Assign and Print a Trailer Barcode

Overview

A unique barcode number can be associated to loads and trailers in dock planning or load management. The Trailer Barcode Management window allows the user to assign a trailer number to a load, then generate and print the trailer barcode. Once the trailer barcode has been saved in Optimiz, it can be entered into a barcode scanner to load and unload trailers.

When printing a trailer barcode, the location is automatically set to the user's default hub.

When Should I Assign a Trailer Number and Barcode to a Load?

Operations personnel should assign trailer bar codes to loads to better facilitate tracking, arrival, departure, loading, and unloading of a specific load. The printed bar codes should be placed inside of trailers for easy identification and tracking.

Prerequisites

Before you can assign a trailer number and barcode to a load:

  • The load must be entered in Optimiz. See Build a One Time Load for details.
  • The trailer number and barcode must be saved using this feature before the Print button becomes available.

Process

To Assign a Trailer Number and Barcode to a Load:

  1. Access Dock Planning. See Access Dock Planning for details.
  2. Search for the load to be updated. See Search for Active Loads for details.
  3. Click + in the Trailer Number field of the load grid.

  1. Enter the Trailer Number or select it from the dropdown list of available trailers.
  2. Enter the Trailer Barcode or click Generate to assign a barcode number to the load.
  3. Click Save Assignment to save the trailer number and barcode number to the load. The assignment must be saved before the barcode can be printed.
  4. Select the printer from the dropdown list.
  5. Click +Print to print the barcode.
  6. To cancel any changes click Cancel Changes.
  7. Click the X to close the Trailer Barcode Management window.

Result

The trailer and barcode numbers are assigned to the load and can be used to associate shipments to the load.