API Update: Remit COD Removal
| 12 December 2025 | Category: Release Notes
🚚 Release Notes – Deprecation of Remit COD Support in R+L Carriers APIs
Effective Date: December 1, 2025
Applies To:
- Rate Quote API (RateQuote object)
- Bill of Lading API (RemitCOD object)
📘 Overview
Starting December 1, 2025, R+L Carriers will no longer process or apply Remit COD (Collect on Delivery) information submitted through our APIs.
To maintain backward compatibility and avoid disrupting current integrations:
- API requests will continue to accept Remit COD fields.
- However, all Remit COD data will be ignored by backend rating and processing systems.
- A non-blocking informational message will be returned with a successful response.
- Neither the Rate Quote API nor the Bill of Lading API will apply any COD logic after this date.
🔍 API-Specific Details
🟦 Rate Quote API – CODAmount Field Deprecation
What’s Changing
The RateQuote.CODAmount field will remain available in the request body but:
- Will no longer influence rating, charges, or service options.
- Will be ignored during processing.
- A notice will be returned indicating that Remit COD is deprecated.
Object Impact
“RateQuote”: {
“CODAmount”: 0, // Accepted but ignored as of Dec 1, 2025
“Origin”: { … },
“Destination”: { … },
“Pallets”: [ … ],
“Items”: [ … ],
“AdditionalServices”: [ … ],
“OverDimensions”: [ … ],
“DeclaredValue”: 0,
“PickupDate”: “string”
}
Example Response Notice
“messsage”: “R&L Carriers will no longer provide COD (Collect on delivery) service on shipments initiated after 12/1/2025.”
🟩 Bill of Lading API – RemitCOD Object Deprecation
What’s Changing
The full RemitCOD object within the BillOfLading request will:
- Still be accepted
- Be ignored entirely, including:
- CODAmount
- CheckType
- FeeType
- Address fields
- Contact fields
Bill of Lading Object Impact
“BillOfLading”: {
“RemitCOD”: {
“CODAmount”: 0, // Accepted but ignored
“CheckType”: “Company”,
“FeeType”: “Prepaid”,
“CompanyName”: “string”,
“AddressLine1”: “string”,
“AddressLine2”: “string”,
“PhoneNumber”: “string”,
“PhoneExtension”: “string”,
“EmailAddress”: “string”,
“City”: “string”,
“StateOrProvince”: “string”,
“ZipOrPostalCode”: “string”,
“CountryCode”: “USA”
},
…
}
Example Response Notice
“message”: “R&L Carriers will no longer provide COD (Collect on delivery) service on shipments initiated after 12/1/2025.”
⚙️ Behavior Summary
| API | Field/Object | After Dec 1, 2025 | Error? | Notes |
| Rate Quote | CODAmount | Accepted but ignored | ❌ No | Informational message returned |
| Bill of Lading | RemitCOD object | Accepted but ignored | ❌ No | Entire object bypassed |
| Backend rating | All COD logic | Disabled | — | No revenue calculations use COD |
📢 Customer Action Required
- No immediate changes are required for API compatibility.
- However, customers should begin removing Remit COD fields from both Rate Quote and BOL requests, as they will no longer provide value.
R+L recommends updating internal systems and UI elements before the effective date
Submit questions or concerns to the API team at: apisupport@rlcarriers.com