Cargo Van form

Operations Cargo Cargo Lots Cargo Lots view Actions Load Load Truck Cargo Van form

From the Actions menu in the following Inspectors:

Cargo Lots view Cargo Lot Inspector

Bills of Lading view Bill of Lading Inspector Items tab Bill of Lading Item form Cargo Lots tab

Units view Unit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Vessel Visits view Vessel Visit Inspector Cargo Lots tab

Train Visits view Train Inspector Cargo on Board tab

Railcar Visits Railcar Visits view Railcar Visit Inspector Cargo on Board tab

In N4, you can use the Cargo Van form to load a cargo lot from a valid yard position onto a truck. You can load cargo lots from multiple yard locations or from a single yard location. N4 assigns a valid yard position and creates a unit for a cargo lot when you perform any of the following actions:

Receive the break-bulk unit through the gate.
Unload a cargo lot from an inbound carrier.
Identify the cargo lot.
Manufacture cargo at the facility.

If you use the Cargo Van form to load a cargo lot, N4 does not create a gate transaction for the load. To create a gate transaction and save all the details, you must configure and use the Deliver Break-Bulk Cargo process for your site.

In N4, you can use the Cargo Van form to load a cargo lot from a vessel directly onto a truck without moving it to the yard if you have selected the Is I/B to O/B Move Direct check box in the gate form. For more information, see Loading cargo lot directly from vessel to truck, below.

Prerequisites for loading a cargo lot onto a truck

An active truck visit.

The truck visit must not be in the Complete state.

A delivery order (on page 1) or a bill of lading (on page 1).

When you create a Deliver Break-Bulk (DB) gate transaction with only a delivery order and no bill of lading, N4 can use the delivery order to identify the gate transactions associated with the truck visit and then check to see if the delivery order has a BL that matches the BL of the cargo lot. If it finds a match, N4 uses that gate transaction to complete the Truck Load action.

If you use delivery orders for Deliver Break-Bulk (DB) gate transactions, N4 updates the Order Status when the truck visit and the associated gate transaction are completed. However, if the delivery order is created without cargo lot details, the Order Status remains New. N4 updates the Order Status based on the Cargo Delivery Order Item field (on page 1). Therefore, in your gate configuration, you must include the Cargo Delivery Order Item field for the Deliver Break-Bulk (DB) gate transaction at the ingate stage.

A bill of lading item (on page 1) for bulk or non-bulk cargo.
A cargo lot with a valid yard position.

To load selected cargo lot(s) on to a truck:

In the Cargo Lots view (on page 1), select the cargo lot(s) that you want to load onto the truck. The selected cargo lot must not be a default cargo lot.

Select Actions Load Load Truck.
In the Cargo Van form:

Select the Truck Visit.

If you do not want to load the entire cargo lot, edit the value in the Quantity field to specify the quantity that you want to load onto the truck.

However, N4 does not display the Quantity field if you select multiple cargo lots in the list view or if you select an identified cargo lot.

Select the Truck Complete check box if you have loaded all the cargo lots onto the truck and want the truck to proceed to the next gate stage.
Click Save.

N4 displays an error message if the cargo lot is already on the truck.

When you successfully load a cargo lot onto a truck, N4:

Creates one record in the Cargo Lots view with:

Unit Nbr = Unit Nbr of the new unit created in the Units view.
Quantity = Total quantity of the selected cargo lot(s).

Retires the existing unit in the Units view and creates a new unit with:

T-state = Loaded
Cargo Quantity = Total quantity of the selected cargo lot(s).

Records the following events against the Unit record:

One CARGO_DELIVER event for each of the selected cargo lots.
One UNIT_DELIVER event.

If you want to load cargo lots associated with the BL/BL item from the yard onto the truck in the order of oldest to the latest you must include the PlanCargoOntoTruck (on page 1) business task in N4.

Loading cargo lot directly from vessel to truck

Prerequisites for loading a cargo lot directly from the vessel onto a truck

An active truck visit.

The truck visit must not be in the Complete state.

A delivery order (on page 1) or a bill of lading (on page 1).

A bill of lading item (on page 1) for bulk or non-bulk cargo.
A cargo lot with a valid vessel position.

To load selected cargo lot(s) on to a truck:

In the Cargo Lots view (on page 1), select the cargo lot(s) that you want to load onto the truck. The selected cargo lot must not be a default cargo lot.

Select Actions Load Load Truck.
In the Cargo Van form:

Select the Truck Visit. If the bill of lading or the BL item associated with the cargo lot is marked Is I/B to O/B Move Direct, the Cargo Van form displays the text Direct Load once you select the appropriate value in the Truck Visit field.

If you do not want to load the entire cargo lot, edit the value in the Quantity field to specify the quantity that you want to load onto the truck.

However, N4 does not display the Quantity field if you select multiple cargo lots in the list view or if you select an identified cargo lot.

Select the Truck Complete check box if you have loaded all the cargo lots onto the truck and want the truck to proceed to the next gate stage.
Click Save.

N4 displays an error message if the cargo lot is already on the truck.

When you successfully load a cargo lot onto a truck, N4:

Creates one record in the Cargo Lots view with:

Unit Nbr = Unit Nbr of the new unit created in the Units view.
Quantity = Total quantity of the selected cargo lot(s).

Retires the existing unit in the Units view and creates a new unit with:

T-state = Loaded
Cargo Quantity = Total quantity of the selected cargo lot(s).

Records the following events against the Unit record:

One CARGO_DISCH event
One UNIT_IN_VESSEL event
One UNIT_DISCH event
One UNIT_DELIVER event
One CARGO_DELIVER event
One UNIT_OUT_GATE event
GC_DELIVER event for the cargo lot and bill of lading. You can use the History, Events tab in the Cargo Lot Inspector (on page 1) and Bill of Lading Inspector (on page 1) to view the event details.