Truck Time
This option allows you to define the expected start and end delivery times for each truck on a selected truck sequence.
To define expected truck times:
Select Setup | Truck Time to display the Truck Time Setup window.
Click Add and complete the fields described below. These fields define which trucks are displayed in the Truck Time table.
Field Type What to enter PRODUCT, DEPARTURE, and TRUCK SEQUENCE
setup
Select the product, departure and truck sequence to determine which trucks are displayed in the Truck Time table.
SHOW ALL RUN DAYS and S M T W T F S
yes/no
Further define which trucks are displayed in the Truck Time table by selecting the individual days of the week. The order of days is determined by Business Rules. If you want to see trucks for all weekdays, select the Show All Run Days checkbox.
SHOW ALL TRUCKS
yes/no
If you select this checkbox, all trucks for the selected departure will be displayed. Otherwise, only trucks that have been defined previously will appear. Show All Trucks is helpful when setting up truck information for the first time.
SHOW INACTIVE RECORDS
yes/no
Select this checkbox if you want to display records that are not valid for today.
Click OK. Trucks that match your selection criteria are displayed in the Truck Time table.
In the Truck Time table, select a truck, click Modify, and complete the fields described below. To add a truck, click Add instead of Modify.
Field Type What to enter DEPARTURE ORDER
display
The truck’s departure order is displayed.
TRUCK
setup
Select a truck for which you want to enter truck time information.
START DATE and END DATE
date
Enter the date range for which the truck times are valid.
RUN DAY
predefined
Enter a day of the week, or “*” to cover days not specifically set up for the truck. For example, if the trucking information is different for Sundays than for the rest of the week, you can enter one record for Sunday and another record using “*” to cover the remaining days.
RUN DAY OFFSET
integer
This field is used to specify how the departure time should be determined relative to the actual publish date. For example, a number of trucks delivering a morning publication may load before midnight of the previous day. Entering “-1” here indicates that the truck leaves before midnight of the run date. If the truck loads on the run date, enter “0” (the default).
DEPARTURE TIME
time
Enter the time of the truck’s departure in a 24-hour format (e.g., 08:00, 23:00).
DURATION
time
Enter the amount of time (in HH:MM format) that is normally required to make the deliveries (i.e., the difference between the departure time and when the last drop is made).
Click OK to save the information.
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