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Trailer Spot (#3, Autumn 1993)

The CIS has several codes available when pickup or delivery is performed by way of a trailer spot, and thus the P&D driver is not waiting for, or performing, the loading and unloading. When a trailer spot code is entered, an industry average of 30 minutes, for paperwork and hook and haul, is used for the stop, unless the user enters a specific stop time override.

The various trailer spot codes reflect different scenarios for driving time to be charged to the specific spot. a table of those codes is shown below:

Trailer Spot Codes

Pickup

Delivery

Code 2: Bob- Tail Required
The P&D driver takes an empty trailer to the shipper, then returns to the terminal with only the power unit. Later, when the trailer has been loaded by the shipper, a driver goes back with a power unit and gets the loaded trailer. Two round-trips were required to pick up this freight.
Code 2: Bob- Tail Required
The P&D driver drops the full trailer at a consignee and returns to the terminal with only the power unit. later, after the trailer has bee unloaded by the consignee, a driver goes back with a power unit and retrieves the empty trailer. Two round-trips were required to deliver this freight.

Code 1: Drop and Haul
The P&D driver takes an empty trailer from the terminal to the shipper and "swaps" it for a full trailer previously loaded by the shipper.
Code 1: Drop and Haul
The P&D driver takes a full trailer to the consignee and "swaps" it for an empty trailer previously unloaded by the consignee, returning the empty to the terminal.

Code 0.5: Drop Full, return Full
The driver is bringing freight to, and getting freight from, the same location. The driver drops a trailer for unloading and then hooks a previously loaded trailer to bring to the terminal.

-OR-

The driver makes regular delivery stops, emptying the trailer prior to arriving at the shipper, and then "swaps" it for a full trailer.

Code 0.5: Drop Full, return Full
The Driver is bringing freight to, and getting freight from, the same location. The driver drops a trailer for unloading and then hooks a previously loaded trailer to bring to the terminal.

-OR-

The driver "swaps" a full trailer for an empty, but then goes on to make regular pickups, filling the trailer prior to returning to the terminal.

Note: Trailer pools required by the customer may have a significant cost that should be recognized. TCG Technical Paper #3, Trailer Pools, outlines procedures for establishing cost for this activity.

Updated February, 2005

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Pickup	Delivery
Code 2: Bob- Tail Required The P&D driver takes an empty trailer to the shipper, then returns to the terminal with only the power unit. Later, when the trailer has been loaded by the shipper, a driver goes back with a power unit and gets the loaded trailer. Two round-trips were required to pick up this freight.	Code 2: Bob- Tail Required The P&D driver drops the full trailer at a consignee and returns to the terminal with only the power unit. later, after the trailer has bee unloaded by the consignee, a driver goes back with a power unit and retrieves the empty trailer. Two round-trips were required to deliver this freight.
Code 1: Drop and Haul The P&D driver takes an empty trailer from the terminal to the shipper and "swaps" it for a full trailer previously loaded by the shipper.	Code 1: Drop and Haul The P&D driver takes a full trailer to the consignee and "swaps" it for an empty trailer previously unloaded by the consignee, returning the empty to the terminal.
Code 0.5: Drop Full, return Full The driver is bringing freight to, and getting freight from, the same location. The driver drops a trailer for unloading and then hooks a previously loaded trailer to bring to the terminal. -OR- The driver makes regular delivery stops, emptying the trailer prior to arriving at the shipper, and then "swaps" it for a full trailer.	Code 0.5: Drop Full, return Full The Driver is bringing freight to, and getting freight from, the same location. The driver drops a trailer for unloading and then hooks a previously loaded trailer to bring to the terminal. -OR- The driver "swaps" a full trailer for an empty, but then goes on to make regular pickups, filling the trailer prior to returning to the terminal.