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FedEx: Priority Alert®

Postsale gives you the ability to add FedEx Priority Alert® to your high-value, time-critical, or temperature-sensitive shipments. With FedEx Priority Alert,...

Updated December 13, 20251 min readShipping

Postsale gives you the ability to add FedEx Priority Alert® to your high-value, time-critical, or temperature-sensitive shipments. With FedEx Priority Alert, FedEx assigns your account to a global service analyst who provides around-the-clock support, advanced shipment monitoring, personalized notification in the event of a delay, and customized package recovery.

Before We Begin

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Add FedEx Priority Alert®

To add FedEx Priority Alert® or Priority Alert Plus® to your shipments:

  1.  Search for and select the order in the Orders Grid.

    Order selected in the Orders Grid after searching
     

  2. Verify that the shipment is selected in the Dock.

    Shipment selected in the Dock panel

  3.  Configure your FedEx shipment

    FedEx Priority Alert® and Priority Alert Plus® can only be used when shipping with the following services:

  • FedEx First Overnight®

  • FedEx Priority Overnight®

  • FedEx First Overnight® Freight

  • FedEx 1Day® Freight

  • FedEx International First®

  • FedEx International Priority®

  • FedEx International Priority® Freight 

    Sample FedEx shipment details are displayed with FedEx First Overnight as the service. 
     

  1. Expand the FedEx section in the Dock. Then, select FedEx Priority Alert® or Priority Alert Plus® from the FedEx Priority Alert® drop-down menu. 

    The FedEx section is expanded. FedEx priority alert is being selected from the drop-down menu. 
     

  2.  Verify that all other shipment details are correct. Then, create the label.