Field

Description

General tab

Description

Enter equipment name (up to 20 characters). 

Equipment Type

Select a classification for this piece of equipment from the list defined within Equipment Type Setup. 

Status

Select a value from the following list that defines the state the piece of equipment is in:

Active

In Shop

InActive

When set to InActive, the resource does not appear within the assign equipment grid in Local Dispatch. 

When set to In Shop, a flag is set indicating such within the assign equipment grid in Local Dispatch.

Equipment Number

Enter the identification number for item (up to 12 characters).  This number will be a primary identifier when assigning equipment in Local Dispatch.

Enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) assigned to the item (up to 20 characters).

Make

Enter the name of the manufacturer (up to 20 characters).

Year

Enter the year the item was manufactured in (up to 4 characters).

Weight

Enter the weight of the item (in pounds).

Cubic Feet

Enter the cubic feet for the item.

Height

Enter the height of the resource.

Length

Enter the length of the resource.

Level

Enter the classification level for the resource.

Effective Date

Enter the date the item began service.

Available for Long Distance

Setting this flag allows the resource to be assignable in Long Distance Dispatch.

Available for local moves

Setting this flag allows the resource to be assignable in Local Dispatch.

Note

Enter a memo regarding this particular piece of equipment (up to 60 characters).

Branch tab

Branch Item

Link the equipment to branch records defined within the Branch Setup.  The equipment will be available for assignment in Local Dispatch to branches linked here.

Safety

See Safety System for usage.

Refer to Equipment Safety Setup for field descriptions.

Other

Tractor Number

Enter the identification number for the resource (up to 12 characters).

Tractor Status

Select a value that represents the assignment state of a tracker item from the following:

Active

In Shop

InActive

This setting is informational only and does not affect the ability to associate the item to a driver.

Fuel ID

Enter the fuel identification number (up to 10 characters).

Model

Enter the vehicle model number (up to 10 characters).

Department

Enter department code for the resource (up to 2 characters).