Reassigning or rescheduling a dispatch assignment

You can reschedule a planned dispatch to a different date and time, or reassign a planned dispatch to a different vehicle or to a different driver.

About this task

Assignments can be reassigned or rescheduled in the Vehicle Scheduling (Tr) application. You use the Vehicle Scheduling tab and the Schedule Dispatch window to reschedule and make new assignments for an assigned dispatch request.

Procedure

  1. In the Vehicle Scheduling (Tr) application, in the dispatch list, select the dispatch request that you want to reassign.
  2. In the pool resource list, select the vehicle for the dispatch.
  3. If a driver is needed, select the driver from the driver list.
  4. Click the Schedule Dispatch icon.
  5. Edit one or more of the following fields:
    • Scheduled Start Date
    • Scheduled End Date
    • Driver
    • Work Assignment
    • Rate Schedule (if you use motor-pool billing)
    • Assigned Driver (if a driver is needed)
  6. Click OK.

Results

The dispatch request shows the new vehicle, driver, and schedule information in the dispatch list.