Automatically recording an unplanned deadhead

First available in TMW.Suite Operations: 17.10

Empty movements that relocate resources (driver, tractor, or trailer) to the trip’s first stop are sometimes called deadhead movements. Often, dispatchers can preplan deadhead movements on a trip.

However, sometimes a trip requires an unplanned deadhead, such as when resources change between the time a trip is created and started.

To simplify the process of adding deadheads, you can set up your system to automatically display the Quick Deadhead Entry window when a trip requires a deadhead move to relocate the tractor.

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This feature only searches for tractor beaming issues.

Setting up the Quick Deadhead Entry window

The following settings are involved in displaying the Quick Deadhead Entry window.

  • The AssetBeamLevel General Info Table setting activates this feature. The Quick Deadhead Entry window will appear when you have any of the following combined options set:

    String1 String2 String3

    TRC

    cmp_id

    Prevent

    TRC

    city

    Prevent

    TRC

    state

    Prevent

  • The DisplayQuickDeadheadLevel General Info Table setting identifies the threshold for displaying the window.

  • The PreventDeadheadTrcBeamError General Info Table setting indicates whether the Quick Deadhead Entry window will appear.

Automatically recording an unplanned deadhead for a trip

To record an unplanned deadhead, complete the following steps.

  1. Open the trip in the Trip Folder.

  2. In the Tractor field, enter the new tractor assigned to the trip.

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  3. Select the Arrived checkbox for the first stop.

  4. Click Save.
    The Quick Deadhead Entry window opens.

  5. Review the information recorded regarding the empty move starting time, and adjust as necessary.

    In the Stops grid, the system records the empty move as being completed.

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  6. Click OK. The system updates the trip with the empty move information.