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VENDOR STANDARD ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS (Parcel, Air, LTL TL Routings) The Kroger Co. has negotiated preferred pricing with select carriers for corporate wide application to include all marketing area distribution centers, manufacturing plants, regional freight management centers, and retail stores for collect shipments to our facilities. We expect full compliance with these instructions in order to maintain the lowest freight costs. Please note it is at the discretion of the Vendor to choose the carrier for a Delivered shipment. However, the following carriers are contracted by Kroger for use on Collect shipments to our facilities. ***All costs associated with Delivered Shipments are the responsibility of the shipping Vendor. The Kroger Co. will not incur the costs for LTL carriers who charge accessorials such as, but not limited to, Sort Segregate, Detention, or Redelivery on Delivered Shipments. Please note accordingly on your BOL when shipping to a Kroger facility.*** These instructions do not apply to truckload shipments, which generally are defined as shipments weighing over 10,000 lbs or 750 cubic feet. Please refer truckload routing inquiries to the Regional Freight Center, Plant or to Corporate Logistics Transportation. Contact information is listed below. GROUND PARCEL Shipments weighing 1-150 lbs, not requiring expedited service are to be shipped via FedEx Ground. FedEx Ground Please note: for all small parcel shipments into a Kroger site, use FedEx Ground (or FedEx Ground Multi-weight - see below) and mark the documentation Bill Third Party and use the account number provided by the Kroger Buyer. You must put the Kroger PO number in the shipment reference field (one of the first three reference fields) on your FedEx Shipping Label. If you are shipping several purchase orders at once, the documentation must specify the PO number for each box. If you have no PO number, please call the Kroger Buyer for help in advance of making the sh