Trucking Company form

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The Trucking Company form enables you to add and edit trucking companies to enable their trucks to visit your terminal and carry cargo for designated lines. In addition, use the Trucking Company form to associate drivers, line agreements, and agents with the selected trucking company.

To add or edit a trucking company:

  1. In the Id field, enter an ID that uniquely identifies the trucking company.

  1. Specify any optional information for the trucking company.

  2. Click Save.

You must save a new trucking company before you can associate line agreements, drivers, agents, truck groups, and priority groups with the trucking company.

The following table lists the various optional fields in the Trucking Company form:

Field Label

Description

Name

Enter the name of the trucking company.

SCAC Code

Enter the Standard Carrier Alpha Code for the trucking company.

BIC Code

Enter the Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Code for the trucking company.

The SCAC and BIC codes are used to identify the trucking company in EDI messages.

Is Operator

Select the check box if the trucking company is also an equipment operator.

Is Owner

Select the check box if the trucking company is also an equipment owner.

Credit Status

Select one of the following credit status for the business entity:

  • Cash Only

  • Cash or check only

  • On account credit customer

The Credit Status determines whether the business entity can provide storage guarantee.

In N4, only business entities with the On account credit customer credit status can provide storage guarantees.

Insurance Expiration Date

Enter the insurance expiration date for the trucking company.

If a date is specified in this field and the RejectTruckingCompanyExpiredInsurance (on page 1) business task is included in the gate configuration, a truck driver associated with the trucking company will not be allowed to do gate transactions after the specified date. For more information on configuring business tasks, see Business Tasks form (on page 1).

Default EDO

Select a default EDO to be associated with the trucking company.

For Deliver Empty (DM) gate transactions, the specified default EDO is displayed in the Booking field on the gate form so that the gate clerk is not required to enter or select the same EDO every time. For more information on defining gate forms, see Tran Type form (on page 1).

The gate clerk can override the default EDO when performing a gate transaction.

Contact Name

Enter the name of the contact person for the trucking company.

Contact Email Address

Enter the e-mail address for the trucking company.

N4 validates the email address format and accepts only the email addresses that are entered in the '[email protected]' format (for example: [email protected]). N4 does not accept an email address that:

  • Does not contain the '@' symbol.

  • Contains more than one '@' symbols.

  • Contains a period (.) either at the start or at the end of the user name, or immediately following the '@' symbol.

  • Contains any other letters or symbols except a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period (.), or underscore (_) in the user name.

  • Contains any other letters or symbols except a-z, A-Z, or 0-9 in the company name (the string that follows the '@' symbol).

  • Has a Domain name shorter than two characters (for example: [email protected]).

  • Has a Domain name ending with a numeric domain identifier (for example: [email protected]).

N4 allows you to use an apostrophe anywhere in the recipient's name in an email address, such as O'[email protected].

Contact Address Line 1

Enter the first line of the mailing address.

Contact Address Line 2

Enter the second line of the mailing address.

Contact City

Enter the mailing address city.

Contact Country

Select the country for the mailing address.

Contact State

Select the state for the mailing address. The lookup list displays the states defined for the selected country.

To add a state, use the States tab in the Country form for the selected country.

Contact Mail Code

Enter the Mail/Zip code.

Contact Telephone

Enter the telephone number.

Contact Fax

Enter the Fax number.

Contact SMS

Enter the SMS number.

Contact Website URL

Enter the URL for the website of the trucking company.

Trucking Company Status

Select one of the following statuses for the trucking company:

  • BANNED: The terminal has banned the trucking company.

  • RECEIVE ONLY: The trucking company can only drop off, not pick up.

  • OK: The trucking company can drop off and pick up.

OK is the default status of a trucking company if you do not select any value from the drop-down list.

Guarantee Limit

Enter the maximum amount the trucking company can guarantee for a unit.

Is Exam Site Carrier

Select the check box if the trucking company has authorization to carry cargo that requires an offsite exam.

Is Seized Cargo Carrier

Select the check box if the trucking company has authorization to carry inbond cargo.

Exam Authorization Expiration

Enter the date the trucking company's authorization to carry cargo requiring an offsite exam expires.

Seized Cargo Authorization Expiration

Enter the date the trucking company's authorization to carry inbound cargo expires.

Notes

Enter any miscellaneous notes for the trucking company.

Reference Id

Enter any reference information for the trucking company.