Trailer Information Will Show When Hooking a Trailer
Thanks to Doug Ostrowski from Evans Distribution for this truckload software enhancement.
Now when you “Hook” a trailer to a truck, the system will provide users with the following information in the “trailer selection drop down list”:
- Customer name or Trailer Yard Name of where the trailer was dropped (if the trailer was dropped at a customer or yard)
- Last known City and State location of trailer
- Trailer status codes. The trailer has two different codes. First it can be either HOOKED to a truck or UNHOOKED. Second, the trailer can have the following statuses:
- Unavailable – out of service or not available to use.
- Available – Available to use and no freight on board.
- Unavailable FOB (freight on board) – this means the trailer has freight on it, and is likely dropped at a customer waiting for the trailer to be emptied before coming available.
- Available FOB (freight on board) – this means the trailer has freight on it and is likely pre-loaded by the customer and waiting for a truck to come and hook onto it.
This “trailer selection drop down information” is available on the following screens:
- When dispatching a load and the truck needs a trailer (screen shot below)
- When dispatching a truck on a deadhead and the truck needs a trailer.
- When doing the CALL LOADED function and the truck needs a trailer
- When doing an EMPTY event and the truck may be picking up an trailer for a return load
- When doing an COMPLETE deadhead and the truck may be picking up an trailer for a return load
- In the trip monitor, if the dispatcher needs to HOOK a trailer.
Here is a screen shot of the “Dispatch screen” showing the drop down list of trailers and the new info.
