Trip Planning

If these requirements are not ALL met, you cannot use all parts of this feature. This topic may not apply to you at all.

Requirements for your company:

It must own the licenses for TruETA and TMWGoTripPlanning to use the Trip Planning functionality. If your company does not have both licenses, you will not see the Trip Planning icon or the Trip Planning screens.
It must be licensed for and running SystemsLink 2018.3 or later.
It must be licensed for Trimble Maps to view your trip on the embedded map.

If your company uses TruETA to plan trips and TMWGoTripPlanning, you can view those trips on the Trip Planning screen in TMW.Suite™ Go Driver.

This illustration shows an example planned trip on the Trip Planning screen. It shows stop events and suggested rest stops and rest times.

Icon	Description
	Opens the Hours of Service screen. Note: Your company must use a Mobile Comm device, such as a PeopleNet device, for this to function. If you have a question, contact your Trimble Support representative.
	Opens the Map screen.
	Indicates that a weather alert has been issued for that stop event or rest stop.
	The first stop event (such as a LLD or a BMT) on the order or the trip with the earliest date and time.
	Suggested rest stops with earliest dates and times. Your company sets up the number and location of rest stops in TruETA. If you have a question, contact your company’s system administrator.
	Indicates a completed stop event or rest stop.
	Additional stops on the trip or order with the earliest date and time. The number inside of the circle is linked to the stop number on the Stops grid in TMW Operations. This number changes with the number of stops between the stop events. Note: Open the Legs screen or the Orders screen to view details about additional stops.
	Last stop event (such as a LUL or a EMT) on the order or trip with the earliest date and time.

Icon

Description

Opens the Hours of Service screen.

Note: Your company must use a Mobile Comm device, such as a PeopleNet device, for this to function. If you have a question, contact your Trimble Support representative.

Opens the Map screen.

Indicates that a weather alert has been issued for that stop event or rest stop.

The first stop event (such as a LLD or a BMT) on the order or the trip with the earliest date and time.

Suggested rest stops with earliest dates and times.

Your company sets up the number and location of rest stops in TruETA. If you have a question, contact your company’s system administrator.

Indicates a completed stop event or rest stop.

Additional stops on the trip or order with the earliest date and time.

The number inside of the circle is linked to the stop number on the Stops grid in TMW Operations. This number changes with the number of stops between the stop events.

Note: Open the Legs screen or the Orders screen to view details about additional stops.

Last stop event (such as a LUL or a EMT) on the order or trip with the earliest date and time.

With the Trip Planning feature, you can:

View TruETA’s suggested trip route.
View your pickup and drop stops.
View suggested rest stops.
Add or delete rest stops.
Change a rest stop location or duration.
View your Hours of Service.
View your trip on the Trimble Maps application.

Loading the Trip Planning screen

To load the Trip Planning screen:

Log into the app.
Tap Menu. If you are using a tablet, skip this step.
Based on your company’s setup, tap Legs or Orders.
The Current Trips or Current Orders screen opens.
Do one of the following:
- View trip planning for the current trip
  
  Tap the Trip Planning icon.
  The Trip Planning screen opens.
- View trip planning for a different trip
  1. Tap Next.
    The Next Trips screen opens.
  2. Tap the trip that you want to view.
    Information about that trip is displayed.
  3. Tap the Trip Planning icon.
    The Trip Planning screen opens.

Viewing weather alerts

To view weather alerts:

Load the Trip Planner screen.
In this example, there are two weather alerts.
Tap the Weather Alert icon next to a stop event or a rest stop.

The Weather Alerts screen opens. It displays information about the weather alert. Weather alerts are generated by the National Weather Service.

View Trip Planning Hours of Service

Your company must use a Mobile Comm device (such as a PeopleNet device) for this feature to function. If you have a question, contact your Support representative.

To view your hours of service:

Load the Trip Planner screen.

Tap Hours of Service .
The Hours of Service screen opens.

Field	Description
Break	Currently not functional.
Driving	The number of hours that you have been driving for the current day.
On Duty	The number of hours that you have been on duty for the current day.
Cycle	The number of hours that you have been active for the current cycle. Note: This value is based on your service rule.

Field

Description

Break

Currently not functional.

Driving

The number of hours that you have been driving for the current day.

On Duty

The number of hours that you have been on duty for the current day.

Cycle

The number of hours that you have been active for the current cycle.

Note: This value is based on your service rule.

Viewing planned trips on the Trimble Maps screen

To view a planned trip on the Trimble Maps screen:

Load the Trip Planner screen.
Tap the Map icon.
The Trimble Maps screen opens.
To return to the Trip Planning screen, click Close.