Working with the Carrier Route detail page
Use to view details for a selected carrier route.
On this page, you can perform these actions, depending on the status of the carrier route:
- Assign a carrier to the
route
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Carrier Selected
- Tender Rejected
- No Rates Found
- Tender Canceled
This action puts the route into a status of Carrier Selected, and the route remains so until it is tendered.
- Assign a carrier to the
route and tender
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Carrier Selected
- Tender Rejected
- No Rates Found
- Tender Canceled
This action puts the route into a status of Tendered.
- Select a carrier for the
route
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- New
- Tender Rejected
- No Rates Found
- Tender Canceled
This action sends the route to rating and routing, and if a rate contract/carrier is assigned, the carrier route is placed into a status of Carrier Selected. Further action must be taken to tender the carrier route to the carrier.
- Tender a route
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- New
- Carrier Selected
- Tender Rejected
- No Rates Found
- Tender Canceled
This action sends the route to rating and routing, and if a rate contract/carrier is assigned, the carrier route is placed into a status of Tendered.
- Re-tender a route
This action applies only to carrier routes with a Tender Rejected status. This action re-tenders the route to the last carrier that rejected it and puts the routing into a status of Tendered.
- Cancel a tender
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Tendered
- Tender Accepted
This action puts the route into a status of Tender Canceled and sends a message to the carrier that the tender is canceled.
- Cancel a route
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- New
- Carrier Selected
- Tendered
- Tender Accepted
- Tender Rejected
- No Rates Found
This action puts the route into a status of Canceled and places all associated shipments into a status of New. The carrier is also alerted that the route is canceled.
- Select an alternate carrier
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Carrier Selected
- Tender Rejected
- Tender Canceled
This action puts the route into a status of Carrier Selected, and the route remains so until it is tendered.
- Select and tender to an
alternate carrier
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Carrier Selected
- Tender Rejected
- Tender Canceled
This action puts the route into a status of Tendered.
- Maintain tracking numbers
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Tender Accepted
- In Transit
- Delivered
- Post new event
This action applies only to carrier routes with these statuses:
- Tender Accepted
- In Transit
- Delivered
See Understanding carrier route statuses for more information.
Information | Description |
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Carrier Route Number | An identifier, not to exceed ten characters, for the carrier route associated with the shipment, generated during the rating and routing process. |
Status | The status of the shipment at the time the
user selects to view details:
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Carrier | The name of the carrier associated with the shipment. |
Secondary Carrier | A secondary carrier specified by the carrier when tendering the route. |
Carrier Tracking Numbers | One of the tracking numbers, if multiple, specified by the carrier once the route is tender accepted. |
Freight Term | Payment terms for the freight charges, such as prepaid, collect, or third party. |
Mode | The transport mode of the carrier route, for example: Motor (TL), LTL, ocean, air, intermodal, parcel, rail. |
Service Level | The service level assigned to the route, for example: Ground, Expedited, Next Day Air, Overnight. |
Total Pieces | The total number of pieces of the shipment. |
Total Weight | The total weight of the shipment. |
Weight Unit of Measure | The weight unit of measure of the shipment. |
Total Volume | The total volume associated with the shipment. |
Volume Unit of Measure | The volume unit of measure of the shipment. |
Freight Charges | The total freight charges associated with the carrier route. |
Currency | The currency associated with the freight charges. |
Rate Contract Name | The name of the rate contract associated with the carrier selection and the rate for carrier route. |
Route Type | The route type for the carrier route. Either Single, Aggregation, or Multi-stop is displayed. |
Equipment Type | A description of the equipment type required for shipments assigned to the route. |
Equipment Length | Length requirements for the equipment type. |
Equipment Attribute | Any special attribute description associated with the equipment, for example, reefer, tarps, heated, vented. |
Distance | The number of miles that make up the route as calculated by the rating and routing process; either PC Miler, Rand McNally, or User Defined is displayed. |
Optimization Run ID | The ID number associated with an optimization run if shipments are grouped as an optimized route. |
Pool ID | The common ID number that ties the shipments
and carrier routes together for the pooled route.
Note: This functionality will be enabled for a future release.
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You can view additional information associated with the carrier route: