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New Vehicle
"Vehicles" are available within the "Maintenance" section of "X Dispatch."
To create a "New Vehicle", click the "New" button while in "Maintenance -> Vehicles" or select "Vehicle" from the "New" drop down list anywhere within "X Dispatch." First, enter a "Vehicle ID" number. This is an arbitrary identifier that merely has to be unique compared to other "Vehicles." Once a Vehicle has been saved to the database, you cannot change its "Vehicle ID." At this point, it is possible to save the "Vehicle" by clicking apply or OK. However, the "Vehicle" will not appear in the list unless you select a class for it. It is also recommended to enter a display Description for the Vehicle.
Once those required fields are entered, you can click the "Apply" or "OK" buttons to save the "Vehicle" into the database. If you are editing an existing "Vehicle,"it will instead save any changes.
Vehicle Form
The "Vehicle" form itself contains several fields and buttons.
Fields
Referring to the following table for a description of field importance on the "Vehicle" portion of the form.
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Vehicles can be used to track company and/or driver vehicles or to group drivers together. A vehicle can be associated with multiple drivers, however, a driver can only be associated with only one vehicle at a time.
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If you do not need to keep track of the vehicle type of your drivers you can use Vehicles as a generic class or type for drivers. |
Go to Maintenance > Vehicles.
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| ID | Unique numerical ID. |
| Vehicle Description | Description or name of the vehicle |
| Vehicle Class | Classification of the vehicle. |
How to Add a New Vehicle
- Go to Maintenance > Vehicles.
- Click the New button in the toolbar.
Alternate steps:
- Click the arrow next to the New button, or press the N key.
- Click Vehicle.
How to Edit a Vehicle
- Go to Maintenance > Vehicles.
- Double-click the parcel you would like to edit.
How to Delete a Vehicle
- Go to Maintenance > Vehicle.
- Double-click the vehicle you would like to delete.
- Click the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
Vehicle Form
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| ID | Unique numerical ID. Once the ID is set when creating a new depot, it cannot be edited. |
| Class | The classification of the vehicle. The associated icon used for the vehicle on the Dispatch Board.
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| Description | The description of the vehicle that will be displayed on the driver record and Dispatch Board. |
| VIN | The Vehicle Identification Number of the vehicle. |
| Min Weight | The minimum weight that the vehicle should be assigned to carry. This field is for reference only. |
| Max Weight | This field tracks the The maximum weight that this the vehicle should be assigned to carry. This field is for reference only. |
| Capacity | This field tracks the The passenger capacity of the vehicle. This field is for reference only. |
| Parking | This field Tracks The parking information for the vehicle. This field is for reference only. |
| Relative Speed | This field tracks the The relative speed of the "Vehiclevehicle." This can be useful if the "Driver"driver is not sending back "GPS Updates" via "X Mobile." Otherwise, "X Mobile" will report which report the current speed of the "Vehicle."vehicle and is used when calculating the driver ranking. See Driver Ranking Configuration. |
| Vehicle Owner | Stores the entity in possession of the "Vehicle." You can select "Company" or "Driver" from the drop down list. |
Referring to the following table for a description of field importance on the "License" portion of the form.
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Referring to the following table for a description of field importance on the "Insurance" portion of the form.
The "License" and "Insurance" expiration dates are considered "Critical Dates" on the "Dispatch Board." The "Dispatcher" can be "Warned" or "Enforced" when dispatching an "Order" to a "Driver" with a "Vehicle" where this information is out-of-date.
Referring to the following table for a description of field importance on the "User Data" portion of the form.
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| User Data 1 | A reference field you can use to store any additional data on the "Vehicle." | ||
| User Data 2 | A reference field you can use to store any additional data on the "Vehicle." | ||
| User Data 3 | A reference field Who owns the vehicle:
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| State | License and registration information for the vehicle.
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| Company | Insurance information for the vehicle.
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| User Data 1 | Reference fields you can use to store any additional data on | the "Vehicle."||
| User Data 4 | A reference field you can use to store any additional data on the "Vehicle." | ||
Buttons
Referring to the following table for a description of button behavior on the "Depot" form.
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Driver Connection
"Vehicles" have a "one-to-many" relationship with "Drivers." Effectively, a "Driver" can only be associated with only one particular "Vehicle" at any given time. However, a "Vehicle" can be connected to any number of drivers at a given moment.
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