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title: How to Test Your Rate Card Updates 
description: Verify updated lane and fee rates in Cario using Quick Quote. Test pricing, confirm effective dates, and ensure rate card changes calculate correctly before going live.
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# How to Test Your Rate Card Updates 

**Purpose** 

This article explains how to **verify lane rate and fee rate updates** in Cario by using **Quick Quote** to ensure the updated rates are calculating correctly before operational use. 

Testing rate updates helps confirm that: 

- Lane rates are effective as expected 

- Fee rates (such as fuel surcharge) are applied correctly 

- Quoted prices match your configured rate cards 

 

**When Should You Use This Workflow?** 

Use this workflow whenever you: 

- Update **Lane Rates** 

- Update **Fee Rates** (e.g. fuel surcharge, handling fees) 

- Import or uprate a rate card 

- Need to validate pricing before bookings go live 

 

**Workflow: Step-by-Step** 

**Step 1: Update Lane Rates** 

1. Navigate to **Administration → Lane Rates**   
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-32-28-9247-AM.png?width=670&height=309&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-32-28-9247-AM.png)
2. Select the relevant:  
     1. **Carrier** 
     2. **Rate Card**   
        ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-32-35-2178-AM.png?width=670&height=306&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-32-35-2178-AM.png)
3. Update or import the required lane rates:  
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-33-05-8969-AM.png?width=277&height=190&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-33-05-8969-AM.png) ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-33-10-1597-AM.png?width=300&height=210&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-33-10-1597-AM.png) 
     1. From Zone / To Zone 
     2. Minimum charge 
     3. Flat rate / Per rate   
        ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-05-4942-AM.png?width=670&height=348&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-05-4942-AM.png)  
        ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-10-2559-AM.png?width=670&height=362&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-10-2559-AM.png)
4. Ensure the **Effective Date** is set correctly  
     1. Rates become effective **from the selected date onward**, not retrospectively   
        ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-16-0489-AM.png?width=237&height=180&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-34-16-0489-AM.png)

 

**Step 2: Update Fee Rates (If Applicable)** 

1. Go to **Administration → Fee Rates**   
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-07-2371-AM.png?width=900&height=463&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-07-2371-AM.png)
2. Select the relevant:  
     1. Carrier 
     2. Fee rate card 
3. Review and update fees such as:  
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-18-7497-AM.png?width=900&height=562&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-18-7497-AM.png)  
     1. Fuel surcharge 
     2. Dangerous goods fees 
     3. Handling or manual fees 
4. Confirm the **effective date** for fee changes 

⚠️ Some carrier cost fees may be maintained by Cario and cannot be edited by customers. 

  
**Step 3: Navigate to Quick Quote** 

1. Open **Quick Quote**   
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-35-4052-AM.png?width=900&height=225&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-35-4052-AM.png)
2. Select the correct:  
     1. Customer 
     2. Pickup and delivery locations 
     3. Shipment details (weight, dimensions, container type) 

**Step 4: Forward the Pickup Date** 

🚨 **Important** 

- Always set the **Pickup Date at least one day in the future** 

- Rate card updates **do not apply on the same day they are updated**   
  ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-56-6510-AM.png?width=900&height=657&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-48-56-6510-AM.png)

This ensures: 

- Lane rates are pulled from the updated effective date 
- Fee rates (including fuel surcharge) are applied correctly 

**Step 5: Calculate and Review the Quote** 

1. Click **Calculate**   
   ![](https://knowledge.cario.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-49-06-2391-AM.png?width=900&height=387&name=undefined-Feb-16-2026-04-49-06-2391-AM.png)
2. Review the returned quote results:  
     1. Freight charge 
     2. Fee breakdown 
     3. Fuel surcharge 
     4. Total cost and ETA 
3. Confirm the quoted values align with:  
     1. Updated lane rates 
     2. Updated fee rates 
     3. Expected pricing logic 

**Key Notes & Best Practices** 

- Rate updates **only apply from their effective date onward** 

- Same-day testing will not reflect newly updated rates 

- Always validate **both freight and fees** 
- Use Quick Quote as a safe validation step before live consignments 

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