Using the Dispatch Advantage planner3. Using the Dispatch Advantage plannerPlanning trips in Dispatch Advantage3.3Retrieving trips and resources in the planner3.4Retrieving trips according to the assigned resource type3.6Displaying the most current trip information3.7Viewing and sorting trips3.7Displaying the current sorting method3.8Sorting by tractor or driver availability3.8Sorting drivers by PTA date3.9Displaying drivers PTA dates in the Resources grid3.9Specifying the default setting for the PTA Date column3.10Dispatch Advantage ShowDriverPTADate3.10Sorting resources based on distance from the trip origin3.11Sorting available trips based on distance from the selectedresource3.12Setting up the planner to display revenue per mile3.14Dispatch MTSortRevenuePerMile3.14Finding trips and resources3.15Searching for trips in the Available Trips grid3.15Searching for trips in the resources grids3.16Searching for a tractor3.16Searching for a driver3.17Viewing more or fewer dates in the Trip Assignment grid3.18Increasing the zoom percentage3.18Decreasing the zoom percentage3.18Increasing the number of resources and trips thatcanappearintheplanner3.19Changing the row height and trip bar length3.19Setting the default collapse settings3.20Dispatch Advantage CollapseHeightAndVOffsets3.20Expanding and collapsing the Resources grid3.21Viewing overlapping trips in the planner3.22Locking the Trip Assignment grid3.22Assigning available trips3.23Verifyingatripsprofitability3.24Consolidating trips in the planner3.25Consolidating Dispatched and Started trips intheTripAssignmentgrid3.28Specifying the default consolidation setting3.28Dispatch Advantage StdTripAllowConsolidation3.28Changing a trips start date3.29Updating the Earliest and Latest dates whenatripassignmentischanged3.30Specifying the default start date setting3.30Dispatch Advantage DisableEarliestLatestUpdate3.30Changing the dates for a trips unactualized stops3.31Specifying the default setting for a trips unactualized stops3.32Dispatch Advantage StdTripAllowEndDateChange3.32Understanding how the planner handles loadrequirements3.33Assigning an order with a Must condition to a resource3.33Assigning an order with a Should condition to a resource3.34Understanding how the planner handles expirations3.34Viewing detailed trip information3.37Opening a trip in the Trip Folder3.37Viewing trip information in the Trip Info window3.37Locking the Trip Info window for the currently displayed event3.39Viewing miles, commodities, and stops in the Trip summary3.40Viewing detailed resource information3.41Accessing a resources assignment history from the planner3.41Accessing a resources assignment history fromtheTripInfowindow3.42Viewing contact and location information in the Driver Summary3.43Determining a resources current location3.44Recording and reviewing check calls in Dispatch Advantage3.45Viewing event color and duration definitions3.47Canceling trip assignments3.48Canceling a single trip assignment3.48Canceling one or more assignments3.48Hiding the Unassign Trip confirmation message3.49Setting the default for the confirmation message3.50Dispatch Advantage DisableUnassignShortcutWarning3.50Using Dispatch Advantage with TotalMail3.51Sending a Load Assignment form3.51Sending a Trip Profile form3.53Sending a text message3.54Identifying tractors and drivers using TotalMail3.55Planning trips in Dispatch AdvantageThe Dispatch Advantage planner allows you to plan trips and view resource assignments on one easy-to-read screen. To plan resource assignments quickly, you drag resources from the Planning Worksheets Available Trips grid and drop them in Dispatch Advantages TripAssignment grid, also referred to as the planner.When you display trips in the planner, resources and trips are displayed alphabetically by tractor ID or driver ID.The system remembers many of the settings you used during your last Dispatch Advantage session. When you open the planner for a session, these features will appear as they did when you closed the previous session.The size of the Trip Info window and its position in the planner when opened are also saved.Note: On the following day, the dates in the Start and End fields default to the current date.Retrieving trips and resources in the plannerWhen you retrieve data into the Dispatch Advantage planner, the trips and resources that appear are determined by the following: The trips that appear in the Planning Worksheets Available Trips grid The resources that appear in the Available Resources grid The date range that you enter in the Dispatch Advantage planners Start and End fieldsThe trips displayed in the Available Trips grid and the resources displayed in the Avai