Load Containers

Loading places cars with a shipping record into a container. The Containers workspace then shows each car in its slot.

Requirements: permission to update cars. Each car needs a shipping record. See Record a shipment.

Assign cars from the exports listCopy Anchor Link

1. Open Exports in the sidebar.
2. Tick the checkbox of one or more rows. The bar above the list shows the number of cars selected.
3. Select Assign to Container. For a single car, choose Assign to Container in the row menu instead. The row menu offers Move to Container when the car is already loaded.
4. Choose Existing Container and pick a container in Container. Each entry shows the type and the number of cars loaded.
5. Alternatively, choose New Container. Enter the Container Number, choose the Type and choose the Color.
6. Choose the Deck: Floor or Upper Rack.
7. Select Assign followed by the number of cars, for example Assign 2 Vehicles.

The dashboard shows "2 vehicles assigned to the container". The cars join the end of the load, after the cars already inside. The Container column of the list shows the container number with its color. Select the number to open the container in the workspace.

Remove cars from a containerCopy Anchor Link

• Select rows and choose Remove from Container in the bar above the list. The button appears when a selected car is loaded.
• Choose Remove from Container in the row menu of one car.

The dashboard shows "1 vehicle removed from the container". The record and the shipping details of the car stay unchanged.

Arrange cars in the workspaceCopy Anchor Link

1. Select Containers on the Exports page.
2. Choose a container in the list on the left. The search field matches the container number, the car name, the VIN, the customer and the destination.
3. Drag a car to another slot of the side cutaway. A car dropped on an occupied slot swaps places with that car. A car dropped on an empty slot goes last on that deck.
4. Drag a car onto another container in the list to move it there.
5. Alternatively, select a car and choose Move To in the Selected Vehicle card. Right-clicking a car opens the same Move To menu with Open Record and Remove from Container.

A slot is named by its deck and number, for example "Floor, Slot 1". The Manifest card lists the cars of each deck in loading order.

Read the loadCopy Anchor Link

The Load card shows the loaded cars against the capacity, the cars on each deck, the interior size and every destination in the load. A 20 ft Standard container draws 2 slots. The two 40 ft types draw 4 slots. Each deck holds half of them.

The label Over Capacity appears with the number of cars that exceed the drawn slots. Nothing prevents the extra cars. The cars past the slots are not drawn.

NotesCopy Anchor Link

• A container that is archived cannot receive cars. Restore it first.
• Choosing Remove from Container in the workspace opens a confirmation. Select Remove from Container again to confirm.
• Saving a new Container number in the shipping record also loads the car into the open container with that number. See Record a shipment.
• Assigning a car to a container writes the container number into the shipping record when the number is a valid container number.
• Team members without permission to update cars can view the workspace but cannot move cars.