Manage Trailers
Locate trailer tab
- Navigate to Freights > Trailers tab
- This tab is where all the trailers are listed
Manage trailer
Create trailer
Trailer information fields
- A trailer will have these essential information fields:
Information field | Description |
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Trailer Code | 1. Description: |
Organization (Web form); Organization Code (Excel template) | 1. Description: |
License Plate | 1. Description: |
Type (Web form); Trailer Type (Excel template) | 1. Description: |
Weight Level | 1. Description: |
Initial Code (Web form); Trailer Initial Code (Excel template) | 1. Description: |
Create single trailer using Web form
- Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about creating single object using web form
Create multiple trailers using Excel template
- Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about creating multiple objects using Excel template
- After being created, a trailer will have additional information fields that are displayed on Freights > Trailers tab. Most of the fields will automatically be filled through the task submission on Mobile app when the trailer is in use
Information field | Description |
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Containers On Trailer | List of the containers the trailer is currently carrying |
2nd Container Possible | Specify whether the trailer can carry two containers at the same time or not |
Trailer Status | The current status of the trailer |
Trailer Position | The location the trailer is currently parking at |
Attached Vehicle | The truck tractor the trailer is currently attached to |
Attached Vehicle Status | The current status of the truck tractor that the trailer is currently attached to |
Status | The current active status of the trailer |
Edit trailer information
- Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about updating objects in Abivin vRoute
Delete trailer
- Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about deleting objects in Abivin vRoute
Change trailer status
- All trailers will automatically have their status as Active after being created.
- If you want to change status for some of them, click on icon under Action column at the end of the trailer row to switch its status from Active to Deactive or vice versa
Detach trailer from truck tractor
- If a trailer is not intentionally requested from Mobile app by a truck tractor driver, the driver can inform the dispatcher about this incident. Then, the dispatcher can deliberately detach the trailer from the truck tractor on Web app by clicking on the icon that reads Detach trailer


Validate quantity of containers currently on a trailer
- A trailer is designed to be able to carry a maximum of two 20ft containers, or one 40ft container (Which mean the maximum aggregated container length supported is 40 feet). Therefore, at the start of every shipment (When the truck tractor driver submit SHIPPING STARTED event), the system will perform a check on the status of the trailer, to ensure this condition is valid
- Upon checking, if this condition is not met, then the dispatcher needs to detach the containers currently carried on that trailer, in order to allow the shipment to be operated
- To detach the containers currently carried on a trailer, click on the icon Detach Container(s) of that trailer, then click OK on the pop-up message


Search trailer
- To search for a specific trailer, input the Trailer Code of that trailer into the search field


Show or hide information columns
- You could show or hide specific information of the containers/trailers by clicking on the Columns button, then tick on boxes on the drop down menu.


Updated over 2 years ago