Dock scheduling:
carriers book their own slot.
Set up your warehouse or plant’s dock doors and opening hours and send the carrier a link. The carrier picks a free slot without signing up; when the truck arrives you log arrival, at-door and departure with one click.
- Free during early access
- No account for carriers
- No setup project
Bookings
4
Avg. wait
12 min
What is dock scheduling?
Dock scheduling (time-slot management) splits the loading and unloading doors of a warehouse or plant into time slots that carriers book in advance. Trucks stop arriving all at once, waiting at the dock goes down and every arrival and departure is on record. On LogiFindex you set up your facility and doors and send the carrier a link; the carrier picks a free slot and waiting times are calculated from the times you log.
What does the dock scheduling tool include?
Slot booking link, no sign-up
The carrier or driver opens the link on a phone, picks a day and a free slot and enters the plate. No account needed.
Door type matching
Reefer loads only go to reefer doors; general cargo does not fill them up. Side-loading and ground-level doors can be required too.
Facility rules
Set the maximum number of trucks per hour, how many hours ahead a slot must be booked and how many days ahead booking is open.
Daily dock calendar
A door-by-time grid with every truck of the day: plate, driver, operation and status on one screen.
One-click status
Arrived, at the door, finished, departed. Each click is time-stamped; a wrong click can be undone.
Waiting and delay records
Waiting, delay and time on site come only from the times you log. An early truck’s wait before its slot is not counted against the site.
Notifications and reminders
You get an in-app notification and an e-mail when a carrier books, changes or releases a slot. The carrier gets a reminder on the day.
Same record as the shipment
Create the link from a shipment you agreed on the platform; tracking number and route stay attached. Off-platform carriers can get a link too.
How do you set up dock appointments?
- 01
Set up the facility and doors
Name, address, opening hours, slot length (15–120 minutes), working days, doors and their types. Rules are set here as well.
- 02
Send the carrier a link
Pick the shipment or type a label, choose loading or unloading and the door requirement. You send the link yourself by e-mail or message.
- 03
Log the truck with one click
The booked slot appears on the calendar automatically. When the truck arrives you press arrived, at the door, finished and departed; waiting times are calculated.
Booking by phone and spreadsheet
- Slots are given by phone and e-mail; two trucks land on the same time
- A reefer truck goes to the first free door
- Nobody knows who waited how long
- Change messages get lost
LogiFindex dock scheduling
- Carriers only see free slots; a taken slot cannot be booked
- Reefer loads only go to reefer doors
- Waiting and delay come from logged times
- Every booking and change reaches you as a notification and e-mail
How is it different from enterprise dock systems?
Enterprise systems such as Transporeon and Trans.eu’s CargoON platform offer dock and time-slot management together with yard management, ERP / TMS integration and large carrier networks, usually with a setup project and a subscription. LogiFindex needs no setup, carriers need no account and the booking sits on the same record as the shipment you agreed on the platform.
Not available yet
- ERP / WMS integration and API
- Yard and parking queue management
- Late-arrival alerts from driver location
- QR check-in at the gate
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Frequently asked questions
What is dock scheduling?
Dock scheduling splits the loading and unloading doors of a warehouse or plant into time slots that carriers book in advance. It stops trucks arriving all at once, cuts waiting at the dock and records arrival and departure times.
Does the carrier need a LogiFindex account?
No. The carrier or driver opens the link on a phone, picks a day and a free slot and enters the plate and driver name. An e-mail address for a reminder is optional.
How are reefer trucks handled?
When you create the link you set the door requirement to reefer; that booking can only use reefer doors. Without a requirement the load counts as general cargo and reefer doors are kept free. If a site only has reefer doors, general cargo uses them too.
Can the carrier change the slot?
Yes, from the same link the carrier can change or release the slot. Once the site’s change deadline has passed, changes are blocked and the carrier has to call the site. Every change reaches you as a notification and e-mail.
How is waiting time calculated?
Waiting is the time from the later of arrival and slot start until the truck is at the door. An early truck’s wait before its slot is not counted against the site. The calculation only uses the times you log; nothing is estimated.
How does the trucks-per-hour limit work?
If you set a maximum number of trucks per hour, carriers cannot see that hour once it is full. You also set how many hours ahead a slot must be booked and how many days ahead booking is open.
Is dock scheduling paid?
It is free during early access. Shippers can add a facility in the Dock Schedule section of the dashboard and start right away.
How is it different from enterprise systems like Transporeon?
Enterprise systems add yard management, ERP integration and large carrier networks and usually need a setup project. LogiFindex needs no setup, carriers need no account and the booking sits on the shipment record. ERP integration and yard management are not available yet.
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