately change checkout options/totals. Disabling a method affects new checkouts but does not rewrite the shipping choice stored on existing orders.
Open TruCommerce → Shipping Methods.
A Shipping Method needs to be active and its destination/rate rules must match the customer/order. Global Shipping locations can restrict shipping before the method is considered. Zones define geography; Carriers supply shared provider configuration; product Shipping Category/dimensions can further affect applicability.
Use the tables below when you need the exact meaning of a field, column, filter or action. Read the workflow and dependency sections above first so each option is used in the right context.
| Column | Use |
|---|---|
| Name | Shows the record name. |
| Status | Shows the record’s current status so you can tell whether it is active, available, or still in another workflow state. |
| Field | Use |
|---|---|
| Carrier | Selects the carrier used by the shipping method. |
| Shipping category | Selects the shipping category associated with the method. |
| Calculator | Selects the calculation method offered for this rule. |
| Name | The human-readable name used to identify this record. |
| Code | The code used to identify or redeem this record, depending on its type. |
| Priority | Controls processing/display order when multiple applicable rules are present. |
| Zones | Selects the geographic zones where the rule applies. |
| Fee | Sets the shipping fee charged by the method. |
| Free over | Sets the order-value threshold above which the configured shipping fee becomes free. |
| Package code | Stores the package/service code expected by the configured shipping setup. |
| Service code | Stores the carrier service code expected by the configured shipping setup. |
| Active | Turns this shipping/tax rule on or off without deleting it. |