The transportation company responsible for managing the inbound/outbound shipments.
carrier SCAC (standard carrier alpha code)
Industry standard code (2 to 4 digits) to identify carriers.
check in
The activity of registering a trailer or container as it enters the yard of a warehouse.
check out
The activity of discharging a trailer or container as it exits the yard of a warehouse.
dock appointment
A single time slot with a start and end time scheduled in advance for any shipment or receipt for the dock door.
dock door
An opening or door in the warehouse for unloading the inbound material receipt and for loading the outbound material shipments.
driver
The person who is responsible for driving the power unit with or without the trailer.
hostlers/switchers
Users who perform the move transactions on the power units.
jockey
Jockeys are usually contract labors who move the trailer around the yard using a powering unit. Data communicated to jockeys should be on terminal-mounted devices.
parking spot
The yard locator that stores the equipment in the yard.
remote organization
A placeholder service organization defined in an external Oracle E-Business Suite instance or in another ERP application.
staging lane
An area in the warehouse close to the dock door where the picked material is placed before final shipment. This area is also generally used for value-added services/final packaging of the material.
switchers
See: hostlers
tractor/powering unit
A powered vehicle designed and used for towing trailers.
trailer
Freight or cargo trailers that are utilized to transport goods and other items from one location to another. A cargo trailer is usually not equipped with a means of locomotion in and of itself. Instead, the trailer is normally attached to some means of conveyance in order to manage the transport from one location to another.
trailer SCAC
Industry standard code to identify trailers. The trailer SCAC may be different from the carrier SCAC because trailers can be owned by separate companies.
See also: carrier SCAC
yard
An external area adjacent to a warehouse where trucks and/or containers wait with material to be unloaded or loaded for shipment.