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Save time and money by having your carriers book online
Loading Dock Scheduling Objects. Managing Loading Orders. Updating Time Slots. Synchronizing Data. Carrier Connect. Getting started with Carrier Connect. Begin planning inbound or outbound loads within those constraints and communicate it to carriers. Slot incoming/outgoing shipments into the 60 minute time slots on the dock schedule. Communicate those pickup/delivery times with carriers. Enforce the rules and PDCA. Inefficiencies at the dock can cause long lines of trucks outside shipping facilities, delayed deliveries and increased driver wait times—plus the added cost of steep detention fees. Transporeon Dock Scheduling shows your loading and unloading capacity in a digital schedule, and gives both you and your carriers visibility into the time slots. Set the Loading Bay Widths Each truck bay should be at least 12 ft wide to provide enough space for the trailers, which are 8’0″ to 8’6″ wide, to back squarely to the dock. To reduce congestion, design 14 ft wide bays.
Reduce Labor Costs
Free up warehouse staff with less inbound calls and e-mails by letting carriers schedule online.
Lower Freight Costs
Decrease detention fees with appointments and reduce rates by making it easier for drivers to pickup and deliver.
Improve Visibility
Manage your warehouse with real-time status updates and dock appointment data that can be shared across the enterprise.
Search for warehouses and book dock appointments all from one convenient application
One-Stop Shop
No more keeping a list of URLs, user names, and passwords for every shipper.
Quick & Convenient
Schedule appointments online without making a phone call or waiting for e-mail responses.
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Easy for Drivers
Confirmation e-mails with appointment date, time, address, check-in instructions, and contact information for the warehouse.
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