Set Up a Load with Project44
Overview
Project44 is a tracking tool whose function is to automate the tracking 90 minutes before the pickup window and up to 48 hours after the delivery window.
Prerequisites
To use the Project44 tool and automate the tracking of the shipments, you should know there are three forms of integration via Project44:
- ELD: The tracking is performed with the GPS identifier that the carrier uses in their units.
- Mobile: The tracking is performed through the mobile phone of the driver.
- API: The carrier’s shipment management system transmits the information to Project44 via EDI, and Project44 transmits the information to Optimiz.
If the ELD or API connection fails, there is always the option to track the shipment with the driver’s mobile phone.
Tracking a shipment in Optimiz using Project 44 allows us to receive geolocations in real time and automate the tracking.
The procurement team, in conjunction with the carrier, determines what type of integration will be used with each carrier and this integration does not change from one load to another. The integration is done at the carrier level.
Project44 Messages
The following criteria are available when receiving a message from Project44.
| Message | Meaning | API | ELD | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pending Tracking Method | A “tracking unit” or driver’s mobile phone should be set up to automate the tracking. | Not applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
| Scheduled | Project44 tracking is scheduled to start 90 minutes before the pickup window. | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
| Pending Approval | The driver has not approved the tracking in his mobile phone app. | Not applicable | Not applicable | Applicable |
| Acquiring Location | Project44 is attempting to start the automated tracking. | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
| In Motion | The vehicle is in motion. | Applicable | Applicable | Not applicable |
| Idle | Project44 received 2 continuous locations at the same site. | Applicable | Applicable | Not applicable |
| Approval Denied | The driver declined the electronic tracking in his mobile phone app. | Not applicable | Not applicable | Applicable |
| Timed Out | Project44 has no automated tracking records 48 hours after the delivery window at the last stop. | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
| Cancelled | The tracking was cancelled via API or Mobile. | Applicable | Not applicable | Applicable |
| Failed to Acquire Location | Project44 has not received geolocations. | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
Process
How to Locate the Type of Integration and Error Messages in the System:
- Search for the load in Load Management. See Search for Active Loads for details.
- Locate the GPS/Tracking Method column in the search results grid.
- Identify the information fields of the load in the order in which they appear: Project44, Type of Integration, Message received from Project44, Tracking Unit (in case there is an associated driver’s mobile number or an associated unit), and Moving or Not Moving status (if the last location and the most recent location are the same, it will read “Not Moving”). Descriptions of the messages can be found in the Messages table above.
To Set Up the Tracking via API Integration:
When a carrier is integrated via API, the management system of the shipment is connected to the Project44 platform and has no access to Optimiz to set up the loads.
If the integration via API fails, there is the option to track the load manually or through the driver’s mobile phone.
- Search for the load in Load Management. See Search for Active Loads for details.
- Click the link in the GPS/Tracking Method column.
- In the GPS Tracking window, select the Driver Mobile option.
- Enter the driver’s mobile number in the Driver Mobile Number box.
- Click Save Changes to save the changes or Cancel Tracking to cancel.
The load is updated. You can track the shipment automatically, even if the connection fails.
To Set Up the Tracking via ELD Integration:
When a carrier is integrated via ELD, you can track the unit through GPS when the Vehicle ID is confirmed.
- Search for the load in Load Management. See Search for Active Loads for details.
- Click the link in the GPS/Tracking Method column.
- In the GPS Tracking window, select the Tracking Unit option.
- Click the Tracking Unit # field and select the option Other in the dropdown menu.
- Enter the Tracking Unit# in the editable field.
- Click Save Changes to save the changes or Cancel Tracking to cancel.
A load may have some type of missed check call due to one of the following causes: there is no Tracking Unit linked to that load, or, even if there is a Tracking Unit linked, there was a connectivity issue. If tracking via ELD is failing, there is the option to track through the driver’s mobile phone.
To Set Up the Tracking via Mobile Integration:
When a carrier is integrated via Mobile, the carrier chose to track their shipments through the driver’s mobile phone, which must be provided before the Optimiz set up.
- Search for the load in Load Management. See Search for Active Loads for details.
- Click the link in the GPS/Tracking Method column.
- In the GPS Tracking window, select the Driver Mobile option.
- Add the Driver Mobile Number.
- Click Save Changes to save the changes or Cancel Tracking to cancel.
A load may have some type of missed check call given to one of the following reasons: the load has no linked mobile phone number, or the load has a linked mobile phone number but the driver has not approved the tracking on his mobile phone.
Result
The load has been updated with the correct type of integration.
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