Lanes and routes section

Lanes are typically associated with line haul trips and cross docking activities. Routes are associated with pickup and delivery trips.

The Lanes tab.

The Routes tab.

Lanes

Lanes define a collection of zone codes that form a single region that you service from the currently selected terminal. Lanes include the zone codes for other terminals with a relationship to this terminal. The lane tree represents all the zones serviced through your terminal.

Lanes for specific terminals are managed in Terminal Maintenance.

Lanes tab shortcut menu

Menu Option Definition

Filter By Selected Lane(s)

Filters the available freight bills grid to bills with delivery zones that match the lane. This option is only available if the Cross Dock tab is open.

Clear Lane Filter

Removes any filters and shows all available freight bills regardless of delivery zone or lane match-ups. This option is only available if the Cross Dock tab is open.

Reload Lane Tree

Updates the lane weight totals to reflect any changes.

Routes

A route is a collection of zone codes that can be serviced from the currently selected terminal, such as a pickup or delivery route. For example, you may have a route called "Central" for all the zip codes in a downtown district of a major city that are serviced by the same terminal.

On the Routes tab, you can apply a predefined route filter to a trip. When multiple routes are defined, the filter shows which trips will be picking up or delivering freight to the zone codes that are part of the route.

You can create and edit routes for specific terminals in Terminal Maintenance.

Routes tab shortcut menu

Menu Option Definition

Filter By Selected Route(s)

Filters the freight bills on the Freight tab to bills tied to the selected route. This option is only available if the Deliveries or Pickups tab is open.

Clear Route Filter

Removes current route filters and shows all available freight bills regardless of route. This option is only available if the Deliveries or Pickups tab is open.

Reload Route Tree

Updates the route tree to reflect any changes.

Create Trip for this Route

Creates a new trip based on the selected route.