Transportation Routing Guide

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1 Transportation Routing Guide These instructions apply on all shipments directly to distribution centers for the following; McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. McKesson Medical-Surgical Minnesota Supply Inc. (formally RedLine Healthcare) Moore Medical LLC PSS World Medical, Inc. Cypress Medical Products LLC McKesson Patient Care Solutions Inc. (formally Sterling Medical Services, LLC & National Rehab Equipment, Inc.) Note: All McKesson Medical-Surgical Minnesota Supply & Moore Medical drop shipments will be sent Prepaid & Add to invoice. Effective: September 14, 2015 (Replaces all prior routing instructions.)

2 GENERAL MERCHANDISE ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS: The following routing instructions are required for all shipments in which any of the companies listed above are required to pay freight. These instructions in no way alter or supersede freight terms in any supplier distribution agreement or master purchase agreement. For purposes of clarity, whenever the term McKesson is used in these instructions, it will mean the applicable company listed above. Visit our website ( for complete transportation instructions. If more than one purchase order number is being shipped on a single bill of lading, each purchase order number and the corresponding piece or pallet quantity must be clearly referenced on the bill of lading. Clearly reference the purchase order number(s) on all freight documents. Parcel Shipments (Total shipment weight less than 400 pounds) United Parcel Service (UPS) collect billing must be used for shipments to McKesson distribution centers, if the shipment has a total weight of less than 400 pounds. UPS third party collect must be used for shipments directly to customers (drop shipments), if the shipment has a total weight of less than 400 pounds. Please ensure the applicable McKesson distribution center address is used as the third party collect bill to address. For all UPS shipments, McKesson requires the transmission of the McKesson purchase order number. The purchase order number must

3 be entered into the reference field number one (1) in the UPS approved shipping system. For assistance using the UPS system, please contact UPS customer service at UPS requires a six (6) digit shipper number for all collect and third party collect shipments. The McKesson Inbound Logistics team will provide the appropriate UPS shipper number for all ordering locations. You must enter the appropriate shipper number (based on the McKesson ordering location) into your UPS manifesting system. For all UPS expedited shipments, excluding McKesson Medical- Surgical Minnesota & Moore Medical drop shipments, use the appropriate UPS six (6) digit shipper number. The UPS shipper account number listing by McKesson ordering location is available online at UPS will bill McKesson Medical-Surgical. The UPS six (6) digit shipper number is for parcel only and does not pertain to UPS Freight. Less Than Truckload (Total shipment weight ,000 pounds) Less than truckload (LTL) shipments consigned to a McKesson distribution center must be shipped freight collect via the appropriate carrier for the shipping lane designated on the LTL Routing Matrix. Shipments by a non-designated carrier will be deducted from your payment. Less than truckload (LTL) shipments consigned to a McKesson customer must be shipped freight third party collect via the appropriate carrier for the shipping lane, designated on the LTL

4 Routing Matrix. Shipments by a non-designated carrier will be deducted in full from your payment. The McKesson purchase order number must appear on the bill of lading. Shipments Greater Than 10,000 Pounds McKesson Logistics team must be contacted on any collect shipment over 10,000 pounds. McKessonLogistics@mckesson.com. The following bill to address is to be used for all LTL & Truckload shipments that are sent directly to a McKesson distribution center or to the McKesson customers (drop shipment) excluding McKesson Medical-Surgical Minnesota Supply & Moore Medical drops shipments: McKesson U.S. Bank Dept. McKesson P.O. Box 3001 Naperville, IL Special Routing Requirements Due to carrier limits of liability, please McKesson McKessonLogistics@mckesson.com if one or more of the following conditions exists; 1. Orders have a value in excess of $100, Orders contain temperature controlled items subject to perishability. Split Shipments Split shipments, defined as a single purchase order broken into two or more shipments and distributed out of more than one distribution center, are limited to three shipments using the same purchase order number.

5 Additional shipments required to fill a purchase order are the sole responsibility of the supplier and must be shipped prepaid. Backordered Items Backorders defined as items not shipped on the normal timeline to satisfy purchase order requirements, are the sole responsibility of the supplier and must be shipped prepaid. Backordered items shipped collect will be billed back to the supplier. Bill of Lading. The bill of lading is the contract that governs material in transit between the shipment s origin and destination. Correct and accurate completion of each bill of lading is critical. The manner in which a carrier representative (driver) signs in receipt of the bill of lading, may determine liability for loss. If a carrier is permitted to sign the bill of lading based on pallet count, rather than piece count, McKesson will not accept responsibility for case count shortages. Permitting a carrier to sign for pallet count, insert a shipper load and count notation, or shrink wrapped skids notation places the responsibility for case count shortages with the vendor or the carrier and not McKesson. A copy of the bill of lading must be attached to your packing list. McKesson PREFERRED CARRIERS McKesson recognizes that prepaid freight terms have traditionally meant that carrier selection was at the vendor s discretion. In today s era of total supply chain management, McKesson needs to maintain visibility to all inbound merchandise to our distribution facilities. For this reason, McKesson requests the utilization of the carriers listed on the LTL Routing Matrix and United Parcel Service (UPS) for parcel shipments.

6 The carriers listed on the routing matrix (LTL shipments) and UPS (parcel shipments) are required whenever McKesson is responsible for the freight expense. Vendors will be charged back the total freight expense whenever a non-preferred carrier is used. When the routing instructions are not followed, McKesson Accounts Payable has been instructed to discontinue payment of any freight charges that appear on supplier invoices. Suppliers that have included freight charges in a handling fee are instructed to deduct freight expenses from this line item. Additional reasons for utilization of preferred carriers include: Non-preferred carriers trap freight. Due to delivery appointment requirements and limited volume, non-preferred carriers frequently make only one delivery per week to our distribution centers. The elimination of such supply chain inefficiency is critical to ensuring in-stock conditions for McKesson customers. Non-preferred carriers do not transmit shipment status notices. Without such notices, McKesson does not have visibility to shipments in-transit and cannot forecast a shipments arrival. For merchandise that is controlled by our continuous replenishment system, McKesson does not maintain back-up inventory. Your in-transit inventory is the only inventory that can meet our customer s needs. All McKesson distribution facilities are driver unload. The carrier is required to participate in the unloading process and verify the piece count. Non-preferred carriers are not always willing to perform this service.

7 If a non-preferred carrier is utilized, any accessorial charges assessed by that non-preferred carrier will be the responsibility of the vendor/shipper. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS & NOTES

8 Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact the following: Receipt Acknowledgement: By signing below, you are acknowledging receipt of this communication and agree to follow the terms within. Once signed and dated, please to: Company Representative: Company Name: Date: