Introduction

The Carrier Commitment functionality allows the hub or shipper to define the number of loads or tenders that a carrier can support on a given day of the week for a specific lane and equipment. This is configured by using the Carrier Commitment page. Prior to this functionality, the system assumed that the carrier had unlimited capacity while tendering, and it was up to the carrier to reject a tender if they did not have capacity. If a carrier is over-committed, this functionality prevents the system from sending the carrier a tender.

Configuring the Carrier Commitment Functionality

1. Log on to the One Network system.
2. Click Contract Mgmt > Carrier Commitment.
   
   
   The Carrier Commitment Summary page is displayed with a list of the current commitment settings.
3.  To create a new carrier commitment, click Create.
   
   
   The Create Carrier Commitment page is displayed.
   
   
   
4. On this page, enter the required information as follows:
   1. Name: Name of the commitment
   2. Carrier:  Auto-completed field with search icon; this is the name of the carrier
   3. Effective Dates: The date range this carrier commitment is effective
   4. Equipment: Drop-down list of equipment types for this carrier commitment

   5. Lane: The lane ("Ship From" and "Ship To") for this carrier commitment 

      If lanes have not been created, the user can specify the "Ship From" and "Ship To" by selecting the New Lane link next to this field.

   6. Commitment Type: A specific day of the week, monthly, or weekly.
       
5. After you enter all the required information, click Create to save the information.
   
   
   

6. The following screenshot shows how this carrier commitment information is displayed on a shipment's Tender Plan page if there is no commitment available for a carrier.

   This would only be displayed for the carrier in the tender plan that would be the first to receive the tender. When the tender is sent to subsequent carriers on the tender plan, the system checks to see if they are over-committed at that time, and if so, it would not tender to them, but would proceed to the next carrier in the tender plan. This is because the carrier commitment can change for subsequent carriers in the tender Plan due to other shipments being tendered and accepted by carriers.

   
   
   

7. On the Tender Plan page, in the State column, there is an indication if there is no commitment available. In addition, an error icon is shown next to the Sequence Number column indicating there is no commitment availability. The user can place the cursor over this icon to display the error, which states "No Commitment Available".
   
   
   
8. To override no commitment availability, click the triangle symbol in the State column and Override Commitment. This will update the Tender State at the top of the screen to "Ready To Tender".
   
   
   
9. A UI report is available to view the carrier commitments and their associated counts. Navigate to Reports > Carrier Commitment Capacity.
   
   
   The Carrier Commitment Capacity page is displayed displayed.
   
   
   
10. In the Date Range field, enter the required date range.

11. In the Carrier field, select the required carrier and click Search. 

    Equipment can also be entered as a filter field to perform the search.

12. On the Carrier Commitment Capacity search results page, there is a count for the following: Capacity, Unconfirmed, and Confirmed. The Capacity count is the value that was set on the Carrier Commitment screen. The Unconfirmed count is the count of shipments to be tendered that have that pickup start date. This count will increment when the tender plan is created; this count is decremented if the tender plan is cancelled prior to the tender being accepted, rejected or expired. The Confirmed count is the count of shipment tenders accepted by the carrier for that pickup start date. If over-commitments were overridden by the user, that count will be reflected in the Unconfirmed and Confirmed counts.