Shipping

Automate Pallet Shipping Straight From Microsoft Business Central

by Molly Schwerdt

September 30, 2026

73% of freight procurement teams are not fully digitised, leaving many to manage complex shipments, including pallets, through spreadsheets and disconnected systems. Pallet shipping can quickly become difficult to manage when every courier has different services, weight limits and booking requirements.

For businesses using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the process becomes even more time-consuming if teams must copy order information into separate pallet courier portals. Connecting Business Central with Shiptheory brings these processes together, helping businesses save manual hours. Shipment details can pass directly from BC into Shiptheory, enabling businesses to book pallet consignments, produce the required documentation and manage tracking without repeatedly entering the same information and bouncing between systems.

Why Is Pallet Shipping So Complicated?

Pallet deliveries involve more variables than standard parcel shipments. Businesses need to choose between quarter, half and full pallets, account for oversized freight or book consignments containing multiple pallets. Each courier can also have different weight limits, collection requirements and timed delivery services.

These decisions become harder to manage when warehouse teams use several courier portals, each requiring shipment details to be entered separately. Creating additional administration and increases the risk of incorrect weights, addresses, services or collection information being submitted.

The growing volume of palletised freight moving through UK distribution networks makes an efficient shipping process increasingly important. Almost 7.4 million pallets were delivered across the UK’s seven pallet networks during Q1 2026, representing a 2% increase compared with the previous year. Source.

One Connection, Fewer Manual Steps

For businesses using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Shiptheory connects directly with the platform to bring their existing pallet courier accounts into the wider order and shipping process. Order and delivery information held in Business Central is sent directly to Shiptheory, removing the need for warehouse teams to copy the same details into a separate booking platform.

When an order in Business Central is ready to dispatch, Shiptheory can book the pallet consignment with the selected courier and service, generate the required labels and documentation, and return the tracking information. This keeps each shipment linked to its original Business Central order and gives teams a clearer view of what has been booked and dispatched.

Businesses continue using their own courier accounts, rates and agreed services. By connecting Business Central with these accounts, Shiptheory brings the different stages of pallet shipping into the wider fulfilment process.

Let Automation Choose the Right Courier

Connecting Business Central with Shiptheory also allows businesses to automate how pallet orders are assigned to couriers.

Using information from each Business Central order, Shiptheory’s automated shipping rules can select the appropriate pallet courier and service. Rules can consider factors such as the delivery destination, shipment weight, pallet size, number of pallets and other order details.

For example, a business could automatically assign full pallets to one courier, use another network for particular regions and select a timed service when an order must arrive before a specified time. Once these rules are configured, warehouse teams do not need to make the same decisions manually for every shipment. Creating a faster and more consistent pallet booking process.

Manage Multiple Pallet Couriers in One Place

Different pallet networks may be better suited to particular destinations, freight types or delivery requirements. Shiptheory provides the flexibility to connect with several pallet couriers while managing shipments through the same platform.

Available integrations include:

This range gives businesses the flexibility to choose a suitable carrier for each shipment while keeping one consistent shipping process. From a single quarter pallet to multiple full pallets or specialist freight, shipment details flow from Business Central into Shiptheory for booking, labelling and tracking.

UK pallet networks report delivery reliability of more than 98%. Connecting these services with Business Central and Shiptheory helps businesses access that network coverage while maintaining control over how each shipment is booked. Source.

Ship More Pallets With Less Admin

By connecting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with Shiptheory and existing pallet courier accounts, businesses can reduce repeated data entry, lower the risk of booking errors and dispatch pallet orders more quickly. Automated rules create greater consistency in courier selection, while centralised shipment and tracking information gives teams better visibility after an order leaves the warehouse.

This is particularly valuable for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors handling growing volumes of B2B orders. As pallet volumes increase, the connection between Business Central and Shiptheory allows the shipping process to scale without creating the same increase in manual administration.

Businesses should not have to choose between managing their operations in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and accessing a broad range of pallet couriers. Business Central and Shiptheory connect the two sides of the process, helping teams automate pallet bookings and manage freight more efficiently.

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