Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.
General Routing Instructions

Each purchase order will have a specific routing in the routing section. If routing is erroneously omitted, impractical, ship point is incorrect, or shipment is split, you must E-Mail routingdesk@ALCOstores.com. Any variance in routing that results in higher freight rate or cost will automatically be charged back to the shipper.

A. IF A COMMON CARRIER IS SHOWN, PLEASE USE THAT CARRIER.

1. Prepaid. Conway Freight, YRC Freight or Price Truck Line (Kansas Intra state only) are recommended LTL carriers to ensure direct and prompt service.

B. We have our Transportation Management System that allows our Load Planners to contact your company to arrange for pick ups to ensure compliance to our purchase order arrival date. If we have not contacted your company, please E-Mail the Routing Sheet to the routing desk (routingdesk@ALCOstores.com) and allow up to five (5) working days prior to shipment being ready for pick up. Our load planner will assign carrier and the carrier will contact you. You must supply the following information when the e-mail is made:

1. Purchase order number(s).
2. Number of cases for each order.
3. Total product weight, cube and number of pallets and pallet weight when applicable. (When shipping pallets, our Carrier Contracts dictate that product weight and pallet weight be shown as separate notations and that "Pallet Weight Exempt" be noted on the Bill of Lading.)
4. The first available shipment ready date for pick-up and any special instructions. I.E.
• 24 hour notice required
• Stackable or non-stackable pallets (if palletized, we require stackable or minimum pallet height of 84 inches).
• 53‘ dry van required
5. Address of pick-up, contact person, phone number or e-mail address and warehouse hours.
6. The destination address for the shipment.

C. SHIPMENTS ROUTED VIA OUR CONSOLIDATORS - If the purchase order shows one of our consolidators in the routing section, please call the respective phone number for pick up. When you call for pickup, be prepared to give cases, weight and cube along with the pickup location. When shipping to our New York or Los Angeles consolidation points, ship 5 days prior to our purchase order expected shipping date. THE CONSOLIDATOR ADDRESSES ARE AS FOLLOWS, BILLS OF LADING MUST BE CONSIGNED TO:

NEW YORK:
c/o Salson Xpress
888 Doremus Avenue
Newark, NJ 07114
973-986-0234

NY Consolidation Zip Codes

LOS ANGELES:
Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.
c/o The Gilbert Company
Chino III Bldg
15710 San Antonio Avenue
Chino, CA 91708
909-393-4777

Los Angeles Consolidation Zip Codes

900-912, 917-918, 923-925, 927-928
914-916, 926
913, 919-922, 930-931
932-958

D. BOXCARD & PIGGYBACK - We DO NOT have either railcar siding or a piggyback ramp at Abilene, KS. DO NOT SHIP RAIL, ANY RAIL DETENTION AT UNLOADING WILL BE CHARGED BACK TO SHIPPER.

E. IF VENDOR IS PAYING FREIGHT, DELIVERY APPOINTMENTS TO OUR ABILENE, KANSAS DISTRIBUTION CENTER ARE REQUIRED.

1. VENDOR/DRIVER MUST CALL 785-263-3350, EXT. 230 AT LEAST 48 HOURS (2 WORKING DAYS) TO SCHEDULE A DELIVERY APPOINTMENT TO OUR D.C.
2. Be prepared to supply purchase order number, carton and pallet count, total weight, and cubic feet of the shipment.
3. Our receiving hours are: Monday-Friday: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday: no deliveries.

F. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Any shipment less than 150# ship via United Parcel Service (UPS). List number of cartons and actual weight of each carton on your invoice. When shipping UPS Bill Third Party, E-mail the Traffic Department at routingdesk@ALCOstores.com for Account number and reference number. When UPS shipments exceed the maximum value per case: "DO NOT" record a declared value, as we have our own insurance for this potential claim liability.
2. When shipping LTL, our carrier contracts require the product weight and pallet weight be shown as separate entries and that "Pallet Weight Exempt" be noted on the Bill of Lading.
3. If you are shipping more than one order on a single bill of lading and/or the combined total weight exceeds the maximum fixed LTL PO routing, you must E-Mail the Traffic Department at routingdesk@ALCOstores.com for a corrected routing.
4. If more than one order is being shipped at one time to one address, you must combine weight on a single bill of lading to effect the best freight rate unless otherwise instructed by Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.

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