Working with schedules

Requirements for your company:

  • It must have a Trimble Maps API key. If not, you cannot view your route on the map.

  • It must have the Mobile Imaging license.If not, you cannot associate missing paperwork with an order or a stop.

  • It must have the Geofence license. If not, you cannot use the Geofence feature.

Use D2Link® schedules to do the following:

  • Update dispatchers on your current status.

  • Complete arrival or departure stop events.

  • Update trip details

  • Capture signatures

  • Send images to your company.

Schedules are a defined workflow with information about each stop. They include actions you should take. When you take these actions, D2Link updates the company.

Basic features that do not require additional licenses:

  • Display trip information, such as stop location or commodity

  • Allow you to enter required stop information, such as weight or Bills of Lading numbers

  • Print trip details (uses your device’s default printing app)

Advanced features that require additional licenses:

  • Take images of missing paperwork (such as Delivery Receipts) and embed them into the schedule

  • Upload images to your company’s image processing system

  • View your route on the map

  • Add stop locations to the CoPilot mobile app

  • Plan routes using custom vehicle profiles through the CoPilot mobile app

  • Use Geofencing to automatically update a stop event when you are close to the stop

You use the Schedules screen to manage your stops, update your dispatchers on your status, etc.

Opening the Schedules screen

To open the Schedules screen:

  1. Tap image1 Menu. If you are using a tablet, skip this step.

  2. Tap Schedules.
    The Schedules screen opens.

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