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Maintain time interval between dispatch loads

For example, if spacing loads at 9AM, 9:30, 10AM, 10:30, and the first truck actually loads at 9:15AM, other loads should push out to maintain spacing (9:45, 10:15, 10:45)
Jeff Davis over 4 years ago in Dispatch 0 Reviewing

Develop process to purge old data from the AptruckGeopos table

We discovered a SQL statement in Apex that would peg our Database Server and result in very poor performance throughout the Apex system. Our table at the time had some 2 million + rows. After working with support and Chris Miranti, we ended up pur...
Richard Clemens almost 6 years ago in Dispatch 0 Reviewing

Product drop down fields need to match product field length.

When enter an order in Dispatch Order the product drop down does not show the same number of characters as in the product. Field size needs to be expanded so you can see the entire product.
Jeff Davis almost 4 years ago in Dispatch 0 Reviewing

Stop changing vehicle back to it's home location after his assignment.

Currently, the information send to the driver after a ticket is created includes his next location. That next location will be that of his next assignment, or his home location if he has no additional assignments. This makes it difficult to keep s...
Chris Miranti over 6 years ago in Dispatch / Vehicle Signaling Interface 0 Reviewing

Ability to enter Dispatch Order Quantity or Loads when ticketing

You are now able to add a dispatch order on the ticketing screen. However, it is always added for one load. It would be great if when adding the Dispatch via the ticketing screen, you could also add either the ordered quantity or loads so that the...
Chris Miranti over 5 years ago in Dispatch / Ticket 0 Reviewing

Ability to assign carrier to dispatch

Many times, the actual vehicle is unknown until it arrives at the plant when a third party carrier is asked to deliver material. It would be beneficial for a third party carrier to arrive at a plant, then choose from a list (via kiosk, or weighmas...
Chris Miranti over 5 years ago in Dispatch / Ticket 3 Reviewing

As a fleet manager, I would like the ability to configure factors that make up ‘driver utilization’.

Driver utilization is an important KPI for transportation reporting. Different people will calculate Driver Utilization differently. For some, it would be time spent in statuses that does not exceed planning. For some, it would be time spent assig...
Chris Miranti over 6 years ago in Dispatch 0 Reviewing

Ue of Detail Purchase Orders, but Dispatch orders do not seem to be honoring this setting.

Dealing with state entities and other customers, we frequently receive a different PO for different material - all for the same job and same sales order. We do have Apex configured to use Detail Purchase Orders. However it seems that, when creatin...
Richard Clemens about 5 years ago in Dispatch 5 Reviewing

Show TicketTime in Dispatch Order Screen/Load List Tab and Command Track Show Loads Screen

Adding the actual time the ticket is printed to screens dispatchers have open 100% of the time will give the user an idea of how far behind or ahead of schedule they are on the same screen. Right now Ticket No, Actual Qty, Actual Carrier, and Actu...
Shawn Smith about 7 years ago in Dispatch 1 Will not implement

Stop Creation of Dispatch When Non-Compliant Carrier is Added

In System Configuration, you can choose to prevent ticketing when a Carrier is non-compliant (Expiration Date has passed) with one or all of the listed insurances. We would like to do that with Dispatches as we've had instances where trucks have s...
Mark Adkinson almost 2 years ago in Dispatch 0 Reviewing