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Efficient Gating and Docking Setup for Transport Hubs

Learn how to efficiently set up and manage gates and docks for transport hubs, including vehicle verification and trip management.

By Shipsy

In this guide, we'll learn how to manage the process of gating and docking for plant operations. This involves setting up gates and docks specific to your hub, and using the Trip Manager to track expected vehicle arrivals. We'll cover how to verify vehicle and rider details, assign docks, and perform necessary scans for efficient loading and unloading. By following these steps, you can ensure smooth operations from vehicle arrival to departure.

Let's get started

Setup section for gates and docks

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Click here
Step #1: Click here
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This part explains how to setup the docks and gates (one time activity)
Step #2: This part explains how to setup the docks and gates (one time activity)
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Click here
Step #3: Click here
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Click here
Step #4: Click here
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Check Docks tab to ensure docks are added for the plant code
Step #5: Check Docks tab to ensure docks are added for the plant code
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similarly check Gates are added for the plant code
Step #6: similarly check Gates are added for the plant code
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You can add a Dock or Gate by clicking add new
Step #7: You can add a Dock or Gate by clicking add new
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Enter details and confirm
Step #8: Enter details and confirm

This is the End of the setup section, we now move to daily operations for Gating and docking

Verify the driver, vehicle and Vendor details when a vehicle has reported

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Click here
Step #9: Click here
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Select the correct hub
Step #10: Select the correct hub
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Select the required date range
Step #11: Select the required date range

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This will show a list of all the trips and the expected vehicle and driver
Step #12: This will show a list of all the trips and the expected vehicle and driver
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Click on a trip no. to go to trip details page
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Click on trip details
Step #14: Click on trip details
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To confirm the vendor name as well
Step #15: To confirm the vendor name as well
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Click here
Step #16: Click here
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Click on "= Trip Manager"
Step #17: Click on "= Trip Manager"

Start of Gating and Docking

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After confirming the details, go to Vehicle section
Step #18: After confirming the details, go to Vehicle section
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This will show a list of expected, arrived, outbound vehicles etc
Step #19: This will show a list of expected, arrived, outbound vehicles etc
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Go to top right menu and select Gate in
Step #20: Go to top right menu and select Gate in
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Select the vehicle and the gate no and add comments
Step #21: Select the vehicle and the gate no and add comments
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Click here
Step #22: Click here
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This vehicle will now show up in assigned tab
Step #23: This vehicle will now show up in assigned tab
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Go to top right menu to assign the dock
Step #24: Go to top right menu to assign the dock
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Type "Cmd + V"
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Type "Assigning dock 1 for loading"
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Enter the required details
Step #27: Enter the required details
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Once the vehicle has reached the dock, complete dock inscan process
Step #28: Once the vehicle has reached the dock, complete dock inscan process
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Confirm after filling the details
Step #29: Confirm after filling the details
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The status of the vehicle will now change to dock inscan
Step #30: The status of the vehicle will now change to dock inscan
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After loading complete the dock outscan process
Step #31: After loading complete the dock outscan process
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Confirm Dock Outscan
Step #32: Confirm Dock Outscan
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The vehicle will now show in outbound section
Step #33: The vehicle will now show in outbound section
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Now complete the Gate out process
Step #34: Now complete the Gate out process
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Enter details and confirm Gate out
Step #35: Enter details and confirm Gate out
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Now go back to trip manager page
Step #36: Now go back to trip manager page
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The relevant trip and vehicle will now show up in the started section
Step #37: The relevant trip and vehicle will now show up in the started section

Efficient Gating and Docking Setup for Transport Hubs