We have revamped the vehicle forms for a more intuitive experience The vehicle screen is used to keep information about vehicles either owned or used by a transportation company for order delivery. Along with drivers, they will be used to create routes.
The MaxOptra System automatically creates a User and Driver account for each vehicle created within the default name Driver for (registration number). Following the assignment of driver to vehicle (described at Assigning drivers to vehicles ) you will be able to modify a driver name. Further, on the User screen you will be able to modify the Driver for (registration number) parameters.
Note Below are the parameters of a vehicle which can affect the automatic planning:
Supported vehicle requirements define what type of orders each vehicle can transfer. Consequently, only corresponding orders will be assigned to the vehicle;
Capacity defines the amount of orders the vehicle is able to carry when fully loaded. The unit of measurement for capacity must be the same as that used to define the size of an order.
Maximum speed affects the calculation of the route duration;
Distribution centre is the location from where the vehicle starts and finishes its delivery route.
Follow the walkthrough or see full documentation below in how to create vehicles with the new forms:
How to create new vehicles
Make sure you are on the Distribution centres page of the Settings tab
Fill out the basic information about the vehicle
Select the vehicle distribution centre
Select the driver of the vehicle (Please note: Only the drivers assigned to the chosen distribution centre will appear in the drop down list. If left blank a driver wil be created automatically for the vehicle)
Select the vehicle colour that will display on the route map
Set a vehicle type if required Vehicle types help optimise route planning by considering restrictions like weight limits, speed limits, and restricted areas. You can also set specific break rules for vehicles, overriding distribution centre break rules when needed.
Click on Constraints to define operational limits and requirements for the vehicle This section helps ensure vehicles meet regulatory and operational requirements, improving route planning accuracy.
If your vehicle has a GPS tracker of a driver PDA, you can state what device is assigned and what TCP Source is equipped.
Click add to save the vehicle
Updating existing vehicles
Select a vehicle to update any changes
Expand each section to update vehicle settings.
Click on update defaults to save changes to existing vehicles
Other options: History of changing - View the log book of changes related to that specific vehicles Clone vehicle - Create a copy of the specific vehicle