Unused shipping labels and LTL shipping .....

Topic summary

A merchant needs to occasionally ship large orders via LTL (Less Than Truckload) freight instead of their standard carriers like UPS.

Key Questions:

  • How to accept customer payment while using LTL shipping instead of the usual carrier options
  • How to void an unused shipping label (e.g., UPS) without causing the order to revert to unpaid/unfulfilled status
  • Whether unused purchased labels still incur shipping charges

Current Issue:
The merchant knows how to void labels, but doing so causes orders to show as unpaid and unfulfilled, which creates a workflow problem when switching to alternative shipping methods.

Status: The discussion remains open with no solutions provided yet.

Summarized with AI on October 30. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

At times we will need to ship large orders LTL.
Is there a way to accept a payment but still ship LTL instead of our usual carriers?
If say a UPS label is not used how do you void a label but still accept payment from the customer?

I know how to void a label but that makes the order revert back to being unpaid and unfulfilled.

Also,
If you purchase a label and don’t ever use it are you still charged those shipping costs?