IBM Support

Configuring Dedicated Fleet Features

Question & Answer


Question

Configuring Dedicated Fleet Features

Answer

Configuring Dedicated Fleet Features

About this task

Whenyou set up your dedicated fleet profile you define the followingfeatures:

  • The carrier and SCAC for the fleet
  • The trucks (referred to as tractors) in this fleet
  • Driver information for the fleet
  • The trailers used by this fleet if you want to link specifictrailers to your trucks
  • The dedicated fleet billing cycle

Procedure

  1. Set up your dedicated fleet including trucks (referredto as tractors) trailers and driver information. You setup the dedicated fleet as part of your collaborative profile.
  2. Define one or more online contracts to cover shipmentsdelivered by the dedicated fleet.
  3. Define route guide rules to support tendering to your dedicatedcarrier. For example you might want to set up auto-carrier selectionfor this carrier in certain shipping lanes.
  4. Set up the Sterling TMS users thatwill manage the dedicated fleet.
  5. Activate the Shipment Removed from Tour alert if you wantto be notified about dedicated fleet events.
  6. Configure the mileage source you want to use for dedicatedfleet shipments.
  7. Define how Sterling TMS calculatesrates for your dedicated fleet.
  8. Define how to allocate costs from a dedicated fleet cycleacross the shipments carried by that cycle. You can also define howto allocate costs for non-shipment legs and how to handle revenuesharing.

"

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU055","label":"Cognitive Applications"},"Product":{"code":"SS73G6","label":"Sterling Total Payments for Financial Services"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"All Versions","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"","label":""}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 December 2018

UID

ibm10755401