Manage Shipper Locations

Shippers can now add pickup locations and associate them with a load shipment. For example, add locations for vendors, manufacturers, distributors, warehouses, inventory returns, or other preferred consignee locations. The locations you enter in Transflo Shipper Portal are used to geographically filter and display the appropriate eBOL and other documents to drivers based on their current location determined by the Transflo Mobile+ app.

As a shipper, you can set up locations for each division you manage. Shipper divisions can represent separate lines of business, fleets, franchises, brands, or types of shipments. Behind the scenes, the Transflo platform calculates the GPS coordinates for your locations based on their street address. You can then view, select, and edit these locations on a map as seen in the Transflo Shipper Portal or in the Mobile+ app.

 

As a shipper, periodically review your pickup locations in the Transflo Shipper Portal web application (Command Center) and verify the accuracy of each address and contact information. As a reminder, when future load shipments are associated with these locations, drivers will see them on their Mobile+ app.

 

  1. In the top menu bar, click LOCATIONS.

  2. Use the view magnification zoom buttons in the top left corner of the map to zoom in or out.

    • Click + Zoom In to see more detailed map data and fewer locations in a local area.

    • Click - Zoom Out to view aggregated map data and more locations spanning a larger region.

  3. After zooming in, click a location on the map to view the following information:

    • Location Name

    • Address

    • Pickup Coordinates: The GPS system converts your location to latitude and longitude.

    • Geofence Radius: The proximity between 0.03 and 0.5 miles (158 to 2640 ft or 0.05 to 0.8 km) that you defined for the location. When drivers enter this range, the shipper location appears on their mobile app map to help them locate the shipment and associated stop, eBOL, and ePOD.

    • Contact Name, Phone, and E-Mail

  4. You can also get the lat and long for a location in the shipper portal and use the Transflo API to view locations in map view or list view (even without the mobile app). Click Select Shipper.

    Tip: Map view and list view appear in the API for your instance of the Transflo Unite Shipper Locations feature that runs in the Transflo Command Center web portal. Almost identical map view and list view features are available for drivers inside the Transflo Mobile Plus app.

    To learn more, visit https://svc.transflomobile.com/integration/sdk/index#.

When you add a new pickup location, future document uploads can be associated with the location and drivers can easily view it on their mobile app.

To create a new pickup location for future shipments, follow these steps:

  1. In the top menu bar, click LOCATIONS.

  2. Click the Add Pickup Location tab.

  3. Complete the following fields:

    1. Pickup Location Name: Enter a name for this location that shippers, consignees, and drivers can recognize. For example, SuperMart Greenville North Pickup Site 1 or simply SuperMart1.

    2. (Optional) Enter a short Location Description. For example, warehouse site 23 or Ohio Turnpike Exit 12 or corner of Main St. and Hwy 301.

    3. Address: Complete the fields for Street Address, City, State, ZIP (postal code), and Country.

    4. Specify a GeoFence Radius between 0.03 and 0.5 miles (158 to 2640 feet, or 0.05 to 0.8 km). When drivers are within this distance of the location, they can view this shipper location on a map on their phone or tablet running the Transflo Mobile+ app. Drivers no longer need to search for the shipper; locations automatically appear based on local proximity.

    5. Enter the name, phone, and email address of a representative or contact person for the location to answer common questions about the site or facility such as open hours, weather conditions, maintenance, construction, security, access roads, or special equipment in use.

  4. Click Save Location.

    Result: The Shipper Location Successfully Added confirmation message appears.

  5. To view your new location, click the View Pickup Locations tab and select the location on the map. The system has also converted the street address to lat-long coordinates.

  6. When you upload documents, you can now specify one of your pickup locations.

 

You can edit a pickup location.

  1. Click the location on the map.

  2. Click Edit.

 

As a shipper, you can remove a pickup location. When a facility is no longer an active pickup location for shipments, remove it so that drivers no longer see it in their mobile apps.