Trips (Draft)

 

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Key Use Cases

• Track all trips, both planned and executed, in a central view

• Assign or reassign drivers, tractors, trailers, and carriers

• Monitor trip timing, zone movement, mileage, and status

• Surface optimization issues such as low utilization or excess dwell time

• Analyze profitability, routing accuracy, and load compatibility at the trip level

 

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Navigation Overview

Go to Planning > Trips from the sidebar or toggle the bottom panel from the DIspatch page.

Filter by Status, Priority, Warnings, Fleet, Zone, or assignment criteria. Save views to access dynamic lists throughout the application.

Columns can be customized using the column selector or drag and drop for detailed planning views.

 

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Trip Grid View

Each row in the Trips Grid represents a unique trip containing one or more loads.

 

Common Columns

• ID: Trip identifier (e.g., LD128129)

• Status: Available, Assigned, In Transit, Completed

• Type: FTL, LTL, Multileg

• Priority: Planning urgency

• Customer: Associated shipper or load group

• Revenue, Revenue Code, Brokered, $ / Mile

• Trip Start / End Location

• Trip Start / End Appointment

• Trip Start / End Actual

• Estimated Completion Date

• Trip Start / End Zone

• Driver, Tractor, Trailer, Carrier, Fleet

• Is PreLoad, Is Drop Trailer, Has Relay, On Hold

• Load ID(s), Manifest ID, Container #, Import/Export, Booking #, Appointment #

• Warnings: Displays flags like Low Utilization

 

 

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Trip Detail Panel

Click on any trip row to open the Trip Detail Panel for a full breakdown of routing, assignments, and timing.

Header

• Trip ID and Revenue

• Status (Assigned/Available)

• Optimization Warnings (e.g., Low Utilization, Excess Dwell)

• Origin to Destination with mileage, duration, and appointment details

Assignment

• Driver (with link to profile)

• Tractor, Trailer (if assigned)

• Action menu to reassign, manually plan, or view alternatives

 

Route

• All stops, ordered chronologically

• Estimated and actual arrival/departure times

• Dwell times, rest breaks, and driver seen/location match

• Stop-specific appointment data (NET, FCFS)

 

Load Summary

• Linked load(s) with type (FTL/LTL)

• Weight, volume, commodity type

• Special handling rules: Hazmat, Drop Trailer, Preloaded, Can Split

• Origin and destination for each load within the trip

 

 

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Action Menu Options

Located in the upper-right corner of the Trip Detail Panel:

• Sync from TMS

• Copy ID

• Edit

• View Raw Data

• Delete

 

 

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Trip Columns

All available fields from the column selector:

 

Assignment & Identity

• Warnings

• Status

• Type

• Priority

• Revenue

• Customer

• Revenue Code

• Brokered

• Carrier

• Driver

• Tractor

• Trailer

• Fleet

• Load ID

• Manifest ID

• Container #

• Appointment #

• Booking #

 

Routing

• Trip Start Location

• Trip End Location

• Trip Start Zone

• Trip End Zone

• Trip Start Appointment

• Trip End Appointment

• Trip Start Actual

• Trip End Actual

• Estimated Completion Date

• Trip Start / Trip End

• Is PreLoad

• Is Drop Trailer

• Has Relay

• Is Reposition

• On Hold

 

Performance

• Loaded Miles

• $ / Mile

• Number of Legs

• Created Date

• Is Hazmat

• Can Split

• Import/Export

 

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Data Dictionary

 

Name	Description	Data Type
ID	Unique trip ID (e.g., LD128129)	String
Status	Trip assignment and execution state	Enum
Type	Trip classification (FTL, LTL, Multileg)	Enum
Priority	Scheduling urgency	Enum
Revenue	Total load value for the trip	Currency
Revenue Code	Pricing model or contract tag	String
Brokered	Trip is outsourced to another carrier	Boolean
Customer	Shipper associated with the trip	String
Carrier	Third-party carrier if brokered	String
Driver	Assigned driver	String
Tractor	Assigned tractor	String
Trailer	Assigned trailer	String
Fleet	Group or regional assignment	String
Load ID	Linked load(s) on the trip	String/List
Manifest ID	Consolidated LTL manifest ID	String
Container #	Container or chassis reference	String
Appointment # / Booking #	Scheduling reference fields	String
Trip Start / End Location	First and last stops in the trip	String
Trip Start / End Zone	Zone metadata used for optimization	String
Trip Start / End Appointment	Planned times for first/last stops	DateTime
Trip Start / End Actual	Real-world timestamps for first/last stops	DateTime
Estimated Completion Date	Projected end time for trip	DateTime
Trip Start / End	City-to-city route span	String
Loaded Miles	Total miles the driver is under load	Number
Number of Legs	Segment count in the trip	Integer
Created Date	Timestamp of trip record creation	DateTime
Is Drop Trailer	Indicates drop trailer is required	Boolean
Is PreLoad	Indicates load is staged before pickup	Boolean
Is Hazmat	Indicates presence of hazardous freight	Boolean
Can Split	Indicates if the load may be split across assets	Boolean
Has Relay	Indicates if driver relay is involved	Boolean
Is Reposition	Internal trip for repositioning of assets	Boolean
On Hold	Indicates planning hold is active	Boolean
Import/Export	Marks if international crossing is involved	Enum
$ / Mile	Revenue per loaded mile	Currency