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- Port & Terminal Management
- Process
- Plan and dispatch a load
Plan and dispatch a load
Move a freight load from a named plan to an assigned movement.
Step by step
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Prepare load Dispatcher
The Dispatcher gives the load a number, subject, owner, organization, partner and delivery promise. Planning advances Status: Draft → Planned when the operating details are ready.
- Names the freight commitment and its owner
- Updates Loads, Organizations, Team members, Transport partners
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Sequence stops Dispatcher
Ordered stop records show the load's address, visit window and proof reference. The Dispatcher checks the sequence against the delivery promise.
- Checks ordered service work and windows
- Updates Load stops, Loads
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Check dispatch resources App Administrator
The App Administrator keeps driver eligibility and vehicle readiness current. The Transport Supervisor examines the proposed assignment interval and selected resources.
- Shows eligibility and equipment condition
- Updates Drivers, Vehicles, Vehicle defects
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Review assignment Transport Supervisor
The Transport Supervisor checks the recorded driver, vehicle, interval and status before the load proceeds toward dispatch.
- Checks the recorded driver and vehicle interval
- Updates Load assignments, Loads
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Follow delivery Dispatcher
The Dispatcher records pickup and delivery times on the load and reads the actual times on its stops. Load status distinguishes dispatched, in-transit, delivered, exception and cancelled work.
- Records load timing and checks stop outcomes
- Updates Loads, Load stops
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Dispatcher
- Prepares and follows loads; App Administrator maintains resource records; Transport Supervisor reviews assignments; Auditor reads authorized history.
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